Monday, December 15, 2008

Stuff below the fold

New treatment eliminates heel pain...
Duh...it's the same old steroid injection but using an ultrasound to make sure you hit the right spot.

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Transplanted fat cells may help spinal cord injury.
the scientists turned fat cells into stem cells, and these grew back the injured nerves..
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artificial hands that can "feel"?

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The MRI can diagnose Multiple Sclerosis, but we also see the same changes in normal people.
Now, a survey shows that one third of "normal" people with this on their MRI will develop symptoms of MS in five years...

what about the others? No problems...so far...

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Ecology pioneer Lester Brown's lecture on how to save the Earth at WGBH (streaming audio/video).

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Also on WGBH (streaming only) is DavidMoore pf Gallup polls explaining how polls manufacture opinions, not merely report the news.
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Gollum and Einstein and Dorrit, oh my.
Andy Serkis gets an interview at the UKTimes.

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