BlackBerry maker joins the fray with app store
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry phones, launched its awaited one-stop shop for add-on applications on Wednesday.
Taiwan's TMC to team up with Elpida of Japan
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Taiwan Memory Company (TMC), a new government-backed firm set up to consolidate the island's memory-chip industry, said Wednesday it will form a partnership with Japan's Elpida Memory Inc.
Amphibians may develop immunity to fatal fungus
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Amphibian populations are declining worldwide, principally because of the spread of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. Researchers know that some amphibian populations and species are innately more susceptible to the disease ...
Suppressing the compulsion to steal: Opiate receptor blocker shows promise in treating kleptomania
Apr 01, 2009 |
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If a drug took the fun out of stealing, would it reduce crime? A new study scheduled for the April 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, suggests that this may be so.
YouTube blocks music videos on German site
Apr 01, 2009 |
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German music fans hoping to catch their idols' latest hits on video-sharing website YouTube are set for disappointment after the site on Wednesday blocked certain music videos over a licensing dispute.
EBay to test eBay Bucks shopping rewards program
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site.
Sexy or repulsive? Butterfly wings can be both to mates and predators
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Butterflies seem able to both attract mates and ward off predators using different sides of their wings, according to new research by Yale University biologists.
Health benefits, consequences of folic acid dependent on circumstances
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For the past several decades, evidence has shown that greater dietary intake of the B-vitamin, folate, offers protection against the development of certain common cancers and reduces neural tube defects in newborns, opening ...
Tech offers relative job security, statistics show
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Despite layoffs at tech stalwarts like Google, IBM, Microsoft and Electronic Arts, the impact of the recession on the tech industry is likely to be far less severe than on other areas of the economy, recent labor statistics ...
Scientists identify gene linked to deadly disorder in newborns
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After 12 years of searching, UCLA scientists have tracked down the first known gene mutation responsible for a heartbreaking disorder that kills newborn babies. Published in the April 1 online ...
Test allows early detection of vision problems in infants with hemangiomas of eyelids
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In children with vascular birthmarks around the eye, even partial blockage of vision can lead to visual loss due to amblyopia. Now a simple test can detect early evidence of amblyopia in infants too young for conventional ...
Balancing hormones may help prevent preterm births
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The relationship between two different types of estrogen and a hormone produced in the placenta may serve as the mechanism for signaling labor, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...
Health choices predict cancer survival
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Head and neck cancer patients who smoked, drank, didn't exercise or didn't eat enough fruit when they were diagnosed had worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits, according to a new study from the University ...
Medication may improve portal hypertension
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In a new study, a therapeutic agent called sorafenib dramatically improved the condition of rats with portal hypertension. The drug is already approved in several countries for treatment of kidney and liver cancer, and it ...
Former AOL head to run News Corp. digital
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Jonathan Miller, a former head of Time Warner online unit AOL, was named by News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday to oversee MySpace and other digital businesses at the media giant.
