Reef 'at risk in climate change'
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Australian scientists who contributed to the latest global greenhouse study say the Great Barrier Reef is one of the nation's great assets most at risk under climate change.
Tai Chi boosts immunity to shingles virus in older adults, study reports
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese form of exercise, may help older adults avoid getting shingles by increasing immunity to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and boosting the immune response to varicella vaccine in older adults, according ...
Warmer water leaves sea birds hungry
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Apr 06, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers say warmer currents from the Gulf of Alaska may not be producing enough plankton to support West Coast seabirds.
Deflecting damage: Flexible electronics aid brain injury research
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Flexible electronic membranes may overcome a longstanding dilemma faced by brain researchers: How to replicate injuries in the lab without destroying the electrodes that monitor how brain cells respond to physical trauma.
Climate change to hit poorest hardest
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Climate change will hit the world's poorest people the hardest, international experts meeting in Brussels said Friday.
Intel Readies Core 2 Duo Processors for Ultramobile PCs
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Gateway will be one of the first to use a low-watt version of Intel's Core 2 Duo architecture in one of its ultramobile laptops.
Drug used to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child damages DNA
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 06, 2007 |
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HIV transmission from mother to child can occur in utero, during labor or from breastfeeding. If left untreated, approximately 25 percent of newborns exposed to the virus from their infected mothers will become infected themselves ...
HP to Fill Gap in its Gaming PC Lineup
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Hewlett-Packard execs said the company will be devoting more attention to the gaming market, and hinted at a new line of gaming PCs that will fall between the Pavilion and high-end Voodoo lines.
iSuppli: Acer Gains on HP, Dell in Laptop Shipments
Apr 06, 2007 |
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In its look at fourth-quarter notebook shipments, iSupply found that Taiwan-based Acer is starting to catch up to leaders such as Dell and HP, and it has surpassed Toshiba.
ACT Warns of Legal Risk with Latest GPL Draft
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Patent-related proposed amendments to the license could possibly do more harm than good by "selectively overreaching" for third-party patent rights, an ACT lawyer says.
CallWave Unveils Text Messaging Tool for Google Desktop
Apr 06, 2007 |
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CallWave has released the beta version of its free text messaging gadget for Google Desktop, designed to allow mobile consumers to send text messages from their desktop.
UCSF Joins List of Schools Affected by Breaches
Apr 06, 2007 |
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University advises 46,000 students, faculty and staff to be wary of identity theft.
Cisco's Chambers Ruminates on the Future
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Cisco CEO John Chambers admits to a battle with Microsoft in the United Communications space and touts Cisco's Telepresence power play.
Row over study puts Korea's scientific community under scrutiny again
Apr 06, 2007 |
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This week's BMJ investigates a bitter row over a scientific paper that is putting Korea's scientific community under scrutiny once again.
NYC-themed condoms a hit
Apr 06, 2007 |
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Health officials say New York City-themed condoms have been a big hit.
