Microsoft to unveil new search engine Kumo next week
May 20, 2009 |
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Microsoft is expected to unveil a new version of its Internet search engine next week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
NASA Conducts First Ares I Rocket Cluster Parachute Test
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Unfurling in majestic patriotic colors, a successful cluster test of the Ares I rocket's three, 1-ton main parachutes was conducted May 20 by NASA and industry engineers at the U.S. Army Yuma ...
1 in 4 Americans is texting while driving: poll
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In the United States, where driving while using telephones without hands-free adaptor kits and texting at the wheel are not widely illegal, one in four people confesses to texting and driving, a survey found Wednesday.
Schizophrenia does not increase risk of violent crime
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 20, 2009 |
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In the debate surrounding violent crimes referred to as "acts of madness" or the like, it is often assumed that the violence is a direct result of the perpetrator's mental illness. Previous research suggests that people with ...
Physicians can lead health care reform through payment and delivery system reforms
May 20, 2009 |
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Physicians can and should play a leading role in achieving health care reform by working towards comprehensive reform of the way health care is paid for and delivered, helping achieve a guaranteed 1.5 percent annual savings ...
Smart phones become tiny boom boxes
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 20, 2009 |
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If you've visited a major city during the past decade, you've surely seen the people riding the train or walking the streets with a content but glazed look on their faces, seemingly oblivious to everything around them.
Planning factories the right way
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The new factory hall has just been completed when the owner realizes that several things have gone wrong. The doors should be on the other side and production will need more space. A new planning guideline will prevent such ...
Parents turn to cell phones as high-tech rattles
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When Annamarie Saarinen needed to soothe her ailing daughter, she used a rattle - downloaded to her iPhone.
Police look for mom, son who fled to avoid chemo
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(AP) -- A courtroom clash between medicine and faith took a criminal turn, with police around the country on the lookout Wednesday for a Minnesota mother who fled with her cancer-stricken 13-year-old son ...
Yahoo searching for ways to show fewer Web links
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(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is pruning Web links from its Internet search results as it strives to provide more immediate gratification and lure traffic away from the market leader, Google Inc.
Old stain in a new combination
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New combinations of agents based on the oldest synthetic malaria drug, the methylene blue stain, can curb the spread of malaria parasites and make a significant contribution to the long-term eradication called for by the ...
Protein from algae shows promise for stopping SARS
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A protein from algae may have what it takes to stop Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) infections, according to new research. A recent study has found that mice treated with the protein, Griffithsin (GRFT), had a 100 ...
Toshiba to stop making mobile phones in Japan
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(AP) -- Japan's top chipmaker Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it will end production of mobile phones in Japan due to plummeting demand amid an economic slump.
AstraZeneca e-mails show debate on Seroquel risks
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Marketing executives at British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC for years blocked efforts by company scientists to raise concerns antipsychotic drug Seroquel caused weight gain and other problems, saying that would harm ...
Researcher identifies genetic pathway responsible for much of plant growth
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Researchers at Iowa State University have discovered a previously unknown pathway in plant cells that regulates plant growth.
