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Take-Two posts larger 4Q loss on higher charges

Technology / Business

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Charges and expenses outweighed higher sales and drove video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to post a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn reported ...





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Alzheimer's disease may protect against cancer and vice versa

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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People who have Alzheimer's disease may be less likely to develop cancer, and people who have cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the December 23, 2009, online issue ...


Sleeping off childhood?

Medicine & Health / Health

created 13 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are your 11- and 12-year-olds staying up later, then dozing off at school the next day? Parents and educators who notice poor sleeping patterns in their children should take note of new research from Tel Aviv University ― ...


Scientists map speed of climate change

Space & Earth / Environment

created 13 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (12) | comments 12

New study finds that the average ecosystem will need to shift about a quarter mile per year to keep pace with global climate change.


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Bees show off the perfect landing

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 13 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Honey bees undergo a sudden transition from speeding aircraft to hovering helicopter as they perform the delicate art of landing on a flower.


The Formation of Blue Stragglers

Vampires and collisions rejuvenate stars

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created 13 hours ago | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Stars in globular clusters are generally extremely old, with ages of 12-13 billion years. However, a small fraction of them appear to be significantly younger than the average population and, because they ...


Psychologists show that future-minded people make better decisions for their health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When New Year's Eve rolls around and you're deciding whether to have another glass of champagne, your decision may be predicted by your perspective of the future.


New insight in nerve cell communication

New insight in nerve cell communication

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Communication between nerve cells is vital for our bodies to function. Part of this communication happens through vesicles containing signalling molecules called neurotransmitters. The vesicle fuses with the ...


Volunteer program provides quality low-risk operative care to patients in need

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that a volunteer program providing low-risk outpatient surgical procedures can deliver safe and effective health care t ...


Poor face greater health burden than smokers or the obese

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout loses 5.1 years, and the obese lose 4.2 years, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. ...


Housing growth near national parks may limit conservation value

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The growth of housing near national parks, national forests and wilderness areas within the United States may limit the conservation value that these protected areas were designed to create in the first place, a new study ...



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