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Roux-en-Y Weight Loss Surgery Raises Kidney Stone Risk
The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study. The overall risk, however, remains fairly small at about 8 percent.

What Is Bacteria? What Are Bacteria?
The word bacteria is the plural of bacterium. Grammatically the headline should just say "What are bacteria?" The incorrect usage has been included in the headline to remind readers that it is wrong - and hopefully help correct an increasingly common mistake in the English language. Bacteria are tiny living beings (microorganisms) - they are neither plants nor animals - they belong to a group all by themselves. Bacteria are tiny single-cell microorganisms, usually a few micrometers in length that normally exist together in millions.
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Teva And Antares Announce FDA Approval Of Needle-Free Injector Product For Administration Of Tev-Tropin(R) (Human Growth Hormone)
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) and its partner, Antares Pharma, Inc. (NYSE Amex: AIS) announced the approval of a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA), which added "needle-free injection" to its Tev-Tropin® [somatropin (rDNA) for injection] brand human growth hormone (hGH) drug label. Teva will market the Antares needle-free device as the Tev-Tropin Tjet Injector system.
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Associative Sequence Learning: The Role Of Experience In The Development Of Imitation And The Mirror System

The ability to imitate is crucial for human social interaction and cultural inheritance. Until recently, it was assumed that this ability was innate. We review new evidence indicating that experience plays a critical role in the development of imitation. The brain"s "mirror system" represents both observed and performed actions. We show that disrupting the function of the inferior frontal gyrus, a mirror system area, interferes with automatic imitation of finger movements. This indicates that the mirror system is causally involved in generating imitative behaviour. We conclude that sensorimotor experience is essential for the development of imitation and the mirror system. Royal Society Journal


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