Gene to Protect Leukemia Identified
Region: CaliforniaDr Emmanuelle Passegué, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco, and his team have identified a gene that controls the rapid production and differentiation of the stem cells that produce all blood cell types—a discovery that could eventually open the door to more streamlined treatments for leukemia and other blood cancers, in which blood cells proliferate out of control. Additionally, in inves... more
Views: 1970The Future of Bay Area Newspapers in a Digital Age
Region: California
The Seattle Post-Intellegence is a Web-only newspaper, the Christian Science Monitor is doing the same, the San Francisco Chronicle is cutting staff by as many as 150 and may be looking to its Hearst Corp. breathren in Seattle for guidance in becoming another Web-only paper, and the Rocky Mountain News in Denver has closed completely. Welcome to the new world of journalism. With newspapers closing or going onli... more
Views: 2333San Francisco on the 5th Anniversary of the Iraq War
Region: California
A video on how San Francisco observed the 5th anniversary of the Middle East conflict. more
Views: 1293iPhone Guide: How to Use Tansee iPhone Transfer
Region: California
It is essential for iPhone users to copy important data from iPhone to computer for backup purposes. Some iTunes users could not copy music files from iPhone to computer directly because iTunes blocks iPhone-to-computer song/video transfer. Luckily, Tansee iPhone Transfer, a very easy-to-use tool, is a full solution to this. With Tansee iPhone Transfer, iPhone users can transfer songs/videos from iPhone to computer eas... more
Views: 2251Study:First puff can turn a kid to a smoker
Region: CaliforniaA new study suggests that a single puff of cigarrette may change a kid to be an addicted smoker. Researchers say almost a third of kids interviewed who tried smoking said their first cigarette brought them a feeling of relaxation -- and two-thirds of those kids went on to become smokers. Dr. Joseph DiFranza,a professor in Massachusetts stated the dependance depends on the first cigarrette. Between 2002 and 2006, th... more
Views: 1164Despite Budget Gloom, Muni Expects to Improve Commuter Service
Region: California
By Tom Prete, funded by members of the Spot.Us community. State and city budget cuts hit transit agency hard, but changes could still boost popular express buses. For images to accompany this story, see Tom Prete's Flickr For years, a lack of information left Muni in the dark about what it was doing well, what it had to improve and what its riders actually needed. But a proposed shuffling of resources following the... more
Views: 2112Weight Gain Affects Breast Cancer Survival
Region: CaliforniaNew research suggests that for every 11 pounds a woman gains after being diagnosed with breast cancer, the chances of it proving fatal go up 14 percent. Controlling the weight is a good idea but its importance increases when woman is diagonosed with breast cancer. Diet control and exercise play an important role after a breast cancer diagonsis. The chance of survival is more when a patient look for diet control and ... more
Views: 1356BLINDS CAN SEE , A POSSIBILITY
Region: CaliforniaA bionic eye implant may help millions of blind people to see the world. US researchers have been given green signal by the government to go ahead with the practical project They will use prototype device in 50 to 75 patients. The Argus II system uses a spectacle-mounted camera to feed visual information to electrodes in the eye.The researchers got success in less improved version of the system. When in that ... more
Views: 1270Merry Christmas,Go Ahead and Repo My Car, "We Got Barack Obama" Posted by Robert Paisola
Region: CaliforniaSometimes people send things into our offices at Western Capital that words can not even begin to explain, and this is absolutely one of those moments. Watch this video of an auto repression in action. Watch as this lady is thrown from her car by the repo man. Listen to the voice mail that she sent to the loan company. And finally listen to the words ring out, We Not Rich Like y'all, but one day this year WE WILL BECAU... more
Views: 1832Hooverville Returns: Car and Tent Cities on the Rise in San Francisco
Region: California
Radio journalist Thea Chroman has produced a two part series on the return of the Hooverville. It was one of the first pieces to be funded on Spot.Us and was done in collaboration with KALW and Roxbury News which provided editorial and photographic support. San Francisco’s per capita homeless rate has long been the highest in the country. But in the past year, it shot up 40 percent, by some measures. The increas... more
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