Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Scientists have designed a novel, noninvasive system that allows users to control a virtual helicopter using only their minds, as reported in the online journal PLoS ONE on Oct. 26. The researchers, led by Dr. Bin He of University of Minnesota, created an EEG-based, noninvasive brain-computer interface that allowed users ...
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
About 43 percent of teenagers age 15-19 have had sexual intercourse at least once, according to a new government survey. That hasn't changed much since the 2002 survey, but there was an important positive difference: Boys are using condoms more often.
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Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Researchers in Japan have discovered how a patient's neural stem cells could be used as an alternative source of the beta cells needed for a regenerative treatment for diabetes. The research, published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how harvesting stem cells could overcome a lack of beta cell transplants from ...
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
An article published online first in The Lancet Infectious Diseases reveals that according to a study conducted on almost 3,800 couples, women's risk of acquiring HIV-1 and transmitting the virus to their male partner is doubled if they use hormonal contraception, especially in those using injectable contraception methods. Researcher ...
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Patients who undergo amputations commonly experience phantom pain, a common side effect. Unfortunately, treatments for this conditions have not been very effective. According to a presentation by Prof. Dr. Herta Flor (Mannheim, D) at the EFIC Congress 2011 in Hamburg, this problem may now be a thing of the past. ...
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