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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: 10-2011
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Lasers create titanium alloys for hip replacements, a dance video
A biomedical engineer wins the 4th annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest with a stop-motion interpretation of his work on titanium designed for orthopedic implants.
October 23, 2011, 10:41 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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CDC report: antidepressant use on the rise
Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control shows antidepressant use rising 400 percent in the last 20 years.
October 23, 2011, 8:02 PM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Top 5 biotech attacks on pancreatic cancer
Here are the most promising vaccines and drugs that have raised the bar for treatment of this deadly cancer with an exceedingly low survival rate. Most are in late-stage development.
October 20, 2011, 6:54 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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The mental health program that may save lives
A 12-hour training program called Mental Health First Aid may save lives across the U.S.
October 19, 2011, 5:42 PM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Want to stress less? There’s an app for that
In need of a chill pill? A new app called MyCalmBeat may be able to help.
October 19, 2011, 2:04 PM PDT | By Stacy Lipson
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Turn that peanut allergy off
By tacking peanut proteins onto blood cells, scientists have tricked the immune system into thinking that peanuts aren’t a threat for those with this potentially life-threatening allergy.
October 18, 2011, 9:18 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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What can Twitter tell us about H1N1 vaccinations?
After sorting through nearly 480,000 tweets, researchers show that people against the vaccine tend to influence those in their circles, creating under-vaccinated communities.
October 17, 2011, 9:09 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Vibrations from ultrasound used to heal broken bones
The pulsing seems to stimulate bone regeneration. After 4 months, the painless procedure healed the leg of a man who had broken his ankle into 8 pieces.
October 16, 2011, 10:29 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Measuring blood sugar with laser beams
No more needles? Scientists use 2 beams of infrared light to figure out the glucose concentration in blood. The noninvasive method could mean monitoring patients continually.
October 13, 2011, 11:16 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Prosthetics for the blind? Electrodes let monkeys see colors, contrast
A new study that reveals what monkeys see when a part of their brain receives electrical stimulation could lead to neuroprosthetics that help blind people ’see’ again.
October 12, 2011, 11:22 PM PDT | By Janet Fang