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12-months of treatment with ADHD drugs increases dopamine transporters in some brain regions by 24%

Ralph Turchiano wrote 5 days ago: Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 415-624-1217 x199 Public Library of Science Long-term AD … more →

Tags: Lethal or Unintended Side Effects, PLoS ONE, ADHD, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, positron-emission-tomography, brookhaven national laboratory, dopamine transporter

Turbulence at PLoS -- Two Key Executives Leave in Apparent Haste, Chairman of eLife Named New CEO6 comments

Kent Anderson wrote 1 week ago: This picture from a NASA study on wingtip vortices qualitatively illustrates the wake turbulence. (P … more →

Tags: Commerce, controversial topics, Economics 2, ethics, Sociology, Elizabeth Marincola, Marincola, PLoS Board, PLOS Executive

PLoS, Stakeholders, and Shareholders22 comments

Joseph Esposito wrote 1 week ago: Scales of Justice – Frankfurt Version (Photo credit: mikecogh) There has been an extraordinary … more →

Tags: controversial topics, Research, Business models, Commerce, ethics, PLoS ONE, elsevier, Plos, John Wiley

Public to Get Access to U.S. Research

healthymemory wrote 3 weeks ago: This was a title of an article in the Washington Post.1 This news is long overdue. Most scientific p … more →

Tags: transactive memory, Aaron Swartz, Access to Professional Publications, healthy memory, Jack Andraka, JSTOR, reddit, Washington Post

Research shows the New York City ban on large-sized drinks may have unintended consequences 1 comment

Ralph Turchiano wrote 1 month ago: Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 415-624-121-7199 Public Library of Science People buy mo … more →

Tags: societal, PLoS ONE, Soft drink, New York City, open access, Press Release, Uniform Resource Locator, Scientific Literature

Importante decreto sulla «prima definizione di un’architettura di sicurezza cibernetica nazionale e di protezione delle infrastrutture critiche»

geointel.blog.4.italian/pmi wrote 2 months ago: Fabrizio Colarieti per “il PUNTO” foto Ansa dal settimanale È una nuova minaccia, che me … more →

Tags: cyber security, - Verso l' OSAC Italiano, Sapienza University of Rome, Sapienza, Italy, Rome, livescience, Sahara, journal of anthropological archaeology

Human brain treats prosthetic devices as part of the body

Ralph Turchiano wrote 2 months ago: Contact: Jyoti Madhusoodanan jmadhusoodanan@plos.org 415-568-4545 Public Library of Science People w … more →

Tags: Transhuman, Biotechnology ( New ), Italy, spinal cord, human brain, Sapienza University of Rome, spinal cord injury, Wheelchair, Thermodynamic system

Researchers have engineered artificial human ears that look and act like the real thing thanks to 3D printing, giving hope to patients missing all or part of their ears.

desertrose wrote 2 months ago: Lifelike ears created with 3D printing by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Feb 20, 2013 Researchers sa … more →

Tags: Medical Research, health and wellness report, 3D Printing, biomedical engineering, congenital disorder, ear, study published online, Washington, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

Organic tomatoes accumulate more vitamin C, sugars than conventionally grown fruit

Vitamin and Herb Stores wrote 3 months ago: Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 41-562-412-17199 Public Library of Science Biochemical p … more →

Tags: Ignored - Breakthrough Cures & Treatments, Environmental, oxidative stress, Open Access Journal, organic farming, Brazil, Federal University of Ceará, Tomato, Scientific Literature

Organic tomatoes accumulate more vitamin C, sugars than conventionally grown fruit

Ralph Turchiano wrote 3 months ago: Contact: Souri Somphanith onepress@plos.org 41-562-412-17199 Public Library of Science Biochemical p … more →

Tags: Environmental, Open Access Journal, oxidative stress, organic farming, Brazil, Tomato, Federal University of Ceará, Scientific Literature

Dirty Hospital Rooms2 comments

Dorkina Myrick, M.D., Ph.D. wrote 3 months ago: Image: (No, they’re not grapes.) Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteria – Vancomycin (Antibiotic … more →

Tags: Medicine, health, Public Health, Sick, hospital, bacteria, vancomycin, Antibiotic-Resistant, Plos

Listen To Your Heart

dranilj1 wrote 3 months ago: Listen To Your Heart Women who are more aware of their bodies from within are less likely to think o … more →

Tags: Healthy Living, Body Image, Princeton University Department of Psychology, Mental Health, eating disorder, Objectification, royal holloway university of london, sexual dysfunction

Big Changes at Public Library of Science Help Prior Art Searchers

jmornini wrote 4 months ago: Public Library of Science  (PLOS) is a publisher of seven peer-reviewed and open-access journals whi … more →

Tags: Items of Interest, Search Tips and Tricks, open access, Plos

Open-Access Publishing in Genomics 1 comment

2012pharmaceutical wrote 4 months ago: Reporter:  Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN Call for Open-Access Publishing in Genomics January 14, 2013 By a … more →

Tags: Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics, Personalized Medicine & Genomic Research, Chemical Genetics, Computational Biology/Systems and Bioinformatics, Medical and Population Genetics, genome biology, Population Health Management, Genetics & Pharmaceut, Molecular Genetics & Pharmaceutical, Genomic Testing: Methodology for Diagnosis

Grapefruit's bitter taste holds a sweet promise for diabetes therapy

Vitamin and Herb Stores wrote 5 months ago: 2010 study posted for filing Contact: Jen Laloup jlaloup@plos.org 415-624-1220 Public Library of Sci … more →

Tags: Ignored - Breakthrough Cures & Treatments, National Institutes of Health, Doctor of Philosophy, Plos, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, European Research Council, National institute of diabetes and digestive and Kidney, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma

Grapefruit's bitter taste holds a sweet promise for diabetes therapy1 comment

Ralph Turchiano wrote 5 months ago: 2010 study posted for filing Contact: Jen Laloup jlaloup@plos.org 415-624-1220 Public Library of Sci … more →

Tags: Ignored - Breakthrough Cures & Treatments, National Institutes of Health, Doctor of Philosophy, Plos, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, European Research Council, National institute of diabetes and digestive and Kidney, Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma

Nanostructured fabric could protect women against pregnancy and HIV

digger666 wrote 5 months ago:   contraceptive fabric developed by washington university researchers showing trapped sperm (im … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, Innovation, Design, Medicine & Health Care, Health & Safety, Materials Science, Reproductive Medicine, Research, preventive

The Power of a Single Compliment3 comments

Chala Dincoy wrote 5 months ago: Unbelievable but true, if you pay even just one compliment to someone you work with, it might improv … more →

Tags: Ezines, leadership, Inspiration, Small business growth, twitter, facebook, LinkedIn, Online Communities, social networking

Proposal for Smart card license for smokers? Annual cost for the license would be dependent on the number of cigarettes smoked4 comments

desertrose wrote 6 months ago:  Big Brother   A Smoker’s License: Too Radical for Tobacco Control?   ScienceDaily S … more →

Tags: Fundamental Rights, Freedom, Government, GOVERNMENT OVERREACH, health, Medical Research, Bioethics, University of Edinburgh, Tobacco


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