Discoverer of DNA fingerprinting wary of misuse
Alec Jeffreys who led the 1984 discovery at University of Leicester warns of genetic privacy risks as DNA databases grow. He recalls early milestones from a 9:05 lab breakthrough to use in immigration and crime cases and notes concerns over medical history and psychological data in national databases.
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Leicester
England
Alec Jeffreys
Jeffreys
Dolly
University of Leicester
Brazil
Josef Mengele
Britain
United States
Canada
Older runners improve faster than younger, Yale study says
Yale researchers analyzed 415,000 top NYC Marathon runners over 16 years and found those over 50 gain speed faster than younger groups. Women aged 50 to 59 cut marathon times by about 2 minutes annually, while men 50 to 59 gained around 8 seconds per year. Regular exercise benefits health overall.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Peter Jokl
New York City
Jokl
Yale School of Medicine
Jobl
Pollution harms teens lungs in long USC study
A long term USC study tracks 1,759 children from 1993 to 2001 across 12 Southern California communities. It finds about 8 percent of 18 year olds have lung capacity under 80 percent of normal, versus 1.5 percent in low pollution areas, with effects seen across genders and asthma status.
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Patrick Breysse
Division of
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
James Gauderman
USC
Keck School of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
California
Erythromycin linked to higher cardiac death risk
A large study finds erythromycin triples the risk of cardiac death when taken with drugs that raise its blood level, and doubles the risk when used alone. Researchers stress the need for cautious use of older medicines with modern drugs.
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Wayne A. Ray
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville
Ray
Mohamed Saric
University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey
Newark
Saric
New England Journal of Medicine
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