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Rethinking Healthcare
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.
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Archive: 08-2011
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Antibiotic resistance predates modern drugs, ancient superbugs show
Bacteria have been popping up with the ability to resist our drugs for decades. Now, 30,000-year-old soil shows that they’ve have the genes for resistance long before we were a problem for them.
August 31, 2011, 2:20 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Irene’s gone, but what’s in the water?
With significant rainfall comes significant runoff, carrying with it pesticides, sewage and oil. And it also disturbs sediment.
August 30, 2011, 3:15 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Free app rewards you for exercising
New iPhone app Nexercise offers you the chance to win free stuff for as little as 15 minutes of any physical activity. Is this the type of incentive we need for healthier habits?
August 30, 2011, 10:04 AM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Human bodies adapt to radiation exposure
A study on heart surgeons hints that regular exposure to low-dose radiation has prompted cellular changes that may protect our bodies from harm.
August 26, 2011, 8:34 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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What to know about the Memory Ensemble
Can laughter change lives? The Lookingglass Theatre Company likes to think so. A special collaboration between the group and researchers at Northwestern hope that improv sessions can improve...
August 26, 2011, 5:55 PM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Why location still matters for healthcare firms and drug makers
Indianapolis and Nashville have become the hubs for life sciences and companies that create medical devices and patient-care systems, respectively. A look at what makes a spot hot.
August 25, 2011, 11:55 AM PDT | By Janet Fang
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In-shoe tech scavenges energy, generates electricity as you walk
Thanks to a technique called reverse electrowetting, one day you can completely charge your cellphone with a 2-hour stroll.
August 24, 2011, 3:47 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Molecular Match.com: when databases align, old drugs find new purpose
A computer program that acts as a drug+disease matchmaker can predict how drugs intended for one disease might actually be used to treat another, such as lung cancer and Crohn’s disease.
August 23, 2011, 3:28 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Are older adults better at making decisions than young adult? Study confirms
Looking for a new job? Maybe a swank new apartment? If you’re looking to make a change, research from Psychological Science shows that that the older you are, the better you get at making...
August 23, 2011, 2:13 PM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Dogs sniff out early-stage lung cancer
Two German shepherds, a Lab and an Aussie shepherd smell 220 people’s breaths. And they identified lung cancer reliably, despite tobacco smoke and food smells.
August 22, 2011, 10:29 PM PDT | By Janet Fang