NASA looks at deadly weather over the US

IMAGE: GPM data was used to create this color enhanced 3-D slice through a line of storms on Dec. 23, 2015 that spawned tornadoes in Mississippi.
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Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

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NASA looks at deadly weather over the US

IMAGE: GPM data was used to create this color enhanced 3-D slice through a line of storms on Dec. 23, 2015 that spawned tornadoes in Mississippi.
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Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA/SSAI, Hal Pierce

NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM mission co…
Source: NASA looks at deadly weather over the US

Reptile fossils offer clues about elevation history of Andes Mountains

On an arid plateau in the Andes Mountains of southern Bolivia, a Case Western Reserve University researcher flagged what turned out to be the fossil remains of a tortoise nearly five feet long — a find indicating this highland was likely less than a kilometer above sea l…
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Reptile fossils offer clues about elevation history of Andes Mountains

On an arid plateau in the Andes Mountains of southern Bolivia, a Case Western Reserve University researcher flagged what turned out to be the fossil remains of a tortoise nearly five feet long — a find indicating this highland was likely less than a kilometer above sea l…
Source: Reptile fossils offer clues about elevation history of Andes Mountains

Gene-editing technique heals mice with muscular dystrophy

Washington (AFP) – Researchers have succeeded for the first time in reversing a degenerative illness in mice, using a revolutionary gene-editing technique that one day may help cure similar diseases in humans.
Three studies published Thursday in the journal S…
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Gene-editing technique heals mice with muscular dystrophy

Washington (AFP) – Researchers have succeeded for the first time in reversing a degenerative illness in mice, using a revolutionary gene-editing technique that one day may help cure similar diseases in humans.
Three studies published Thursday in the journal S…
Source: Gene-editing technique heals mice with muscular dystrophy

Mysterious Syndrome Can Cause People to Become ‘Drunk’ Without Drinking

The baffling case of a woman who was arrested for DWI without drinking has spotlighted a rare condition called “Auto-Brewery” syndrome, where the digestive system becomes its own tiny brewery.

The woman was able to get the charges dismissed after her lawyer presented …
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Mysterious Syndrome Can Cause People to Become ‘Drunk’ Without Drinking

The baffling case of a woman who was arrested for DWI without drinking has spotlighted a rare condition called “Auto-Brewery” syndrome, where the digestive system becomes its own tiny brewery.

The woman was able to get the charges dismissed after her lawyer presented …
Source: Mysterious Syndrome Can Cause People to Become ‘Drunk’ Without Drinking

Tales From the Emergency Room on New Year’s Eve

Even on the calmest day of the year, emergency medicine doctors are prepared to expect the unexpected. But on New Year’s Eve, all bets are off.

Ask any doctor and he or she will tell you; the only place crazier than Times Square on New Year’s is the hospital eme…
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Tales From the Emergency Room on New Year’s Eve

Even on the calmest day of the year, emergency medicine doctors are prepared to expect the unexpected. But on New Year’s Eve, all bets are off.

Ask any doctor and he or she will tell you; the only place crazier than Times Square on New Year’s is the hospital eme…
Source: Tales From the Emergency Room on New Year’s Eve

Imprisoned Saudi blogger’s health deteriorating, wife says

By Allison Lampert
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, recent recipient of one of Europe’s most prestigious human rights awards, has suffered fainting spells and deteriorating health because of a lengthy hunger strike, his wi…
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Imprisoned Saudi blogger’s health deteriorating, wife says

By Allison Lampert
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, recent recipient of one of Europe’s most prestigious human rights awards, has suffered fainting spells and deteriorating health because of a lengthy hunger strike, his wi…
Source: Imprisoned Saudi blogger’s health deteriorating, wife says

Family Celebrates What Could Be Child???s Last Holiday as She Battles Rare Brain Tumor

The family of a 6-year-old girl are cherishing every moment of the holiday season with her as she battles a deadly brain tumor.

Katherine King of Placentia, California, was diagnosed in June with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), or a brain tumor located in…
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Family Celebrates What Could Be Child???s Last Holiday as She Battles Rare Brain Tumor

The family of a 6-year-old girl are cherishing every moment of the holiday season with her as she battles a deadly brain tumor.

Katherine King of Placentia, California, was diagnosed in June with a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), or a brain tumor located in…
Source: Family Celebrates What Could Be Child???s Last Holiday as She Battles Rare Brain Tumor

Court blocks Utah governor from stopping Planned Parenthood funds

By Alex Dobuzinskis
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Utah’s governor from cutting off funding for Planned Parenthood in the state, which he had ordered amid a controversy over the use of fetal tissue from abortions.
A two-judge panel o…
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Court blocks Utah governor from stopping Planned Parenthood funds

By Alex Dobuzinskis
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Utah’s governor from cutting off funding for Planned Parenthood in the state, which he had ordered amid a controversy over the use of fetal tissue from abortions.
A two-judge panel o…
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New genes born by accident lead to evolutionary innovation

Novel genes are continuously emerging during evolution, but what drives this process? A new study, published in PLOS Genetics, has found that the fortuitous appearance of certain combinations of elements in the genome can lead to the generation of new genes. This work was led by Jorge Ruiz-Orera…
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Transition metal catalyst prompts ‘conjunctive’ cross-coupling reaction

Chestnut Hill, Mass. (Jan. 1, 2016) – By employing a third reactant, researchers at Boston College have developed a new type of ‘cross coupling’ chemical reaction, building on a Nobel Prize-winning technique that is one of the most sophisticated tools available to research chemists, the team repo…
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Could helmet-free football practice prevent concussions?

A new strategy to prevent concussions on the football field that seems counterintuitive may actually work, a new study suggests.
Instead of shielding the head with increasing layers of padding, researchers think they can reduce head impacts by having players temporarily practice without helmets….
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First state raises smoking age to 21

HONOLULU — Hawaii is raising the legal smoking age to 21 for traditional and electronic cigarettes on Jan. 1, becoming the first state in the nation to do so.
Public health officials are hoping that by making it more difficult for young people to get their hands on cigarettes, they will keep t…
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