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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: 04-2012
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Brain scans predict effectiveness of anti-smoking ads
Surveys, polls, focus groups, and now fMRI scans? A new study shows that neural activity can predict responses to public service campaigns better than simply asking people what they think.
April 30, 2012, 10:58 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Scientists find anti-aging enzyme in astronauts
Researchers have discovered that inhibiting the enzyme 5-lipoxygenase helps protect astronauts from immune problems in flight. This same therapy may also work to suppress aging on Earth.
April 30, 2012, 9:42 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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Brain imaging study reveals why some teens use drugs and others don’t
Newly discovered networks in the adolescent brain explain why some teens are more likely to say yes to experimentation with alcohol, cigarettes and illegal drugs.
April 30, 2012, 6:10 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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Playing Tetris could lessen PTSD symptoms
Visual-spatial tasks help disrupt the formation of mental imageries involved in flashbacks. Though not a cure, the game could lessen other symptoms, including irritability and poor concentration.
April 27, 2012, 4:44 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Vitamin E protects against four kinds of cancer, but not in pill form
The most common form of vitamin E in our food helps prevent colon, lung, breast and prostate cancers. But the form of the vitamin most commonly in supplement pills doesn’t share these benefits.
April 27, 2012, 3:24 PM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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The unmentioned costs of breastfeeding
A new study highlights the loss of income that can accompany the time demands of breastfeeding.
April 26, 2012, 10:41 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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Droplet-trapping film can lead to less painful blood tests
A thin, flexible film that wraps around a single drop of liquid could prevent evaporation, allowing diagnostics to be performed with just one droplet of blood.
April 25, 2012, 9:29 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Who wins in the battle of genome sequencers?
As next-generation sequencers enter the clinic and into public health, researchers are asking for independent analyses to help sort through the marketing claims in this competitive industry.
April 24, 2012, 3:29 PM PDT | By Janet Fang
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Pill helps addicts forget marijuana
The drug gabapentin, already on the market to treat neuropathic pain and epilepsy, quiets the brain circuitry responsible for withdrawal symptoms in marijuana addicts.
April 24, 2012, 9:35 AM PDT | By Audrey Quinn
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XNA: synthetic DNA capable of heredity and evolution
By changing the sugars in DNA and RNA strands, scientists created 6 new kinds of genetic molecules called XNAs. These variants can help scientists design better drugs and diagnostic tests.
April 23, 2012, 11:11 PM PDT | By Janet Fang