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Online Health in the Developing World
Following on from Monday’s post about health information on twitter , it seemed a nice coincidence that I came across a research paper focusing on healthcare information available in the developing world.
The web is still relatively young and...
Catching Obesity
UPDATED: Is it possible that obesity, like the common cold is infectious? You’d think so if you believed research that’s been carried out over the last decade and hits the tabloid headlines again this week.
The research suggests that a...
Social Media for Scientists
Towards the end of October, I received a flurry of emails asking me to check out new social networking sites for scientists, I’ve already reviewed the nanoscience community , of course. I suspect that, the academic year having moved into full...
Sunbathing, Frozen Fleas, and Heavy Metal
I’ve got a whole new clutch of science news in my latest column on spectroscopy NOW for you this week:
Magnetic insights - A new MRI technique has been developed to allow physicists to see deep within tiny magnets. The technique could improve...
Drug Companies Get Healthy, but at Whose Expense?
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Giving Obesity the CHOP
I am once again drawn to research from a team at the University of Westminster, a renowned institution that doles out so-called science degrees in homeopathy. This time the paper in question, published in the inaugural issue of the International...
Alcohol Causes Cancer
It’s quite illuminating that the following study has not yet reached the wider media. Without wishing to be too cynical, I do wonder whether that’s because the journal in which the work is published does not use a highly aggressive press...
Recycling Science
My Alchemist column on ChemWeb is live once again: This weekSPECIAL8217;s award is for science that sheds light on a range of physical phenomena including liquid-metal surfaces and condensed matter. The recipient of the award, Oleg Shpyrko of the...
You 2.0: Closing the Genetic Gap
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Sprint Deal: Lurching Toward an All-Wireless, Always-Connected Future
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Latest on Spectral Lines
There have been 32 issues of my science news column on spectroscopynow.com since it was last officially called Spectral Lines, but I thought it was a nice name so occasionally resurrect it here when I highlight the latest research findings I cover on...
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