Researchers Discover Size Does Matter For NZ Insects
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After a night on the prowl, locating a willing mate holds the promise of a private cuddle, a whole day of canoodling, and 14-15 opportunities to “make hay.” For the giant weta of New Zealand, ...
Google G1 Phone: Security Flaw Exposed
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Security Researchers exposed a security flaw in Google´s G1 Android phone. The flaw is in the web browser on the T-Mobile G1 that can potentially allow Trojans and Keyloggers to ...
Study rules out inbreeding as cause of amphibian deformities
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Although research has linked inbreeding with elevated rates of deformity in a wide variety of animals, a new study finds it plays no part in the high incidence of malformation among salamanders.
Toshiba to launch 43nm SLC NAND flash memory
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Toshiba today announced the launch of a new line-up of 43nm single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash memory products available in densities ranging from 512Mbits to 64 gigabits (Gb) and in a total of 16 versions.
NJIT professor finds engineering technique to identify disease-causing genes
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Scientists believe that complex diseases such as schizophrenia, major depression and cancer are not caused by one, but a multitude of dysfunctional genes. A novel computational biology method developed by a research team ...
New intranasal influenza vaccine triggers robust immunity with significantly less antigen
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 28, 2008 |
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A single administration of a novel, nasally delivered influenza vaccine elicited immune responses in ferrets that were more than 20 times higher than those generated by two injections of the currently approved vaccines, according ...
Three billion Asians face food crisis threat: research
Oct 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The escalating cost of rice and other foodstuffs across Asia could cause the reversal of policy reforms, social unrest and deepening poverty for over 3 billion Asians – according to new research.
Scientists identify cell changes leading to impaired 'artificial kidney' function
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Molecular targets identified by a Spanish research team may hold the key to freedom for some sufferers of kidney disease. A new study published in Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM), dmm.biologists.org, reveals the cellular ...
'Old blood' linked to infection
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Blood stored for 29 days or more, nearly 2 weeks less than the current standard for blood storage, is associated with a higher infection rate in patients who received transfusions with the blood. In a new study presented ...
Major universities see promise in Google Book Search settlement
Oct 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford University, the University of California and University of Michigan announce today their joint support for the outstanding public benefits made possible through the proposed settlement agreement submitted to the United States District Court, S ...
Financial Message Boards: Birds of the Same Feather Flock Together
Oct 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to the popular belief that online investment communities represent a melting-pot of ideas, where people come together to trade stock tips, share opinions and attempt to influence others, individuals ...
Statin use associated with reduction in prostate specific antigen levels
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Use of cholesterol-lowering statins is associated with a statistically significant decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels, according to a report in the October 28 online issue of the Journal of the National Ca ...
Videoconferencing more confusing for decision-makers than face-to-face meetings
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Although videoconferencing has become a billion-dollar substitute for flying business people to meetings, it leaves distant participants less likely to make sound judgments about speakers being viewed over a screen, according ...
Pneumococcal vaccine could prevent numerous deaths, save costs during a flu pandemic, model predicts
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 28, 2008 |
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A new predictive model shows that vaccinating infants with 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)--the current recommendation--not only saves lives and money during a normal flu season by preventing related bacterial ...
HRT increases likelihood of hip and knee replacement
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Having more children and using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the likelihood that women will have joint replacement surgery, a large Oxford University-led study has shown.
