Young people think that HIV can be cured

26 09 2007

A false belief among young HIV patients that the virus can be cured is fuelling a rise in infection levels, a specialist has claimed. Dr Harindra, director at Portsmouth’s genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic, says between 20% and 25% of the young people he sees believe they can be cured of HIV.

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Genetic ‘Adam never met Eve’

26 09 2007

The most recent ancestor of all males living today was a man who lived in Africa around 59,000 years ago, according to an international team of researchers

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Sciencehack Videos

16 09 2007

This is a great resource for science videos.
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Muscular “films” promise bodyparts and biomachines

12 09 2007

Thin sheets of polymer coated with living muscle could be used to test new drugs, repair damaged body parts, or even create life-like bio-machines, researchers say.

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11 Cutting-Edge Neuroscientists Say “There is Hope for Our Brains”

12 09 2007

We are living in exciting times. Neuroscientists have finally debunked the old thinking that our brains simply decline after a certain age.

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13 Things That Didn’t Make Sense In 2005

12 09 2007

And after the update on April 17, 2007, we’re still baffled.

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