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You can childproof your computer
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Every few months, I receive a question from a reader whose computer was never the same after a grandchild came to visit.
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FDA launches plan to curb accidental overdoses
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.
Outcome matters more than intention when punishing or rewarding accidents
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Outcomes matter more than intention when choosing to punish or reward individuals who've caused accidents, according to new research from Harvard University.
Endoscopy may not be necessary in asymptomatic children after caustic ingestion
Sep 26, 2008 |
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A new study from researchers in Italy reports that endoscopy may not be necessary in children who show no symptoms after a caustic ingestion. The results demonstrated that the incidence of severe abnormalities of the esophagus ...
Real-time observation of the DNA-repair mechanism
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May 22, 2008 |
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For the first time, researchers at Delft University of Technology have witnessed the spontaneous repair of damage to DNA molecules in real time. They observed this at the level of a single DNA molecule. Insight into this ...
Shape perception in brain develops by itself
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners, according to a new study.
Carbon monoxide may cause long-lasting heart damage
Jan 29, 2008 |
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Lack of oxygen isn’t the only way that carbon monoxide (CO) damages the heart, say researchers at Rhode Island Hospital.
Space radiation may cause prolonged cellular damage to astronauts
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2008 |
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With major implications for long-duration space travel, a study from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center demonstrates that the high-energy radiation found in space may lead to ...
Fujitsu's 'Laptop4Life' program gives you a new laptop every 3 years
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Buy any LifeBook laptop from Fujitsu Siemens, and the company will provide you with a new laptop every three years until you die. The only requirements are that you need to buy a three-year ...
Accidental discovery produces durable new blue pigment for multiple applications
Nov 16, 2009 |
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An accidental discovery in a laboratory at Oregon State University has apparently solved a quest that over thousands of years has absorbed the energies of ancient Egyptians, the Han dynasty in China, Mayan ...
What are protective effects of anti-ricin A-chain aptamer?
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Ricin, a lectin from the castor bean plant Ricinus communis is considered one of the most potent plant toxins. Ricin poisoning can cause severe tissue damage and inflammation and can result in death. Most accidental exposures ...
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