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Scientists create human embryos to make stem cells
For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a range of diseases with personalized body tissues but also ignites fears of...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Science and Technology, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School
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PASSINGS: Vincent G. Dowling, John La Montaine
Vincent G. Dowling Actor, director gave Tom Hanks early break Actor and director Vincent G. Dowling, 83, who left behind a long career with Ireland's national theater to run a Shakespeare festival in Cleveland where he gave a young Tom Hanks an...
Tags: Music Industry, Festive Events, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment, Obituaries
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Nursing Homes Penalized For Care Lapses Leading To Injuries
The Hartford CourantThe state Department of Public Health has penalized six nursing homes for lapses in care that contributed to residents' injuries. In one case, a resident of Middlesex Health Care Center of Middletown who was cognitively impaired and known to have an...Tags: Broken Hip, Punishment, Nursing, Long Term Care, Fines
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Struggling with math? Plug in to improve
ReutersApplying painless but targeted electrical stimulation to parts of the brain that play a role in number manipulation may in future be a way to help people who struggle with math, scientists said on Thursday. Researchers who experimented with a type of...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Oxford, Parkinson's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research
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Donovan Sees Lawson As Vital Part Of Sun
The Hartford CourantSince there is still a lot for Anne Donovan to do as coach of the Connecticut Sun, it helps to have a solid veteran core in place. And what Donovan feels most comfortable about is having someone like Kara Lawson around. Now in her 11th season, there isn'...Tags: Connecticut Sun, Women's National Basketball Association, Basketball, Sports
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Struggling with maths? Plug in to improve
Reuters* Researchers used "transcranial random noise stimulation" * Five days of stimulated training boosted maths performance * Technique could help people with learning difficulties By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Applying painless but...Tags: Science and Technology, University of Oxford, Parkinson's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Mathematics
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Smith makes good first impression at minicamp
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New York Jets - INSIDE SLANT The true evidence of whether or not Geno Smith is cut out to be a franchise quarterback -- and a franchise quarterback in the New York market -- won't begin to appear for at least several...Tags: College Football, Yeremiah Bell , David Garrard, Kansas City Chiefs, Chaz Schilens
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James Tolbert dies at 86; lawyer pressed Hollywood on civil rights
In a Hollywood auditorium, James L. Tolbert tried to induce a room packed with broadcasting and advertising executives to essentially join the civil rights movement in 1963 by pointing out the obvious. "We Negroes watch 'Bonanza' and buy Chevrolets....
Tags: Ford Motor Co., Media Industry, Della Reese, NAACP, Civil Rights
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Community notes Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Births A daughter Lillian Dale Baynham, was born to Adam and Katy Baynham of Petoskey at 4:29 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Lillian weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long at birth. She has a...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Salads, Lutheranism, Domestic Violence, Crime Victims
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Community notes Tuesday, May 14, 2013
You can help If your organization needs volunteers or donated items, write Debbie McGuiness at the Petoskey News-Review, 319 State St., Petoskey, Mich., 49770, or send an email to dmcguiness@petoskeynews.com. Because of the large number of requests, we...
Tags: Wii, Potatoes, Sex Crimes, The Salvation Army, Matt Damon
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Celebrate the holidays to help keep children safe
More than 60,000 children have been taught the rules of safety by A Child Is Missing over the past 10 years, in summer camp programs countywide free of charge. The program is a needed resource due to the more than 800,000 children that are reported...Tags: Law Enforcement, Fort Lauderdale, Holidays, AutoNation, Crime, Law and Justice
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News of the Weird: Frontiers of Parenting
Caribou Baby, a Brooklyn, N.Y., "eco-friendly maternity, baby and lifestyle store," has recently been hosting gatherings at which parents exchange tips on "elimination communication" — the weaning of infants without benefit of diapers (as reported...
Tags: Japan, The New York Times, Brooklyn (New York City), Wrestling, Television Industry
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