Archive: 01/21/2009
Get some balance - make flexible work policies work
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most organisations' flexible work policies sit idly in policy documents, employees too uncomfortable to implement them because they might be frowned upon by employers or co-workers for deviating from the ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Questions about Apple, Yahoo start at top
Last week brought tremendous change to two of technology's bellwether firms. But it had nothing to do with product launches or job losses, common headlines these days.
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Water heaters put solar energy within reach
Andrei Mitran of Cary says he has no desire to live "off the grid." But when choosing a replacement for his 18-year-old hot water heater, the computer programmer says he decided to look into purchasing a solar unit.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Auto show looking more like CES than not
As I toured the convention hall this past week, I had to keep reminding myself that this was Detroit and the North American International Auto Show, not Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 21, 2009 |
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New urine test detects common cause of kidney transplant failure
A new and simple urine test can detect polyomavirus nephropathy, a relatively new and serious complication that affects up to 9% of kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in the February 2009 issue of ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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BUSM researcher solves mystery of 9-month-old
A researcher from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has determined that a 9-month old infant who was admitted to a local Boston hospital with seizures and a bulging soft spot was actually suffering from rickets ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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New clinical equation accurately measures kidney function in children
Measuring a child's kidney function has traditionally been time-consuming, costly, and difficult to perform, but a new equation that uses parameters collected at routine office visits can effectively accomplish this, according ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Postmenopausal women's loss of sexual desire affects health, quality of life
Women with low levels of sexual desire, often as a result of menopause, are more likely to be depressed and to suffer physical symptoms such as back pain and memory problems than women who report higher levels of desire, ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Study: Cleaner air adds 5 months to US life span
A new study by researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health shows that average life expectancy in 51 U.S. cities increased nearly three years over recent decades, and approximately five months ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Oral steroids ineffective in the treatment of preschool virus-induced wheezing
A new study from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry has found that a common treatment for wheezing in preschool children is no more effective than a placebo.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 21, 2009 |
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New Synthetic Compound Message to Drug-Resistant Bacteria: 'Resistance is Futile'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Illinois have developed a smart new synthetic compound that not only targets some drug-resistant bacteria and kills them, but the ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Unrequited Love: How to Stay Friends
(PhysOrg.com) -- Unrequited romantic feelings don't have to sink friendships, according to research by Michael Motley, a professor of communication at the University of California, Davis.
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Teens in Love Do Less Crime
(PhysOrg.com) -- Teenagers in love may be less likely to get mixed up in crime and substance abuse, according to new UC Davis research. But while romantic love seems to help keep teens law-abiding, casual sex can mean trouble.
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Popular songs can cue specific memories, psychology research shows
Whether the soundtrack of your youth was doo-wop or disco, new wave or Nirvana, psychology research at Kansas State University shows that even just thinking about a particular song can evoke vivid memories of the past.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Probing Question: Could the Large Hadron Collider swallow the Earth?
Nestled 570 feet beneath the Alps on the Swiss-French border is the world’s largest physics experiment — the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Constructed for $8.8 billion by the European Organization for Nuclear ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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