Surgeons and dentists often use Gelfoam sponges to mop up blood and help stop bleeding. Could they act as drug-eluting devices to grow new heart tissue? While current heart-attack treatments mainly try to preserve healthy heart tissue, scientists have been finding ways to stimulate growth of new tissue to replace the tissue that’s damaged. They’ve [...]
Continue Reading→Let’s liberate clinical trial data
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The Gutenberg press disseminated ideas to a wider society. But in the clinical world, much information is still on "lockdown." (Wikimedia Commons) The best things in life are free: friends, sunny days, beautiful vistas. Wouldn’t it be nice if knowledge were also free? Historically, libraries promulgated knowledge sharing because it was for the public good. [...]
Continue Reading→Alan, thanks for pointing out OneLook. It's SO…
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Alan, thanks for pointing out OneLook. It's SO useful. I usually use a concordancer that's less user-friendly. And I've just been enjoying your website too.Johanna The Spelling Blog
Continue Reading→Why not just give us Slide 19 and scrap the rest?
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Why not just give us Slide 19 and scrap the rest? The Spelling Blog
Continue Reading→Budget Friendly Gulf Shores Family Vacation
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2012
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I am busy, busy, busy planning my summer travels! First it’s off to South Africa. Wow, it’s hard to believe I’m actually doing this! When Alyssa and I return from South Africa it will be time to take a deep breath, switch gears and pack-up the family for a road trip to the beaches of [...]
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