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Broken genomes behind breast cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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The first detailed search of breast cancer genomes to uncover genomic rearrangements is published today. The team characterised the ways in which the human genome is broken and put back together in 24 cases of breast cancer.


Sleeping off childhood?

Medicine & Health / Health

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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 ― ...


Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA)

First volume of microbial encyclopedia published

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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The Earth is estimated to have about a nonillion (1030) microbes in, on, around, and under it, comprised of an unknown but very large number of distinct species. Despite the widespread availability of microbi ...


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

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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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.


Understanding interaction in virtual worlds

Technology / Computer Sciences

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New cinema blockbuster, Avatar, leapt to the top of box office charts as soon as it came out — a stunning 3D realisation of an alien world. Our fascination with themes of escape to other fantastic places and the thrill of ...


BlackBerry e-mail restored for some after outage (AP)

BlackBerry e-mail restored for some after outage

Technology / Software

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(AP) -- BlackBerry e-mail service in North America was restored for some users Wednesday morning following its second outage in less than a week.


Do computers understand art?

Do computers understand art?

Technology / Computer Sciences

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A team of researchers from the University of Girona and the Max Planck Institute in Germany has shown that some mathematical algorithms provide clues about the artistic style of a painting. The composition ...


The number of 85-year-olds will increase by a third by 2020

Medicine & Health / Health

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Health and social care provision needs to be put in place for a large increase (33%) in the 85 year old population in the UK by 2020, according to a study published today in the British Medical Journal.


UNL research aims to understand homelessness among women

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Women make up nearly one-third of the homeless population in the United States. Yet little is known about how they become homeless or how they live. University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Les Whitbeck ...


The Thought Is What Counts

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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

Holiday gift givers who expect to be appreciated for choosing the most expensive gifts are likely to be disappointed when their presents are unwrapped. Cost has little impact on how much we value the gifts we receive, according ...



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