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(AP) -- Sony said it aims to be profitable in gaming and flat-panel TVs by the fiscal year ending March 2011, pushing 3-D technology as a way to showcase its strength in entertainment and surface from deep losses. http://www.physorg.com/news177839700.html Technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:01 EST news177839700 Packaged software powerhouse Microsoft on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud." http://www.physorg.com/news176637400.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:10:01 EST news176637400 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have eliminated non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancer in mice by using an investigative drug called BEZ235 in combination with low-dose radiation. http://www.physorg.com/news176033624.html Medicine & Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:14:18 EST news176033624 (PhysOrg.com) -- In urban areas, there`s almost always more than one way to get somewhere, but often it`s difficult to predict which road will be fastest. In an attempt to improve traffic flow and decrease congestion, researchers have been developing intelligent traffic systems that display real-time information about various roads on a display board, helping drivers make the best road choice. Until now, this information has always displayed traffic conditions from the immediate past. A new system can now predict future traffic conditions based on real-time data, giving drivers more relevant information to choose the fastest route. http://www.physorg.com/news174560362.html Technology Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:05 EST news174560362 (AP) -- Ending a three-year flirtation with free online content, Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a "pay wall" that will require a paid annual subscription, its publisher said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news172433125.html Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:20:02 EST news172433125 Imagine the shock, the horror, and the sheer panic that would come with learning that the financial plan you`d sunk your life savings into was a sham, the financial experts you trusted were crooks, and all your money was gone. http://www.physorg.com/news165769235.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:13 EST news165769235 Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell more than 1 percent Friday, a day after the software giant announced price cuts will be offered as part of its impending release of a new version of Windows. http://www.physorg.com/news165402853.html Technology Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:50:01 EST news165402853 Differences in growth factor (GF) signaling may cause the poor prognosis in some breast cancer cases. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Medical Genomics, suggests that some estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers respond poorly to tamoxifen because of increased GF signaling. http://www.physorg.com/news165005770.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:00:01 EST news165005770 (PhysOrg.com) -- Fairy-wrens are notorious for their infidelity: despite living in seemingly harmonious monogamous pairs, females produce mostly illegitimate young, and males spend more time courting other females than their own partner. Among these promiscuous birds, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology in Germany and the University of Freiburg, Germany have now found a uniquely faithful species, the purple-crowned fairy-wren. What's more, males of this species have lost all striking adaptations for extra-pair mating that characterise the other fairy-wrens, including presentation of flower petals during courtship displays. http://www.physorg.com/news161958744.html Biology Tue, 19 May 2009 13:33:26 EST news161958744 (PhysOrg.com) -- By combining techniques from game theory and artificial intelligence, computer scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a better way to find the best bidding strategy in a simulated auction modeled after commodity and financial securities markets. http://www.physorg.com/news161450074.html Technology Wed, 13 May 2009 16:15:30 EST news161450074 Industrial engineers Sandra Garrett of Clemson University and Barrett Caldwell of Purdue University have proposed a new system to warn of an impending pandemic by monitoring signals in human behavior. The system could result in using a simple icon on a television screen to warn of future phases of an outbreak of an illness such as the flu. http://www.physorg.com/news161352243.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 May 2009 13:04:27 EST news161352243 The AIDS-causing HIV specifically counteracts the mechanisms of human cells that protect these against viral infections - a special viral protein marks protective cellular proteins for their rapid destruction and thus diminishes the cell's supply. A team of researchers in Heidelberg under supervision of virologist Dr. Oliver Keppler demonstrated this mechanism for the first time in cell cultures, thus discovering a target for a novel treatment strategy. http://www.physorg.com/news159025963.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:53:27 EST news159025963 Overweight children and adolescents, with the active involvement of their parents and families, can successfully lose weight by following the Seven Steps to Success described in the current issue of Obesity Management, a journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news155483104.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:45:39 EST news155483104 Gesturing helps students develop new ways of understanding mathematics, according to research at the University of Chicago. http://www.physorg.com/news154701906.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:45:36 EST news154701906 Reed warblers use mobbing as a front line of nest defense against parasitic cuckoos, according to a new report published online on January 29th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Cuckoos act as parasites by laying their eggs in the nests of other birds, reed warblers in particular, burdening their hosts with the trouble of raising young that don't belong to them. http://www.physorg.com/news152458734.html Biology Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:39:43 EST news152458734 Armies train by marching in step. Religions around the world incorporate many forms of singing and chanting into their rituals. Citizens sing the National Anthem before sporting events. Why do we participate in these various synchronized activities? A new study, published in the January issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that when people engage in synchronous activity together, they become more likely to cooperate with other group members. http://www.physorg.com/news152383150.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:39:40 EST news152383150 Most of the rabies virus circulating in dogs in western and central Africa comes from a common ancestor introduced to the continent around 200 years ago, probably by European colonialists. In the current issue of Journal of General Virology a team of scientists from Africa, USA and France report that within this common ancestry there are distinct subspecies at country level and that there is only limited movement of virus between localities. These factors mean that, if neighbouring countries collaborate, a progressive strategy to eliminate rabies from this area of sub-Saharan Africa is possible. http://www.physorg.com/news151763027.html Biology Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:24:13 EST news151763027 A new national screening strategy in Denmark has halved the number of infants born with Down's syndrome and increased the number of infants diagnosed before birth by 30%, according to a study published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news147081337.html Medicine & Health Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:55:37 EST news147081337 Physical activity is the cornerstone of any healthy lifestyle - and especially for people with osteoarthritis as exercise helps maintain good joint health, manage their symptoms, and prevent functional decline. Osteoarthritis, however, often makes physical activity, such as exercise, and even performing daily activities, a challenge. http://www.physorg.com/news141887420.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:10:20 EST news141887420 The United States should develop a comprehensive strategy on the growing need for technological innovations to help prevent the impending economic crisis in health care and to improve the quality and convenience of care, according to a report from the 2007 conference "Economic Strategy for Health Care through Standards and Technologies." http://www.physorg.com/news138633141.html Other Sciences Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:12:20 EST news138633141 Researchers have developed a new immunization strategy that requires up to 50% fewer immunization doses compared with the current most efficient strategy. The new strategy could be used to prevent the spread of human epidemics and computer viruses, and it applies to a wide variety of networks. http://www.physorg.com/news138274771.html Physics Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:39:31 EST news138274771