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Newspaper column sparks Twitter rage, complaints (AP)

Singer death column sparks Twitter rage

Technology / Internet

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Britain's press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article ...


Second genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease found

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered the second, strong genetic risk factor for developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report in the June 27th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication.





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Scientists obtain clearer view of how eye lens proteins are sorted

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research reveals how proteins that are critical for the transparency of the eye lens are properly sorted and localized in membrane bilayers. The study, published by Cell Press in the November 3rd issue of Biophysical Jo ...


Circadian surprise: Mechanism of temperature synchronization in drosophila

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research reveals a pathway that links peripheral sensory tissues with a "clock" in the brain to regulate molecular processes and behaviors in response to cyclical temperature changes. The research, published by Cell Press ...


T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved (Update)

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers.


A 'spoonful of sugar' makes the worms' life span go down

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If worms are any indication, all the sugar in your diet could spell much more than obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers reporting in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, say it might also b ...


US rubber company disputes Liberia pollution study

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- An American-owned rubber company is disputing claims by the Liberian government that the company's waste products are polluting creeks.


Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flight (AP)

Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flight

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- NASA's newest rocket is on the verge of blasting off on a test flight.


FairPoint phone company files for bankruptcy

Technology / Business

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Telecommunications services provider FairPoint Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday after agreeing on a deal with key lenders that will help lower its debt by about 62 percent.


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Babies' language learning starts from the womb

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press ...


WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.


FDA panel backs first non-drug asthma treatment

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal health advisers on Wednesday said a novel technology from a small medical technology firm should be approved as the first non-drug treatment for asthma.



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