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• Some Office Phrases

  
  Fun and Information — Authority: 125
  Commonly Used Phrases at the Office and… What they really mean! 1. For your information, please. (FYI) Meaning: I don’t know what to do with this, so please keep it. 2. Noted and returned. Meaning: I don’t know what to do with this, so please keep it little while. 3. Review and comment.. Meaning: Do the dirty ...
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• Thankful no matter what…

  
  Multi-Tasking Mama — Authority: 119
  Today’s theme for Thankful Thursday is trials.  I think that is an appropriate topic for me to write about given the events of the last few weeks ( or my whole life if you want to get technical ). Some of you may remember that I broke out in ( what they thought were ) hives about six weeks ago.  After almost a ...
  4 days ago

• Dangerous Liaisons: How to Deal with a Drama Queen

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  Sam paged me at 9 p.m., crying. It had started with his hair, which he was convinced was falling out. And although his work as a teacher’s aide had “filled him with love and joy,” he was sure his boss had given him a nasty look at the lunch break, and he felt utterly sick inside. Later Sam had phoned his ...
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• Old and Orgetful

  
  Find Me A Cure — Authority: 134
  The recent elections threw up a spate of experienced “senior citizen” politicians, astute, informed and ready with verbal repartee. They are part of the 4.5 per cent of our population over the age of 65 years. They present a stark contrast to many other senior citizens who cannot remember what was said to them a ...
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• Clinical tests begin on medication to correct Fragile X defect

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 612
  NIH-supported scientists at Seaside Therapeutics in Cambridge, Mass., are beginning a clinical trial of a potential medication designed to correct a central neurochemical defect underlying Fragile
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• Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder

  
  Psych Central — Authority: 108
  Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder , or IEED, is a condition in which a person experiences uncontrollable episodes of emotional expression. That is, they have episodes of crying, laughter, or anger that are not in line with their present mood. The condition is also known as labile affect, pseudobulbar ...
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• Hendra Virus Breakthrough

  
  Disabled World — Authority: 146
  There has been a breakthrough in the fight against the deadly Hendra virus following the development of a treatment which shows great potential to save the lives of people who become infected with the virus.
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• Unlocking mysteries of the brain with PET

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 612
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• Does Morning Sickness Mean Smart Kids?

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  A new study shows a correlation between nausea and vomiting during pregnancy and the long-term neurocognitive development of those kids. [More]
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• Neuroscience: Shooting pain

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
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• Cholesterol drugs may be effective against cancer too

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, Oct 28 (IANS) Millions of people worldwide use statins, a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol, but new research shows they may also be effective against cancer.Statins lower cholesterol by blocking certain enzymes involved in our metabolism. However, they have also been shown to affect other ...
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• Cholesterol-lowering medicines may be effective against cancer

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 612
  Millions of people around the world use medicines based on statins to lower their blood cholesterol, but new research from the University of Gothenburg, published in the prestigious journal PNAS, s
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• Swine Flu Dystonia: The Cheerleader Story

  
  Health Tips, Diet Recipes, Fitness Plans & More - Health Mania — Authority: 129
  According to Barcelona Reporter, A cheerleader “Desiree Jennings” gets Dystonia from Flu Shot Vaccine. Further it says that a cheerleader for the NFL Washington Redskins, Desiree Jennings, is suffering from Dystonia, due to swine flu she got earlier.Dystonia is a neurological condition in which muscles are ...
  2 weeks ago

• Light All Night Not Alright

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  [ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ] A nightlight may keep those monsters under the bed. But it may also open the door to the blues. Because a new study reveals that animals exposed to light all night long show signs of clinical depression. [More]
  2 weeks ago

• Looking for the origins of music in the brain

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 612
  CHICAGO--Music serves as a natural and non-invasive intervention for patients with severe neurological disorders to promote long-term memory, social interaction and communication. However, there is currently no plausible explanation of its neural basis for why and how music affects physical and psychosocial responses.
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• Exon-skipping drug prevents muscle wasting, maintains muscle function in dystrophin deficient mice

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 612
  Oxford, United Kingdom & Bothell, WA, USA -- October 20, 2009 -- An exon skipping PPMO has demonstrated dramatic effects in the prevention and treatment of severely affected, dystrophin and utrophin-deficient mice, preventing severe deterioration of the treated animals and extending their lifespan.
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• Flu Shot?

  
  Dickster's Random Thoughts — Authority: 469
  I rarely get a flu shot.  About the only time that I have ever gotten a flu shot was when I went to the doctor for something else and he suggested I get one.It is just not something I ever really think about, and I rarely (knock wood) get sick.  So in all likelihood, I probably will not get one this year, especially ...
  2 weeks ago

• Brain-damaged kids often have cold hands, feet

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, Oct 20 (IANS) Many wheelchair-bound children with neurological disorders have much colder hands and feet than other kids and most receive no special help, says a report.“These children have a disorder that can make it difficult to express how they feel, but it must be unpleasant to have cold hands and ...
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• Brain-damaged kids often have cold hands and feet

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Many children with neurological disorders using wheelchair have much colder hands and feet than other kids, according to thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.“These children have a disorder that can make it difficult to express how they feel, but it ...
  2 weeks ago

• Brains Speech Center Finally Talks

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 149
  [ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ] In 1865, Pierre Paul Broca pinpointed the part of the brain responsible for language by autopsying brains of the language-impaired--the region is now called Broca’s area. But more info has been hard to get. Because most brain research is done on animals--and ...
  3 weeks ago

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