The technology that keeps the net running turns 40
Month: August 2008
Homeownership In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Linked To Increased Political Participation
Homeowners in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to vote than renters and those who own…
Investigating Sea Ice Decline
A revised outlook for the Arctic 2008 summer sea ice minimum shows ice extent will…
Strategies To Control TB Outdated, Inadequate, Analysis Shows
The standard regimens to treat tuberculosis are inadequate in countries with high rates of multi-drug…
Chronic Exposure To Estrogen Impairs Some Cognitive Functions
Chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. Rats…
Data Mining Detects Signs Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease In Gene Carriers Long Before Symptoms Appear
Inspired by the use of microarray chips that look for gene combinations, psychologists are using…
Memory, Depression, Insomnia — And Worms?
Researchers have spent decades probing the causes of depression, schizophrenia and insomnia in humans. But…
Xobni Can Make Good Old E-Mail Even More Useful
For all the hype about social networking Web sites, the most popular and successful way…
Firm claims first pet dog clones
Scientists in South Korea say they have successfully completed the world’s first commercial cloning of…
Yahoo’s Quiet Chief Confronts His Critics
Jerry Yang, the soft-spoken chief executive of Yahoo, rarely becomes animated, at least in public….