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iTWire - The moving finger digitises, and....

iTWire - The moving finger digitises, and....
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ELCA Supports People with Disabilities in Lebanon

It feel good to learn, some one is doing something positive in a place on rubble

International Disaster Response of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) sent $30,000 Aug. 1 to support the work of the Contact and Resource Center,

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The Work of disabled wildlife photographer is documented

Can you just imagine being in the wild taking photographs from your wheelchair? It is an awesome story!

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APOD: 2006 August 1 - The Milky Way over Utah

APOD: 2006 August 1 - The Milky Way over Utah

This is an awesome photo! I had to blog it!
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Students to petition No. 10

THE Learning Disability Support Group has vowed to take its protest all the way to Downing Street, following the decision by Salisbury College to axe its Pathways course for disabled students.

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How Much the Eye Tells the Brain

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine estimate that the human retina can transmit visual input at about the same rate as an Ethernet connection, one of the most common local area network systems used today.

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Going With Your Gut: Strengthening Your Sixth Sense

"People treat intuition like it's a dirty word, but it's actually one of the body's survival mechanisms," says Antoine Bechara, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurology at the University of Iowa. "It's a means of taking you away from danger and steering you toward what is good for you."

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I don't know why, but my gut feeling told me that I needed to blog this story. It is definitely interesting!

How BrainPort Lets the Blind "See"

A blind woman sits in a chair holding a video camera focused on a scientist. A device in her mouth is connected to the camera. The scientist rolls a rubber ball toward her, and she puts her hand out to stop it. Blind since birth, the woman "saw" the ball - through her tongue. The device is called "BrainPort" and here is how it works.

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Stem cell breakthrough

A biotech company in Singapore said that it has created human embryonic stem cells that comply with the strict standards imposed for clinical use in humans. The new cell lines have not been made with any living animal tissue and so are believed to be safe for clinical use in humans.

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Drug Reverses Aging Effect on Memory

A drug made to enhance memory appears to trigger a natural mechanism in the brain that fully reverses age-related memory loss, even after the drug itself has left the body. This is a significant discovery. Results indicate the exciting possibility that ampakines could be used to treat learning and memory loss associated with normal aging.

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For those of us who have relatives who suffer from memory loss, now there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Scientists granted license to recruit human egg donors

THE region's world-beating position in stem cell research was confirmed yesterday when North-East scientists were given a huge advantage over other research teams.

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New on-line Blue Badge parking bay map launched

A new interactive online service was launched today which will make it much easier for disabled people to find Blue Badge scheme parking bays in 64 cities across the UK.

This service will help many people a great deal.
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Hawking Critiques EU Stem Cell Decision

"We throw away many embryos in IVF (in-vitro fertilization) and no one objects," said Hawking. "Isn't it better to use a few embryos to save lives?"
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Empowering the disabled with Web accessibility

Ever tried watching a Webcast without the speakers on?

How about surfing the Internet with the monitor switched off?

The absence -- from an Internet surfing session -- of sight, sound, or any of the other features we take so much for granted could entirely ruin that experience for us.

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