Taking the “Ewww”… out of snail cream
June 17, 2014 – 11:07 pm | One Comment

Great news for all those women (and men) who have wanted to try the beautifying effects of snail slime but could never get past the “ick” factor. 20yrsyounger.com promises to get rid of the Ewww… while still letting women reap the anti-aging and rejuvenating benefits of snail slime cream. The process itself is called lyophilisation […]

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Call to Action: A Cholera-Free Hispaniola
January 11, 2012 – 8:25 pm | No Comments
Call to Action: A Cholera-Free Hispaniola

Call to Action: A Cholera-Free Hispaniola Moving from cholera control to cholera elimination through essential investments in water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure In a press briefing, the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, together with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNICEF, and […]

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Good news for marathoners.
January 11, 2012 – 8:20 pm | No Comments
Good news for marathoners.

Good news for marathoners Underlying heart disease blamed for increased reports of cardiac events “The general consensus — based on intense media coverage of cardiac arrests that happen during these races — has been that the risk was very high. But we found that the risk of cardiac arrest for marathon and half-marathon runners is […]

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Evolving URMC Studies Uphold Precision Radiation to Control Cancer
January 11, 2012 – 8:16 pm | No Comments
Evolving URMC Studies Uphold Precision Radiation to Control Cancer

Evolving URMC Studies Uphold Precision Radiation to Control Cancer The University of Rochester Medical Center has been a leader in the study of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for the past decade, and three of the latest research projects show that SBRT is emerging as an important tool for more people with advanced cancer. Alan W. […]

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Living to 100 and beyond: the right genes plus a healthy lifestyle
January 11, 2012 – 8:04 pm | No Comments
Living to 100 and beyond: the right genes plus a healthy lifestyle

Living to 100 and beyond: the right genes plus a healthy lifestyle What is it that lets some people live to age 100 and beyond? A new study from the ongoing New England Centenarian Study suggests that protective genes may make a big contribution. In what the researchers describe as the first study of its kind, they […]

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UN urges Group of 77 nations to champion development agenda
January 11, 2012 – 7:40 pm | No Comments
UN urges Group of 77 nations to champion development agenda

UN urges Group of 77 nations to champion development agenda Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with representatives of the G77 and China on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban. UN Photo/Mark Garten … Group of 77: coalition’s key role stressed in UN efforts to promote development United Nations, New York, 11 january 2012 […]

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Cosmetic chemical hinders brain development in tadpoles.
January 10, 2012 – 11:40 pm | No Comments
Cosmetic chemical hinders brain development in tadpoles.

Cosmetic chemical hinders brain development in tadpoles A new study finds that low concentrations of the chemical methylisothiazolinone has subtle but measurable negative effects on the neural development of tadpoles. The chemical is found in some cosmetics, although the study does not provide any evidence that cosmetics are unsafe for humans. Interrupted development/Even small concentrations […]

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Stem Cell Odyssey Leads from Tusks and Teeth to Gut.
January 10, 2012 – 9:43 pm | No Comments
Stem Cell Odyssey Leads from Tusks and Teeth to Gut.

Stem Cell Odyssey Leads from Tusks and Teeth to Gut Stem Cell Research Targets Craniofacial Abnormalities Ophir Klein, MD, PhD Look at the teeth on the lab specimen here. Is this the work of a mad scientist? It’s true that UCSF’s Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, was quite satisfied to have produced mice with incisors that […]

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Prostate Cancer Screenings at VA Hospitals Don’t Follow Guidelines for Elderly, Study Says
January 10, 2012 – 9:12 pm | No Comments
Prostate Cancer Screenings at VA Hospitals Don’t Follow Guidelines for Elderly, Study Says

Prostate Cancer Screenings at VA Hospitals Don’t Follow Guidelines for Elderly, Study Says Veterans Affairs hospitals screen elderly men with limited life expectancies for prostate cancer at surprisingly high rates, even though guidelines recommend against such screening, according to a study led by a physician at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC). Louise […]

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Asian-Americans Getting Better Heart Attack Care
January 10, 2012 – 9:05 pm | No Comments
Asian-Americans Getting Better Heart Attack Care

Asian-Americans Getting Better Heart Attack Care Treatment Comparable to Whites, Study Shows Care for Asian-American heart attack patients improved between 2003 and 2008, according to a study published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal. The study found Asian-Americans and whites received about the same level of care, and that differences in care between […]

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Get Ugly for a Good Cause
January 10, 2012 – 8:47 pm | No Comments
Get Ugly for a Good Cause

Get Ugly for a Good Cause Ninth annual Ugly Disco benefits Golisano Children’s Hospital On Feb. 25, the ninth annual Ugly Disco will take everything bad and ugly from the ‘70s and turn it into something good. All proceeds from this year’s party benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The event highlights live music by far-out […]

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