Time magazine has published its 2008 top 10 lists online.
Medical breakthroughs:
First Neurons Created from ALS Patients
Inflammation vs. Cholesterol
Scarless Surgery
Genomes for the Masses
New Genes for Alzheimer’s
A Five-in-One Vaccine
Gene Screens for Breast Cancer
Blood Test for Down Syndrome
Seasick Patch for Cancer Patients
Stem-Cell Trachea Transplant
via ScienceRoll
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The Emerging Technology Librarian has posted a list of health podcasts and podcast directories, ranging from NPR’s Science Friday to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Sites such as Podcast Directory: Health are especially useful as our patrons look for media in their own specialties.
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This cartoon reminds me of a talk I heard today about MRSA:
(From Nearing Zero, by Nick D. Kim. Used by permission.)
Find this and more science cartoons to liven up your presentations at Nearing Zero, which bills itself as “an archive of largely satisfactory cartoon freeware.”
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