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A Tree Grows in — Well, You Don’t Want to Know
The New York Times - By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
Q. At my uncle’s farm, many years ago, there was a plum tree growing near the outhouse. The family never ate that fruit. Was that precaution necessary? A. Maybe not. The tree would not have carried any
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Tekla Life Sciences declares $0.33 dividend
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Tekla Life Sciences (NYSE:HQL) declares $0.33/share quarterly dividend, -21.4% decrease from prior dividend of $0.42. Forward yield 7.48% Payable March …
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New chemo drug keeps platinum nanoparticles on target for liver cancer
newatlas.com - Michael Irving
Chemotherapy drugs are effective at killing cancer cells – but unfortunately, they're also pretty good at killing healthy cells. Making these drugs …
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In Hindsight Maybe This Pro-Fentanyl Rap Video Made by a Pharma Company Wasn't the Best Look
Gizmodo - Ed Cara
That drug companies have fueled the opioid crisis by flooding the market with deceptively marketed, highly addictive painkillers is no secret. But …
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Dialysis Is a Way of Life for Many Older Patients. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be.
The New York Times - By PAULA SPAN
John Everdell had lived most of his life with kidney disease. As a young man awaiting a transplant, he had briefly undergone dialysis. That’s how he knew, when the prospect of kidney failure loomed again
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CRISPR could make you immune to the flu
futurism.com - Victor Tangermann
Flu Vaccine Vaccines for bacterial and viral infections are extremely difficult to develop. But thanks to gene-editing, we could soon be able to make …
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This Year's Flu Vaccine Is Actually Pretty Effective —and It's Not Too Late to Get it
Gizmodo - Ed Cara
This winter’s U.S. flu season hasn’t been and won’t be anywhere near as devastating as the historic season that killed 80,000 Americans last year. …
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The Selfish Gene
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Director and artist Smriti Keshari is known for her explosive multimedia installation The Bomb, about nuclear weapons, which she created with United …
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Depression may speed brain aging, early research suggests
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/ AP Washington— Memory and thinking skills naturally slow with age but now scientists are peeking inside living brains to tell if depression might …
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Disappearing Insects Could Trigger Ecological Calamity
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Decades ago, when ecologist Brad Lister surveyed the rainforests of Puerto Rico, he says there were butterflies everywhere. Birds and lizards too. …
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About Town: 02-15-19
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Free yoga for veterans continues throughout the yearBig Island Yoga Center will continue to offer free yoga classes to any veteran in West Hawaii.To …
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Health-Care Investors Prosper When Markets Quiver
Bloomberg - Matthew A. Winkler
After six years of serenity, buying stocks turned treacherous in 2018. Growth in China, the U.K. and the rest of Europe slowed amid global trade …
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Gene-edited animal plan to relieve poverty in Africa
bbc.co.uk - By Pallab Ghosh
A researcher in Edinburgh is leading efforts to develop gene-edited farm animals for poor farmers in Africa. Prof Appolinaire Djikeng is developing cows, pigs and chickens that are resistant to diseases
Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior Hotline To Be Set Up By Memphis Animal Services
localmemphis.com - Mike Matthews
Video Video MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - It is easy to fall in love with a dog. The trouble is, you can fall out of love quick. And that's the …
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Searching Tardigrades for Lifesaving Secrets
The New York Times - By STEPH YIN
There are many instances in medicine when it would be helpful to stop, or greatly slow down, time. Doing so could spare a limb from amputation, prevent paralysis after a stroke or save your life following
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Disney’s Wild About Safety program passes major milestone
thedisneyblog.com - John Frost
For those wondering what’s been going on at the recently closed Rafiki’s Planet Watch section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom? We now know they’re using …
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Deirdre Lyons, SCRIPPS, CANCELLED! we will try and reschedule | Hopkins Marine Station
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We use marine invertebrates to uncover how cell fate specification and morphogenesis are controlled by developmental gene regulatory networks. We …
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Scientist defends controversial cloning of gene-edited monkeys
futurism.com - Kristin Houser
Primate Problem In January, we reported on a controversial video featuring five newborn monkeys, all of which are clones of a single monkey …
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Extinct human species lived together in Siberian cave, new research shows
Fox News - Walt Bonner
Bones recently found in a Siberian cave have given researchers a new glimpse into the timeline of an extinct human species. The species – known as Denisovans – at one time lived alongside Neanderthals
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Physiology
23 and We? Mating for Life Could Be Genetic
ispyphysiology.com - / American Physiological Society
Credit: iStock Spending Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart might just take on a new meaning … an evolutionary one. Even though we live in an era in …
Medicine
A Drug-by-Drug Guide to Treating Insomnia
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Question Which drugs and supplements commonly used for the treatment of insomnia are supported by clinical evidence and practice guidelines? Response …
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World Health Organization Forms Committee To Guide Editing Of Human Genes
NPR - Rob Stein
The World Health Organization Thursday announced the formation of an international committee aimed at establishing uniform guidelines for editing human DNA in ways that can be passed down to future generations.
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Aberdeen university teams up with cancer charity for nutrition study
eveningexpress.co.uk - by Craig Paton
An Aberdeen university and a cancer charity are linking up to carry out a nutrition study. Robert Gordon University (RGU) and CLAN Cancer Support have …
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Racial Disparities In Cancer Incidence And Survival Rates Are Narrowing
NPR - Patti Neighmond
For decades, the rate of cancer incidence and deaths from the disease among African-Americans in the United States far outpaced that of whites. But the most recent analysis of national data by the American
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Animal behavior: A purr-fect fit
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If you’re a cat, few places are more appealing than a cardboard box of just the right size. Even big cats such as lions and tigers seem to enjoy …
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Drug-induced cellular membrane complexes induce cancer cell death
phys.org - Caroline Wallace
Old molecules and new complexes: researchers at Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have discovered cell …
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IBD Rating Upgrades: Insulet Shows Improved Price Strength
investors.com - INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
In a welcome move, Insulet (PODD) saw its Relative Strength Rating improve from 69 to 77 on Wednesday. X When looking for the best stocks to buy and …
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These platelet ‘decoys’ could prevent blood clots without spreading cancer
sciencemag.org - Jennifer Couzin-Frankel
Like Jekyll and Hyde, the platelets in your blood are both good and evil. These specialized blood cells halt bleeding and help reconstruct injured …
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New Data on Treating Depression in Dementia
medscape.com - www.medscape.com
This is the Medscape Psychiatry Minute. I'm Dr Peter Yellowlees. The use of antidepressants in patients with dementia and depressive symptoms is …
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Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) Presents At BIO CEO & Investor Conference - Slideshow
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The following slide deck was published by Anavex Life Sciences Corp. in conjunction with this event. 128 Click to enlarge