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Blue Gatorade heals broken spines.

6 August 2009 grant b 0

Or, really, Science Daily explains, it’s the blue food dye that can heal and prevent spinal injuries:

In an article published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of

… Read the rest “Blue Gatorade heals broken spines.”

SONG: Like Salamanders Do

23 July 2009 grant b 0

SONG: “Like Salamanders Do” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: “Regenerated legs no big trick for salamanders”… Read the rest “SONG: Like Salamanders Do”

Vatican funds stem-cell research.

9 July 2009 grant b 0

The Australian Associated Press reports on a new move from the Catholic Church, which is offering a $100,000 research grant for work on adult stem cells:

The Sydney Archdiocese announced

… Read the rest “Vatican funds stem-cell research.”

That healing fizz.

16 June 2009 grant b 0

So you get a cut – ouch! – and you put a band-aid on it, but first, you make sure you disinfect it with hydrogen peroxide. It gets all fizzy and then it’s cleaner, right? Ever… Read the rest “That healing fizz.”

Bisphenol-A: a Big Tobacco-style cover-up?

1 June 2009 grant b 0

That seems to be what Science Blogs just published… an industry memo from the North American Metal Packaging Alliance, Inc. covering strategies for combating the growing scientific… Read the rest “Bisphenol-A: a Big Tobacco-style cover-up?”

Skin, hair… stem cells?

1 June 2009 grant b 0

The Guardian is covering a new medical breakthrough involving miracle cures made from the patients’ own skin and hair:

People who are born with Fanconi anaemia are usually diagnosed

… Read the rest “Skin, hair… stem cells?”

SONG: “If I Believe It”

23 May 2009 grant b 0

SONG: “If I Believe It” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)

ARTIST: grant.

SOURCE: “The science of voodoo: When mind attacks body “… Read the rest “SONG: “If I Believe It””

Make mine an iced tea.

20 May 2009 grant b 0

BBC says that Coke’ll kill you, man:

This is because the drink can cause blood potassium to drop dangerously low, they report in the International Journal of Clinical Practice.

They

… Read the rest “Make mine an iced tea.”

Music opens your heart. No, really.

15 May 2009 grant b 0

CNN recently covered some fun physiological research from the University of Maryland that showed that music – music you like – really is good for your heart:

Miller thought,

… Read the rest “Music opens your heart. No, really.”

Imaginary poisons.

14 May 2009 grant b 1

New Scientist examines the harmful health effects of the power of negative thinking:

The placebo effect has an evil twin: the nocebo effect, in which dummy pills and negative expectations

… Read the rest “Imaginary poisons.”

Food wrapper plastics are in our blood.

12 May 2009 grant b 0

Something’s gotten in The Charleston Gazette’s blood – and ours, too. You want to know the future? One word. Plastics:

Around the world, scientists are closely examining

… Read the rest “Food wrapper plastics are in our blood.”

Breathe out.

7 May 2009 grant b 0

The MIT Technology Review (and other sources) have reported on a new technique that Canadian doctors devised for preparing lungs for transplants – or repairing damaged lungs –… Read the rest “Breathe out.”

Vampire batteries for implants eternal!

3 April 2009 grant b 0

New Scientist pulls back the veil from a team of Canadian biotech researchers who have built a yeast-based fuel cell that can run on blood:

Such fuel cells would be especially useful for devices,

… Read the rest “Vampire batteries for implants eternal!”

Feeling contaminated? Plastic pipes trump glass bottles.

17 March 2009 grant b 0

Think your bottled water is all safe from fake estrogen contamination because you’ve switched to glass bottles? ScienceNews wants you to think again:

…[T]heir data indicate

… Read the rest “Feeling contaminated? Plastic pipes trump glass bottles.”

X for the Veterans!

10 March 2009 grant b 0

ScientificBlogging.com invites the military to join in the PLUR culture: Patriotism, Love, Unity and Respect. New research shows that if you really want to support the troops, you should… Read the rest “X for the Veterans!”

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