A Drug Might Heal Spinal Injuries By Sparking Nerve Growth

A scientist who chose to ignore the mainstream nearly 30 years ago has found a new way to regenerate nerves in the spinal cord, at least in animals. A drug that Jerry Silver, a professor of neuroscience at Case 1 Reserve University, helped design a drug that has allowed paralyzed rats to re...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/12/03/368058568/a-drug-might-heal-spinal-injuries-by-sparking-

Forget maternity leave - 'women should get PAID menstrual leave'

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Gedis Grudzinskas, a London-based professor of obstetrics and gynecology, says menstrual leave is already recognised in countries such as Japan and Indonesia.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2857096/Forget-maternity-leave-women-PAID-menstrual-leave-month-men-just-lump-leading-doctor-claims.html

4 December 2014

Eye-opening interactive map ranks perceptions of corruption.

North Korea's public officials are thought to be the most corrupt in the world, with bribery and backdoor payments just some of the consequences of its crooked institutions.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2859721/North-Korea-world-s-corrupt-country-Eye-opening-interactive-map-ranks-country-s-transparency-Denmark-topping-list.html

4 December 2014

Does a year abroad really expand the mind? Maybe not...

A third of travellers admitted they struggled to make the transition from carefree lifestyle to a nine-to-five work mentality and half said they quickly reverted back to their old ways after a gap year.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2858907/Does-year-abroad-REALLY-expand-mind-New-research-says-no.html

4 December 2014

Home birth best for mums.

VIDEO:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30305936#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

We've been drinking alcohol for TEN MILLION years, study finds

The study, led by Professor Matthew Carrigan from Santa Fe College in Florida, looked at the alcohol gene ADH4 from various times in almost 70 million years of primate evolution.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2856241/We-ve-drinking-alcohol-TEN-MILLION-years-study-finds.html

2 December 2014

Millions of crabs take over Christmas Island as they begin migration.

Over 120 million red crabs swarm Christmas Island on their way to the Indian Ocean to breed, forcing roads on the island to close, allowing the crabs to cross and bringing the island to a standstill.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2855889/Parting-red-sea-Spectacular-moment-120-million-crimson-coloured-crabs-emerge-jungle-head-warm-waters-Indian-Ocean.html

2 December 2014