Two thirds of cancer patients receive little or no information about the survival benefits of…
Month: August 2008
Science
Continue Reading
Emerging Scientific Discipline Of Aeroecology
Aeroecology is the emerging discipline for studying how airborne organisms — birds, bats, arthropods and…
Science
Continue Reading
Cutting The Brakes On The Immune System; Newly Discovered Gene Variant Implicated In Lupus
A new study has found that variation of a particular gene — known as TNFAIP3…
Science
Continue Reading
Timing Is Everything: How Vulnerable To Flooding Is New York City?
A new high-resolution storm surge modeling system will better be able to predict flood levels…
Science
Continue Reading
Common Vaginal Infection May Increase Risk Of HIV Infection
A common vaginal infection may make women more susceptible to contracting HIV, the virus that…
Science
Continue Reading
Alzheimer’s Drug May Help Mild Memory Loss, Imaging Study Suggests
New UCLA research suggests that the treatment of early symptoms of memory loss may protect…
Software Alerts
Continue Reading
Ubuntu update for OpenLDAP
Ubuntu has issued an update for OpenLDAP. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited…
Software Alerts
Continue Reading
Ubuntu update for libxslt
Ubuntu has issued an update for libxslt. This fixes a some vulnerabilities, which can be…
Software Alerts
Continue Reading
Sun Solaris namefs Kernel Module Privilege Escalation
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local…
Software Alerts
Continue Reading
Sun Solaris Adobe Reader Multiple Vulnerabilities
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability and a security issue in Adobe Reader in Sun Solaris,…