University Of Oregon
Unknown Disease Causes Woman's Legs to Grow Meteorically (and you thought the Freshman 15 was bad...)
Worried about gaining the Freshman 15? Don't be: an expanding waist line pales in comparison to the struggle of Mandy Sellars, who suffers an unknown disease akin to Proteus Syndrome due to leg expansion.
Alright, so maybe when you entered college you gained the dreaded freshman fifteen. Well that’s as innocuous as getting a pimple next to the struggle of Mandy Sellars, a British woman suffering from an undiagnosed disease which has caused her legs to expand so much that they currently weigh about 210 pounds. Doctors believe her disease may be related to Proteus Syndrome, the condition made famous by the Elephant Man.
Supertasters Suffering From Hypertongue
By The Genealogist (08/18/2008 4:38 PM) Tags: extra taste buds, hypertongues, supertasters, bionic taste buds, BBC
Forget about carcinogenic lotions, it looks like the human body is attacking itself.
Having extra taste buds used to be a godsend -- all your favorite foods were all so much better! But as fate it would have it, the super tasters are cancer-bound too. Scientists are suggesting that every 1 i
Why America should stop obsessing over Michael Phelps
By MeganPants (08/19/2008 1:25 PM) Tags: Michael Phelps, Olympics
Michael Phels is breaking world records by the day and racking in gold medals by the armful, but seriously America- get over Phelps fever.
Five reasons to stop caring
1. He’s a “butherface”. I will admit, his abs of steal and toned arms made me swoon, but the second he gets out
New Law Blogs Not as Boring as Narcissism
By Jambalaya Joe (08/19/2008 3:59 PM) Tags: law school, legal blog, student blog, law journal, university of oregon law
It all began simply enough, as one of those narcissistic projects in which seven University of Oregon Law School students gave a whack at blogging about their favorite topics: themselves. A typical blog entry might be comprised of a description of one of the bloggers packing or an explanati
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By Honky Tonk Man (08/19/2008 5:34 PM) Tags: video game, improved graphics, video game developments, technological developments, improved video game graphics
Video game development is about to get even better because of work completed by a UC San Diego undergrad mega-genius, Alex Goldberg. Science Daily reports:
“It should be pretty easy for video game developers to integrate our research into new games. As a game developer myself, I know first hand th
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