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Janet Fang
Janet Fang
Janet Fang has written for Nature, Discover and the Point Reyes Light. She is currently a lab technician at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. She holds degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University. She is based in New York.
Janet Fang
Janet does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn is a multimedia science journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has corresponded for PRI's The World, Radiolab, Deutsche Welle's Living Planet, and a number of NPR affiliate stations. She also produces and hosts a podcast for the Mind Science Foundation. Previously, she performed neuroscience research at the University of Washington Autism Center and the Seattle VA Hospital.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 05-2011
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Natural pain relief with no opioids, no side effects?
Isolated from a tropical flowering plant, conolidine kills pain like morphine without going through any of the major neurotransmitters associated with opiates, chemists show.
May 23, 2011, 12:04 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Smallpox: Is it time to destroy the world’s last few stockpiles?
This week, WHO will decide the fate of the last two lab samples of the deadly virus. The US wants to keep them a bit longer for research, but many other nations say, “destroy.”
May 20, 2011, 1:56 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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To fight tooth decay, a gene and a waterless toothbrush
Scientists identified a genetic mutation behind weak enamel. By harvesting the protein produced by normal copies of the gene, we might be able to reactive enamel production in adults.
May 20, 2011, 11:26 AM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Why hospital ERs are on the decline
Over a 20-year period, more than 25 percent of all emergency rooms in the United States closed or went out of business. Why? We spoke to researcher Renee Hsia.
May 20, 2011, 8:02 AM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Liquid crystals in your screen can detect bacterial contamination
The technique could lead to faster, more sensitive tests for bacterial contamination in water and injectable medical fluids. And no more horseshoe crabs will need to donate blood.
May 19, 2011, 1:19 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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BigAppleRx: Can NYC’s discount card for prescriptions ease hospital strains?
A free card available to anyone can bring 47% savings on prescription drugs through 2,000 local drugstores. Can this new purchasing power relieve the burden on public hospitals?
May 19, 2011, 10:12 AM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Doctors reattach a pitcher’s leg backwards, on purpose
The procedure is called Van Nes Rotationplasty. After a bone tumor was removed from his femur, a boy’s calf became his thigh and his ankle became a knee.
May 18, 2011, 3:25 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Diaphonic Ear Lens: Inflatable earbuds combat listener fatigue
A new type of earbud takes advantage of your ear’s natural reflexes, giving you the same fidelity at a lower volume and without that physical strain.
May 18, 2011, 11:38 AM PDT | By Janet Fang
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A hydroelectric generator in your arteries can power a pacemaker
Swiss scientists have designed a tiny turbine that can fit in arteries and generate power from the rush of blood pumped out of the heart.
May 17, 2011, 3:53 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Childhood stress shows up in DNA
The longer young children stay in institutional care, the shorter their telomeres. These childhood chromosome changes could affect health later on.
May 17, 2011, 12:50 PM PDT | By Janet Fang