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Facebook, under fire today as Senate Judiciary leaders demand that Mark Zuckerberg explain what his company knew about the hijacking of the data from 50 million users. Wed actually like to hear from all the social media ceos. We in the government have to start looking at it differently, just like you protect people from Rotten Tomatoes or you protect them if their credit card information is stolen . We have to protect them when they innocently go on the internet. And breaking news. Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in washington where we begin in texas and the fifth bombing in three weeks. This one...

Scientists identify receptor in cells that could be key to preventing cancer drug-induced hearing loss University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin. The researchers believe by inhibiting the receptor, they may be able to eliminate toxic side-effects from the drug that cause the hearing loss. Cisplatin is an incredibly effective chemotherapeutic when it comes to treating solid tumors in children, contributing to an 80 per cent overall surviv...

 E-Mail IMAGE: University of Alberta researcher Amit Bhavsar is leading a team that has identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors... view more  Credit: William Au University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin. The researchers believe by inhibiting the receptor, they may be able to eliminate toxic side-effects from the drug that cause the hearing loss. Cisplat...

 E-Mail Blocking seizures after a head injury could slow or prevent the onset of dementia, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists. "Traumatic brain injury is a major risk factor for dementia, but the reason this is the case has remained mysterious," said Ted Allison, co-author and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science. "Through this research, we have discovered one important way they are linked--namely, post-injury seizures." "There is currently no treatment for the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury, which includes dev...

 E-Mail IMAGE: An adult hagfish in a container filled with sea water. New U of A research reveals unexpected similarities between the eyes of hagfish and those of other vertebrates including humans,... view more  Credit: Ryan Wayne The answer to the age-old mystery of the evolutionary origins of vertebrate eyes may lie in hagfish, according to a new study by biologists at the University of Alberta. "Hagfish eyes can help us understand the origins of human vision by expanding our understanding of the early steps in vertebrate eye evolution," explained lead author Emily Dong, who cond...