Brian Owens

Freelance writer and editor

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Hakai

Blood in the water

Brian Owens Jul 14, 2015

Proteins from salmon blood can stop bleeding and alleviate pain.…

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Hakai

Repelling a Hunter

Brian Owens Jul 6, 2015

Scientists are still not really sure if, or how, magnetic…

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Nature

Outlook: Addiction

Brian Owens Jun 25, 2015

Addiction is a chronic disease that can destroy the lives…

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The Lancet

Tight budgets complicate Canadian health research reforms

Brian Owens Jun 12, 2015

A major overhaul of the grant and peer review system…

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The Pharmaceutical Journal

Tackling prescription drug abuse

Brian Owens Jun 11, 2015

There are signs that strategies to address prescription drug abuse…

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Hakai

Fish fight

Brian Owens Jun 3, 2015

In Maine, indigenous tribes have severed ties with the state.…

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