Monthly Archives: December 2011

A toast to the chemistry of champagne

New Year’s Eve is a time for reflection and for celebration and of course, for Champagne New Year’s Eve is a time for reflection and for celebration and of course, for Champagne. Continue reading →

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Medical Diagnostic Test Taken Down By Copyright Claim

An open access diagnostic tool offered to doctors has been removed from the Internet due to a copyright claim by the owners of another tool. Continue reading →

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Why Older People Lose Their Memory

The stereotype of the old forgetful person whose memory often fails him is widely held, but the reason for its appearance was never really pinpointed. Continue reading →

Posted in Neurology | Tagged aging, aging-brain, alzheimer, columbia, disease, growing-old-, hair-and, institute, its-appearance, like-gray, medical-center, reason, reason-for, research, widely-held | Comments Off

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Slams In Vitro Fertilization, Surrogacy

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has declared “reservations” against in vitro fertilization and surrogacy, viewing them as a “human interference that is counter to God’s will in the existential foundations of life.” This has been made clear in a statement of the Bulgarian Patriarchate on the website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (in Bulgarian HERE) discussing assisted … Continue reading →

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Students check acidity levels in local creeks

BERWYN — Chemistry students have put Conestoga High School on the world map with their participation in the Global Water Experiment Map. Continue reading →

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The anatomy of fireworks

Engineering firework displays — which may seem like rocket science for some — is a form of artistic expression for Felix J. Grucci Jr., who has been blowing up rockets for nearly 60 years. Continue reading →

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Brad Pitt – Brad Pitt Values Longevity In Film

Brad Pitt wants to make movies like fine wine The Moneyball actor believes it doesnt matter if a film doesnt win top awards when it is released as the key to a good project is one that ages well and will stand the test of time He said… Continue reading →

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‘Four pillars’ are secret to St. John AUMP’s longevity

Goshen The St. Continue reading →

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Video explains chemistry of champagne

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) — The American Chemical Society has posted video online that explains the chemistry of champagne and why the tiny bubbles boost taste, U.S. researchers say. Continue reading →

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A CITY to MAKE ME – TRANSHUMAN FUTURE? – Video

WEBSITE: acitytomakeme.blogspot.com A CITY to MAKE ME is an indie sci-fi film with big ideas. Writer Ryan Miller explains his inspiration in creating a film about our ‘Transhuman Future.’ Continue reading →

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The First Semester of Medical School – Video

Anatomy class, community project, clinical skill training… the first semeter won’t be that easy for these young medical students. Continue reading →

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EVMS Monday Medical Rounds – Continuing Medical Education – Video

The EVMS Office of Continuing Medical Education is dedicated to the improvement of the health status of the community through postgraduate education of physicians by providing timely education with evidence-based data. Continue reading →

Posted in Medical School | Tagged cme, community, education-with, health, improvement, medical-education-, providing-timely, the-community-, the-health, the-improvement, through-postgraduate, timely-education | Comments Off

Proper use of ginger for health and longevity – Video

Ginger can be a medicine or a poison depending on when it is taken. Herbs should always be used in context. Continue reading →

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TEA Advanced Biotechnology 2.3 – Therapeutic Proteins – Video

Goals for this lesson: 1. Define therapeutic protein 2. Describe model organisms available for protein expression 3 Continue reading →

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The Skin specialist is in

Everybody wants to stay young forever. But the fountain of youth has remained elusive Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Disgrace

By Les Bowen Continue reading →

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West Penn’s medical school stalled until purchase done

West Penn Allegheny Health System will delay the opening of its medical school until regulators approve health insurer Highmark Inc.’s proposal to acquire the system. Continue reading →

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Gene Mutations Linked to Thyroid Cancer Risk: Study

FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified three gene abnormalities that appear to raise the likelihood for developing the thyroid cancer, with one in particular — the PTEN gene — implicated in children’s risk for the disease. Continue reading →

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2011 B-list obituaries: From Dylan’s girlfriend to NordicTrack’s inventor

Barbie’s dad, Uncle Milton and Lois Lane are gone. Continue reading →

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Physicians come back to practice

PANAMA CITY – Several Bay County physicians have returned to practice medicine in the place where they grew up and attended high school.Dr. Adam Peaden was born and raised in Panama City and he graduated from Mosley High School in 1999. He moved back to Panama City after attending medical school… Continue reading →

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Mother Teresa: Blessed Billionaire, Holy Hypocrite

Mother Teresa was not a friend of the poor. Continue reading →

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Gavio pops up toaster-shaped speaker dock for iPhone

Earlier this week, Singapore-based Gavio began offering iPod nano owners The Pill, an audio docking system in the shape of an over-sized medicine capsule. The company has now followed on with an intriguing appliance for iPhone owners, the Toast. Continue reading →

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Falcons’ Tony Gonzalez talks longevity, Ronde Barber

As Tony Gonzalez walked off the field at the Louisiana Superdome last Monday night, a certain rising young star stopped him to ask what everyone wants to know. Saints TE Jimmy Graham, named to the Pro Bowl this week in just his second season, had to ask Gonzalez: What’s his secret Continue reading →

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Katy Perry, Russell Brand: Anatomy of a split

So as we bid adieu to their lovey-dovey tweets, affinity for Silly Bandz, and sometimes outrageous behavior, we pay tribute to the short-lived couple and how they came to be. Continue reading →

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Katy Perry and Russell Brand: Anatomy of a Split

Katy Perry and Russell Brand have called it quits (and we have to admit, we hoped the rumors weren’t true). Continue reading →

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