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Saturday 3 March 2012
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Early Birth Tied To Health Risks In Early Years
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
A new UK study finds that babies born early, even by just a few weeks, tend to have higher risks of poor health in their early years, compared to those born full term. The study challenges the widely held view that the long... [read article]

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"SpeechJammer" Invention Stops A Person Talking Mid-Sentence
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
Two researchers in Japan have invented a "SpeechJammer" device that can stop a person talking in mid-sentence, by just projecting back to them "their own utterances at a delay of a few hundred milliseconds"... [read article]

Bones / Orthopedics photo
Birmingham Hip Metal-on-Metal Resurfacing - 94.5% Ten-Year Survival
Written by Grace Rattue
In the March issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British Volume), a study conducted by G. Coulter, D. A. Young, R. E. Dalziel, and A. J. Shimmin, highlights findings from an independent examination of 230... [read article]


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