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Protein folding as a competitive sport?
Sounds bizarre but researchers at the University of Washington are hoping that Foldit, a new computer game will help uncover the key to medical mysteries ranging from Alzheimer’s Disease to vaccines.
There are more than 100,000 different kinds of proteins in the human body. These proteins form cells, make up the […]
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We posted about blogging and health back in January when tech blogger Om Malik suffered a heart attack which some thought may have been caused by his blogging habits.
Now it’s back in the news with a New York Times article - In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop - questioning once […]
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Another Saturday, another opportunity to share some links for great sex. This week, our focus is on - you guessed it - sex positions!
I am amazed at the plethora of sex position ideas turning up throughout the ‘net. Some of them look killer hot. Some of them left me wondering how the couple could make […]
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Anyone interested in anatomy and the human body really must check out The Visible Body - a 3D Human Anatomy fully interactive web site.
Watch this tutorial to see how it works, then head on over to The Visible Body and sign in. Just make sure you have plenty of time when you do. This will […]
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Remember this line ‘Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?’
Well, it turns out the mirror is now on the web and while it doesn’t offer an answer to the above rhyme, it can show you a glimpse of the future.
Good Morning America correspondent Andrea Canning recently checked out this new technology […]
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Rehabilitation therapy is an integral part of recovery for those suffering from accident injuries, combat wounds, and medical conditions such as strokes. But it involves routine, repetitive, and boring exercises such as stretching, lifting, and balancing - physical tasks that many patients find stressful and tedious.
Nintendo’s Wii video game system is changing all that. Using […]
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No wonder there’s so much hacking and sniffling going around in the workplace: researchers have found that there are 400 times more germs at our work stations than in bathrooms! Gross!
So what’s the word on a healthy desk? Take these tips to clean up your act…and your health.
Wipe you keyboard, mouse, phone and desk […]
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Cyberchondriac (sy bur KA WN dree ak) n.
- a person who imagines they have a particular disease because their symptoms match those listed on an Internet health site.
You’re spending an extraordinary amount of time on the internet seeking out information on medical conditions, digging yourself deeper and deeper in into the abyss.
Does that make […]
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Medical Googler - a person who researches their symptoms, illness, and doctors on the internet before seeking treatment. Time magazine recently highlighted one doctor’s distaste for such a practice. The article, written by Scott Haig, Clinical Professor in Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University of Physicians and Surgeons, focused on his experience with one such ‘medical googler’. […]
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This sounds like my kind of gym. No weights, no trendmill, and no exercycle. Just computers, software, books, and smart snacks like tea and walnuts.
Only one problem. This Brain Gym is in San Francisco…maybe a little too far for most of us to go.
But not to worry, it’s the wave of the future. More and […]
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