Archive: 04/22/2009
MySpace co-founder DeWolfe to step down (Update)
(AP) -- MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe will step down soon as the social networking site's chief executive, amid the site's stalled user growth and the rapid rise of rival Facebook.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Commonly used ulcer drugs may offer treatment potential in Alzheimer's disease
In a new study, published in the May issue of Elsevier's Experimental Neurology, scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered that drugs commonly used to treat ulcers have significant neuroprotective proper ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Medicare recipients see declines in continuity of care
According to a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, elderly Medicare recipients transitioning from outpatient to hospital settings were more likely to experience lapses in continuity ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Biofuel crops pose invasive pest risk
Researchers with the University of Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit have examined the impact of unregulated planting of biofuel crops for their potential invasiveness and raised concerns about their impacts on Hawaii's ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Our penchant for rarity could threaten conservation efforts
Rare plant and animal species are like rare stamps or coins: they are perceived to be inherently more valuable to people, whatever they look like. Researchers Elena Angulo and Franck Courchamp, from Université de Paris-Sud, ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Test for hormones in blood not reflective of hormones in breast tissue; breast cancer risk
Many studies determine hormone levels in the blood as a marker of breast cancer risk. But it hasn't been known whether these blood tests reflect what is happening in the breast tissue, where certain hormones fuel cancer. ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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The herbal remedy: Teens use cannabis for relief, not recreation
When legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy suggests that around a third of teens who sm ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Qualcomm in 'advanced' settlement talks with Broadcom
US wireless technology titan Qualcomm delayed the release of its quarterly results on Wednesday, saying it was in "advanced" settlement talks with Broadcom over a long-running patent dispute.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Nintendo's big challenge: letting others win
One would think Nintendo Ltd. has little to worry about in the video-game market the company seems to rule, having sold more than 50 million of its Wii consoles to date.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Card downloads your memories before you forget
If you tend to forget or neglect to move photo treasures from your digital camera to your computer, an Eye-Fi card should interest you. This clever photo memory card handles that meddlesome task for you -- and now it does ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 22, 2009 |
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For needy, cell phones can be free
An obscure federal program that helps poor people pay for phone service is entering the wireless era. Cell phone companies are offering the needy a bargain that the rest of us can only dream about: free service.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Scientists discover 2 new dinosaur species
Researchers from Field Museum in Chicago have helped discover two new dinosaur species in China's Gobi Desert: a 5-foot-tall forebear of Tyrannosaurus rex and a half-ton beaked dinosaur reminiscent of a giant ostrich.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 22, 2009 |
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EPA to limit mercury from cement plants
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday called for the nation's first limits on mercury emissions from the more than 100 cement factories across the U.S.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Many devices don't require a converter
Q. We will be sailing in the Greek Islands on a 32-foot boat in May, and I am wondering how to properly charge our various electronic gadgets -- an e-book reader, camera and phone -- so I don't wreck any of them. What should ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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NASA may delay 2020 moon launch
NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are quietly being revised and are in danger of slipping past 2020.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2009 |
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