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A Better Shot at Immunization

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 3

A new immunization strategy could reduce the vaccine doses needed to protect a population from disease (and reduce the antivirus updates required to protect a network of computers) by as much as 50%.





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The dark side of gifts: Feeling indebted may drive people to the marketplace

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

You need to move out of your apartment. Do you call in your friends and family to haul boxes and furniture or contact a moving company? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that sometimes the emotions connec ...


Sony offers 'Cloudy' early to people with its TVs

Technology / Business

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting ...


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Dutch court rules Pirate Bay must quit Netherlands

Technology / Internet

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- A Dutch court ruled Thursday that three men connected with Web site The Pirate Bay must block traffic between the site and the Netherlands within 10 days.


Hewlett Packard unveiled a printer on Monday with a built-in Web connection

HP unveils Web-connected printer

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hewlett Packard unveiled a printer on Monday with a built-in Web connection that allows printing directly from the Internet without a personal computer.


No pain, no gain: Mastering a skill makes us stressed in the moment, happy long term

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too, according to new research published online this week in the Journal of Happiness Studies. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as mastering a math problem or lea ...


Brain scans show distinctive patterns in people with generalized anxiety disorder

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scrambled connections between the part of the brain that processes fear and emotion and other brain regions could be the hallmark of a common anxiety disorder, according to a new study from the Stanford University School ...


California's Ancient Kelp Forest

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The kelp forests off southern California are considered to be some of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on the planet, yet a new study indicates that today's kelp beds are less extensive and lush ...


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US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed: report

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (14) | comments 72

The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speed and is not making significant progress in building a faster network, according to a report released on Tuesday.


In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in U.S. history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New ...


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Motorola Get Ahead Of The Social Curve With Karma

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Teenagers and young adults can get ahead of the social curve with the latest AT&T quick messaging and social networking phone from Motorola. AT&T and Motorola, Inc. today announced Motorola Karma QA1, a curvy ...



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