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August 2007
adaptive path » blog » Jesse James Garrett » Charmr: A Design Concept for Diabetes Management Devices
by parmentierf
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Amy asked for better products for diabetics, but we recognized that those products had to add up to an experience that would satisfy their emotional and psychological needs. So we set out to develop an experience design concept that addressed user behavior and psychology as well as current technological trends to project how insulin pumps and glucose meters might work five years from now.
December 2006
What happens to your body if you drink a Coke right now? - Orangish
by julie
# In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
# 20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get it’s hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
# 40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete.
November 2006
Human Growth Hormone (hGH) – History, Side-Effects, Use in Baseball
by elron
Human growth hormone (hGH) is a polypeptide hormone synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate animals. In the liver, hGH converts to insulin-like growth factor-1 promoting growth. Secretion levels are highest during puberty and decrease during adulthood and are directly related to aging.
Increlex (IGF-1) - The Next Generation of Performance-Enhancing Drugs
by elron
The next or perhaps more accurately, the newest generation of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is insulin-like growth factor-1 or IGF-1. The first synthetic version of IGF-1 approved for sale in the United States was Increlex.
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April 2006
Reduced insulin in the brain triggers Alzheimer's degeneration | Science Blog
by Kaipyra
The Web's original science blog, covering subjects from cancer treatments to green energy to quantum computers. Also a great place to find science gifts for the wonk in your life.
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