Category Archives: Nature Checking Nature

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Weighing In on City Planning: Could smart urban design keep people fit and trim? — Ben Harder, Science News

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The vaccine to cure every strain of flu
Fiona McRae, UK Daily Mail

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A Cost Analysis of Windows Vista Content Protection
Peter Gutmann, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Executive Summary Windows Vista includes an extensive reworking of core OS elements in order to provide content protection for so-called “premium content”, typically HD data from Blu-Ray and HD-DVD sources. Providing this protection incurs considerable costs in terms of system performance, system stability, technical support overhead, and hardware and software cost. These issues affect not [...]

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Diabetes breakthrough: Toronto scientists cure disease in mice
Tom Blackwell, Canada National Journal

See also: Man with no pulse considered a medical breakthroughPeter Rakobowchuk, Canadian Press

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When Memories Are Scars
Matt Bean, Men’s Health on MSN

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I was frozen to improve my health — Barney Calman

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British scientists grow human liver in a laboratory
Fiona MacRae, London Daily Mail

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South Korean scientists say cancer-killing virus developed
AFP on Breitbart

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Nascar Fuel Expert Claims Invention of “Pigoline” Gas
Eric Roston, Philoneist

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Worms of endearment — Abbie Thomas, COSMOS magazine

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Abbott seeks OK for Humira to treat Crohn’s disease
Reuters

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BMI = Useless, MSM Confirms — Dave Johnston, The Crisper

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“Elite” HIV patients mystify doctors – Maggie Fox, Reuters

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Womb transplants ‘possible in 5 years’
Nic Fleming, London Telegraph

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Researcher: Worms could offer hope for digestive ailments
AP in the Detroit News

See also: Worthwhile worms: MSU, Iowa research effect of parasites on patients with inflammatory bowel disease – JEFFREY JOE PE-AGUIRRE, The MSU State News

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Scientists Say Arctic Once Was Tropical
Seth Borenstein, AP on My Way News.

This story is an example of a fascinating discovery that is horribly misinterpreted. Some funny quotes: “Scientists have found what might have been the ideal ancient vacation hotspot with a 74-degree Fahrenheit average temperature, alligator ancestors and palm trees. It’s smack in the middle of the Arctic. First-of-its-kind core samples dug up from deep beneath [...]

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Third time’s a charm , a day at home as a family, & More Pictures!

Rachel went into surgery one more time this morning – hopefully for the last time — to get her stitches replaced because the old ones weren’t doing the job. Ellie Stager came over early in the morning to take care of Jack while we were at the outpatient surgery clinic. Jack didn’t sleep very consistently [...]

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New Antibiotic Eliminates Superbugs – Scientific American

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Bad Bugs, Few Drugs – Dr. Henry I. Miller, TechCentralStation

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Scientists Solve Bone Disease Mystery – Verena Dobnik, AP in WaPo