The Medical Thread

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edited 1st Sep '14 10:07:24 PM by Pyrite

Not a substitute for a formal medical consultation.

Research helps identify memory molecules

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Benefits for babies exposed to two languages found in Singaporean birth cohort study

Neurons In Your Skin Do Math

Lab unveils new nano-sized synthetic scaffolding technique

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Scientists discover how to 'switch off' autoimmune diseases

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So I'm writing a story about superpowered people.

One of the characters have power to "purify" things, as used in chemistry.

What are ways that she can use this power to heal physical injury, if there is any?

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

Purify the wound from cancer cells and growth-inhibiting factors.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

Wait no, I picked the wrong words.

I meant blunt force trauma.

I'm guessing...there really isn't anyway.

I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.

Pretty much.

Direct brain-to-brain communication demonstrated in human subjects

Nature or nurture? It's all about the message

Why is stress more devastating for some?

Scientists make diseased cells synthesize their own drug

Xenon, Argon Banned for Athletes. Is Krypton Next?

edited 3rd Sep '14 4:58:55 PM by rmctagg09

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Possible neurobiological basis for tradeoff between honesty, self-interest

Potential for 'in body' muscle regeneration, rodent study suggests

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Blood test for 'nicked' protein predicts prostate cancer treatment response

New reprogramming factor cocktail produces therapy-grade induced pluripotent stem cells

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Artificial cells take their first steps

Why your gym clothes stink

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Time flies: Breakthrough study identifies genetic link between circadian clock and seasonal timing

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First international standards for growth of developing babies, size of newborns

No association found between wearing bra, breast cancer

Banked blood grows stiffer with age, study finds

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New cancer immunotherapy drug approved

Researchers find ovarian cancer oncogene in 'junk DNA'

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Targeting the protein-making machinery to stop harmful bacteria

Scientists identify how immune cells use two critical receptors to clear dead cells from the body

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Can anyone shed light on whether DNA analysis is reliable for 100+-year-old forensic evidence, such as the bloodstained shawl of one of Jack the Ripper's victims?

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.

I'll admit I'm not entirely sure.

Ultraviolet light-induced mutation drives many skin cancers, researchers find

Platelet-like particles augment natural blood clotting for treating trauma

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The half-time of DNA is roughly a few centuries. That said, bits and pieces can be recovered for much longer but it needs bigger sample sizes.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

Absolutely accurate DNA matching is only possible if you have a sample from the person you are trying to match to as well as the unidentified sample. In the case of the shawl they got a partial match to a sample from a decendent of the person they were trying to match. Also, the conditions the sample was stored in makes a big difference in how reliable the results are.

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.

Biologists delay the aging process by 'remote control'

Father's smoking prior to conception could increase asthma risk for baby

Why Do Men Get Erections In The Morning?

edited 8th Sep '14 2:57:28 PM by rmctagg09

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Scientists Discover New Mechanism of Gene Regulation

In one of nature's innovations, a single cell smashes and rebuilds its own genome

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How do they define "partial match" in this context, though? It's a known fact that an absurdly high proportion of the human genome is practically identical between any two randomly picked members of the species ("99%" is apparently not an inaccurate generalization to apply here).

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.

I wonder if there be a way to reliably experimentally test this.

I don't know find some sample that we can undisputedly claim came from a particular source several hundred years ago and and run multiple double-blind tests to see the accuracy.

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Milestone reached in work to build replacement kidneys in the lab

How quickly viruses can contaminate buildings -- from just a single doorknob

Body's infection fighters chatter a lot: Scientists reveal cell secret potentially useful for vaccines

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I'm about to get a laser surgery to improve my sight.

Any general tips to improve the post-op period, beyond what I'll inevitably be told before the operation?