Archive: 05/13/2010
New research reveals Hurricane Katrina's impact on ecological and human health
Scientists studying the environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans have revealed the ecological impact and human health risks from exposure to chemical contaminants. ...
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Low umbilical cord pH at birth linked to death and brain damage
Low umbilical cord blood pH at birth is strongly associated with serious outcomes such as infant death, brain damage and the development of cerebral palsy in childhood, concludes a study published in the British Medical Journal ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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Facebook rolling out new security features
(AP) -- Facebook's millions of users are a lucrative target for Internet criminals looking to steal passwords and more. To combat malicious attacks, phishing scams and spam, the online social network is rolling out new security ...
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South Atlantic map plots Falklands claims
Researchers at Durham University have drawn up new maps to show the competing claims of Argentina and the UK for resources in the South Atlantic and Southern Oceans.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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65,000 Android phones shipping every day: Google
At least 65,000 mobile phones powered by Google's Android operating system are being shipped every day, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said Thursday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
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Google rolls out feature to track down easy answers
Google Inc. says it's always looking for ways to make Internet searches smarter. The latest iteration after nearly a decade of search market dominance: a new feature that fields more robust answers to common questions.
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Wine-making yeast shows promise for bioethanol production
Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that might be important for ethanol production from plant material, providing insights into the bioeth ...
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The changing typography of the web
Since the World Wide Web's earliest days, whether you were shopping on Amazon or researching on Google or catching up on news, chances are you were looking at just one of four typefaces -- Arial, Verdana, Georgia or Times ...
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Women clear winners with heart failure device
For women with mild heart failure, device therapy is an extremely attractive option to prevent progression of the disease, according to a study presented today at the Heart Rhythm Society's 31st Annual Scientific Sessions. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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More than meets the eye to staying awake, alert
Think twice before falling asleep alongside the glare of your computer and TV screens: exposure to dim light from ordinary room lights, computer screens and other electronic devices late at night may be interfering with our ...
May 13, 2010 |
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Post-transplant drug may also help patients with common genetic kidney disease
The immunosuppressive drug sirolimus considerably improves the kidney health of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of th ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Sexual dysfunction in kidney disease patients requires study
Despite the very high rate of problems with sexual function among people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), little is known about the best treatment approaches in this group of patients, according to a study appearing in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Scientists ID Bacterial Genes that Improve Plant Growth
You might think bacteria that "invade" trees are there to cause certain destruction. But like the helpful bacteria that live within our guts, some microbes help plants thrive. To find out what makes these ...
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Stanford investigators decipher how dangerous food-borne pathogen evades body's defenses
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have pushed into place another piece of the puzzle of how Listeria monocytogenes, a dangerous food-borne pathogen, slips through the intestine's defenses and causes ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Can companies really predict what we like online?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Internet marketers who try to predict what we like based on what we've bought online or which websites we've visited, may not know as much about us as they think do, according to new research at the University ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
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