Archive: 05/15/2009
Andes Mountains Are Older Than Previously Believed
(PhysOrg.com) -- The geologic faults responsible for the rise of the eastern Andes mountains in Colombia became active 25 million years ago—18 million years before the previously accepted start date for the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 15, 2009 |
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The Next Best Thing to You
(PhysOrg.com) -- Have you ever wished you could be in two places at once? Perhaps you've had the desire to create a copy of yourself that could stand in for you at a meeting, freeing you up to work on more ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 15, 2009 |
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Women with chest pain less likely then men to get proper treatment from paramedics
Women with chest pain are less likely than male patients to receive recommended, proven therapies while en route to the hospital, according to new research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Despite evidence ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Transplant patients have worse cancer outcomes, analysis shows
After comparing two patient cancer registries—one featuring transplant patients and the other the general population—researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that transplant patients experience worse outcomes ...
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World's observatories watching 'cool' star
The Whole Earth Telescope (WET), a worldwide network of observatories coordinated by the University of Delaware, is synchronizing its lenses to provide round-the-clock coverage of a cooling star. As the star ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Long-term study shows low oxygen levels in prostate tumors can predict recurrence
Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have discovered that low-oxygen regions in prostate tumors can be used to predict a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, a marker of tumor recurrence in prostate cancer. The ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Crusading NY health chief picked to head CDC
(AP) -- For seven years, Dr. Thomas Frieden has been the nagging conscience of the nation's biggest city, the man who made sure New Yorkers couldn't smoke in bars or eat french fries cooked in artery-clogging ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Astronauts work through repair trouble at Hubble
(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts had to put a refurbished pair of gyroscopes into the Hubble Space Telescope after a brand new set refused to go in Friday, but scientists were satisfied nonetheless and confident ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 15, 2009 |
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Foodies flock to Twitter-savvy food trucks
(AP) -- For some foodies, Tweets lead to great eats.
May 15, 2009 |
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Yahoo is Going Portuguese Hound to Outwit Twitter
Brazil, a Portuguese speaking country is the 10th largest economy in the world and Yahoo has decided to get in on the action by coming up with a clone Twitter. The economic down-turn has affected Brazil to ...
May 15, 2009 |
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NYC officials: Latest swine flu cases mostly mild
(AP) -- A day after a swine flu outbreak shut down three public schools in New York City, officials said Friday the virus is spreading faster than seasonal flu does, but the symptoms have generally been mild.
May 15, 2009 |
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Super-efficient Transistor Material Predicted
(PhysOrg.com) -- New work by condensed-matter theorists at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory points to a material that could one day be used to ...
May 15, 2009 |
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Facebook users hooked in new 'phishing' scam
Facebook on Friday was blocking links to bogus websites set up to look like the home page of the popular social network in a "phishing" attack by hackers.
May 15, 2009 |
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Astronauts have trouble with repair work at Hubble
(AP) -- Spacewalking astronauts had to install a refurbished pair of gyroscopes in the Hubble Space Telescope on Friday after one of the brand new ones refused to go in.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 15, 2009 |
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Picture is cloudy over virtual colon exam
The federal government's decision this week to not reimburse for high-tech colonoscopy exams may pose trouble for emerging companies that specialize in managing complex data from increasingly powerful imaging machines.
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