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Fighting the swine flu pandemic with mathematics

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

As swine flu spreads across America, good data can make all the difference in controlling it.





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Could acetaminophen ease psychological pain?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 10 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Headaches and heartaches. Broken bones and broken spirits. Hurting bodies and hurt feelings. We often use the same words to describe physical and mental pain. Over-the-counter pain relieving drugs have long been used to alleviate ...


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Court bans sale of Word; Microsoft promises fix

Technology / Software

created 11 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 5

(AP) -- A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling its Word program in January and pay a Canadian software company $290 million for violating a patent, upholding the judgment of a lower ...


Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Technology / Energy

created 12 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (25) | comments 0

Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used.


Modern behavior of early humans found half-million years earlier than previously thought

Modern behavior of early humans found half-million years earlier than previously thought

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created 14 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Evidence of sophisticated, human behavior has been discovered by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers as early as 750,000 years ago - some half a million years earlier than has previously been estimated ...


Adding a genetic supertool: Genome Analyzer fuels research dreams and tomorrow's cures

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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To identify the hemophilia mutation that affected Queen Victoria and her European relatives, scientific detectives used a cutting-edge "deep sequencing tool." Able to trace rare genetic disease mutations, the tool can turn ...


Study redefines placebo effect as part of effective treatment

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Researchers used the placebo effect to successfully treat psoriasis patients with one quarter to one half of their usual dose of a widely used steroid medication, according to an early study published online today in the ...


Teenagers use violence to boost their social standing

Teenagers use violence to boost their social standing

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 15 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study looks in depth at the social relationships between male and female teenagers, relational violence, and psycho-social adjustment factors such as loneliness, self-esteem and satisfaction with life. ...


Elevated-risk women refuse MRI breast cancer screening

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 20 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure.


New tool for early diabetes detection in adults

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple questionnaire developed by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College can promote early detection of diabetes in adults so they can dramatically reduce their risk.


Financial instruments could be spiked with unfindable risks

Financial instruments could be spiked with unfindable risks

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 25

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a result that may have implications for financial regulation, researchers from computer science and economics have revealed potentially impenetrable problems with the pricing of financial ...



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