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Jewish legacy inscribed on genes?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGregory Cochran has always been drawn to puzzles. This one had been gnawing at him for several years: Why are European Jews prone to so many deadly genetic diseases? Tay-Sachs disease. Canavan disease. More than a dozen more. It offended Cochran's sense...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Malaria, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Research, Religion and Belief
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Study finds humans still evolving, and quickly
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe pace of human evolution has been increasing at a stunning rate since our ancestors began spreading through Europe, Asia and Africa 40,000 years ago, quickening to 100 times historical levels after agriculture became widespread, according to a study...Tags: Malaria, Medical Research, Affymetrix Inc., Science and Technology, Research
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What your hands really say about you
Premium Health News ServiceRembrandt instinctively understood it. In many of his portraits, he painted the hands of his subjects with as much care as the face. Hands speak volumes about the sitter's status, age and lifestyle, be they the gnarled, wrinkled hands of a poor woman or...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kidney Disease, United Kingdom, Biology, Diseases and Illnesses
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TCMC graduates first doctors today
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Nine years ago a group of area physicians sat around a table and shared a dream. They wanted students to be able to become doctors in Northeast Pennsylvania. That dream comes true today. This morning, at a commencement celebration at the Mohegan Sun...Tags: Teachers, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Lehigh Valley Hospital
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Reedley College sees presidential finalists
The Fresno BeeReedley College should have a new president by early June. State Center Community College District trustees, who interviewed three finalists for the job on Thursday, are expected to announce their decision at the June 4 board meeting, said Lucy Ruiz,...Tags: California State University, Northridge, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Students, Colleges and Universities
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OPA principal sees through completion of building, announces retirement
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahOgden Preparatory Academy will be saying goodbye to its beloved principal, Kathy Thornburg, in June, but the school's chief administrator is confident that the environment she helped create will serve students well in the years to come. The academy, a...Tags: Marquette University, Teaching and Learning, Charter Schools, Education, Students
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Propaganda as pedagogy
WASHINGTON -- The real vocation of some people entrusted with delivering primary and secondary education is to validate this proposition: The three R's -- formerly reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic -- now are racism, reproduction and recycling. Especially...
Tags: Teachers, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Cultural Development, Media Industry
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Get ready for Great Senior Sell-Off
Something in salmon compels them to swim upstream. An invisible force calls swallows to return to Capistrano. And humans, primarily of the North American suburban variety, reach a certain age when they just gotta downsize. Among the millions of baby...
Tags: Rentals, Demographics, Services and Shopping, Homes, Real Estate
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How to Nurture Creativity
HealthI don’t know about you but, for me, there comes a point in every single day when my brain won’t cooperate with my to-do list. There I am, sitting at my computer and seeing that I’m supposed to, for instance, write a health post for the... -
Doris Elaine Jensen Woodall Dec. 21, 1928-Dec. 12, 2012
Doris Elaine Jensen Woodall passed away in her sleep Dec. 12, 2012, after a battle with carcinoid cancer. Although she spent most of her adult years in the greater Los Angeles area, Doris always claimed herself a Utahn. Born December 21, 1928, in...
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Medical Specialization, Nursing, PTA
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Andrew Albers commits to Utah, again
When it comes to college football, it's safe to say Andrew Albers has come full circle. Albers, a 6-foot-8, 295-pound standout offensive lineman for Costa Mesa High and Orange Coast College, has accepted a scholarship to play at the University of Utah,...Tags: Utah Utes, Sports, Financial Aid, Football, Awards and Prizes
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