Stephen Hawking, a life in 10 dates
Here are 10 key dates in the life of renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking, who died Wednesday at the age 76:
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'Uncle Hawking' draws nearly half-billion clicks from mourning Chinese (Update)
Stephen Hawking's death Wednesday generated nearly half a billion clicks in China, where fans mourned a "giant star" who was admired for rising above physical disability and for heartfelt messages to his Chinese social media ...
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ALS: The disease that Stephen Hawking defied for decades
British physicist Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous sufferers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the fatal neurological disease that paralysed his body but did nothing to curb his contribution to science.
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Stephen Hawking: a brief history of genius
Stephen Hawking, who has died aged 76, was Britain's most famous modern day scientist, a genius who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
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Study suggests risk of ALS increases with more exposure to diesel exhaust
People who are frequently exposed to diesel exhaust while on the job may have a higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and that risk may increase with greater exposure, according to a preliminary study released ...
Business
Feb 27, 2018
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Quest for new medicines could be helped by cell discovery
Scientists have made a key discovery that could speed up the production of cells in the lab for studying diseases such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 27, 2017
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Is there such a thing as a 'true self'?
"To thine own self be true", the saying goes. It is often taken as sage advice, a remnant scrap of Elizabethan life coaching, but Shakespeare may have meant it to be heard as a stale platitude. He puts it in the mouth of ...
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2017
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Scientists begin to unravel how the protein tau transitions from a soluble liquid state to solid fibrous tangles
While much about Alzheimer's disease remains a mystery, scientists do know that part of the disease's progression involves a normal protein called tau, aggregating to form ropelike inclusions within brain cells that eventually ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 6, 2017
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Biomarker test for Lou Gehrig's disease useful in diagnosing canine neurodegenerative disease
In 2009, Joan Coates, a veterinary neurologist, along with other researchers at the University of Missouri and the Broad Institute at MIT/Harvard, found a genetic link between degenerative myelopathy (DM) in dogs and amyotrophic ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2017
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Astronaut study gives voice to people with disabilities
When his father was diagnosed with a debilitating disease four years ago, it sparked Ivo Vieira into developing a novel means of communication for people coping with extreme limitations, building on technology originally ...
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Apr 3, 2017
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