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        <title><![CDATA[Books | Mind reader]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A review of Ticked: A Medical Miracle, a Friendship, and the Weird World of Tourette Syndrome, by James A. Fussell and Jeff P. Matovic]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Marotta]]></dc:creator>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ruling thrills patients and boosts Indian generic drug makers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[DELHI -- A recent Indian Supreme Court ruling set tough patent standards on drugs, dropping the price of a cancer medicine that costs $2,600 a month to a $175 monthly charge instead.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Dr. Michael Baime explains the trend of 'mindfulness']]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The practice of mindfulness is growing exponentially, with studies showing it cuts negative emotions by almost half -- with just eight weeks of practice.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christie Nicholson]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-03T12:00:32Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[White House Science Fair inventions find cancer, brings music to deaf]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Artificial limbs, cancer detection, music for the hearing impaired, rockets, water filtration - these are all some of the ideas that were presented today at the White House Science Fair in Washington, D.C.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-23T03:57:13Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Tech industry begins to press educational institutions for big data skills]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley vendor takes the big data skills challenge to the university level.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-23T01:47:16Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Sean Bonner, co-founder of Safecast, on crowdsourcing science]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Built in one week, the organization Safecast pioneered a new kind of citizen science.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel James]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-12T09:00:24Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Body scanners help size skinny jeans]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Retailers including Bloomingdales have begun using body scanners - those infernal machines that irradiate you at the airport - to size jeans for the perfect fit.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-12T03:31:02Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[This app gives free medical advice from real doctors]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Internet is full of medical advice. Here's a better way to get it.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/this-app-gives-free-medical-advice-from-real-doctors/17334]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Falk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-11T19:30:24Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[U.K. carers ask for tougher regulation]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The majority of healthcare assistants in the U.K. want to see tougher regulations in place, according to a survey.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-11T13:56:30Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Mutation that causes aggressive prostate cancer discovered]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/mutation-that-causes-aggressive-prostate-cancer-discovered/17030]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A specific gene mutation causes the worst forms of prostate cancer, according to new research.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-09T18:42:16Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The test that reveals the future side effects of chemotherapy]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-test-that-reveals-the-future-side-effects-of-chemotherapy/16837]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Could a new test predict how your body will react to chemotherapy?]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-test-that-reveals-the-future-side-effects-of-chemotherapy/16837]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-05T14:46:14Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Lasers that switch cocaine addiction on and off]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/lasers-that-switch-cocaine-addiction-on-and-off/16839]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Researchers are exploring how laser light can be used on the brain to inhibit addictive behavior.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-05T13:02:08Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Katherine Bouton, on hearing loss and its hidden causes]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Over 15 percent of Americans are hearing-impaired -- and one big culprit is everyday noise. We spoke with author Katherine Bouton about the causes, the damage and her own progressive deafness.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christie Nicholson]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-05T12:00:16Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Can big data help fight cancer?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Physicians will soon have a new tool to fight cancer: big data.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/can-big-data-help-fight-cancer/16131]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Falk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-27T20:08:25Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Are computers about to get a million times faster?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Quantum computers could instantly make calculations that today's computers take weeks to calculate. Lockheed Martin is taking steps to upgrade them to commercial scale.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-26T01:48:35Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[17-year-old girl exploring algae as biofuel wins Intel science competition]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The nation's most prestigious science competition for high school students awarded $1.25 million in 2013.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-14T03:25:54Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[College student invents a gel that stops bleeding on contact]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A treatment that mimics the body's own wound-healing capabilities can be a lifesaver in hospitals, the battlefield and around the home.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tuan C. Nguyen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-12T11:30:31Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Bee venom may halt the spread of HIV]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Researchers hope to use the powerful toxin to develop an anti-HIV gel.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/bee-venom-may-halt-the-spread-of-hiv/14526]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tuan C. Nguyen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-11T11:27:25Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Social networks change the ways we change the world]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sites like Causora.com, Crowdrise and Causes.com are making it simpler for individuals to donate time, skills and money to favorite charities or causes.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth Carter]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-11T10:00:40Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Internet searches lead to discoveries of drug side effects]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Software that analyzed Internet searches was able to detect side effects caused by prescription drugs.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-07T03:35:04Z</pubDate>
                                
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