items tagged with Disease
Columbus probably brought syphilis to Europe from New World
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-01-24 08:28:49
According to an Emory University (Atlanta) study, Christopher Columbus and his men may have left the New World with the bacteria that causes syphilis and returned to Europe with it—causing the spread of venereal syphilis.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-01-24 08:28:49
According to an Emory University (Atlanta) study, Christopher Columbus and his men may have left the New World with the bacteria that causes syphilis and returned to Europe with it—causing the spread of venereal syphilis.
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Swiss-Canadian study: Strong evidence for type 2 diabetes from smoking
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-01-20 04:09:21
A study conducted by researchers from Switzerland and Canada looked at the results of twenty-five other studies and concluded there is “strong evidence” that active smoking causes type 2 diabetes.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-01-20 04:09:21
A study conducted by researchers from Switzerland and Canada looked at the results of twenty-five other studies and concluded there is “strong evidence” that active smoking causes type 2 diabetes.
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Diseases being watched from space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-01-18 05:33:34
Members of NASA’s National Space Science and Technology Center and University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB’s) School of Public Health are teaming up to identify human health concerns on Earth from satellites circling above the planet.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-01-18 05:33:34
Members of NASA’s National Space Science and Technology Center and University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB’s) School of Public Health are teaming up to identify human health concerns on Earth from satellites circling above the planet.
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Google.org announces funding round
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2008-01-17 15:08:12
Google.org has announced a $US25 million funding round to a variety of organisations. The grants and investments fall into five areas that will be the focus of the company's philanthropic activity for the next five to ten years.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2008-01-17 15:08:12
Google.org has announced a $US25 million funding round to a variety of organisations. The grants and investments fall into five areas that will be the focus of the company's philanthropic activity for the next five to ten years.
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Stem cell research: Where does your U.S. state stand?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-01-15 10:06:24
Do you favor or reject embryonic stem cell research? And, just as important: does your state favor or reject the researching and funding of stem cells in the United States?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: UNI-verse
Category: The Science Blog
2008-01-15 10:06:24
Do you favor or reject embryonic stem cell research? And, just as important: does your state favor or reject the researching and funding of stem cells in the United States?
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Stem cells produced without destroying embryo
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-01-12 09:35:44
U.S. researchers at Advanced Cell Technology have developed a method to make embryonic stem cells that do not harm mice embryos. It is likely that the method can be applied to human embryos.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-01-12 09:35:44
U.S. researchers at Advanced Cell Technology have developed a method to make embryonic stem cells that do not harm mice embryos. It is likely that the method can be applied to human embryos.
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Soot from traffic exhaust lowers IQ
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-01-10 08:15:42
According to a recent Harvard Univesity study, the more exposure children have to black carbon (soot) from traffic fumes, the worse they do in intelligence tests.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-01-10 08:15:42
According to a recent Harvard Univesity study, the more exposure children have to black carbon (soot) from traffic fumes, the worse they do in intelligence tests.
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