Research suggests the more fast-food restaurants in a neighborhood, the higher the stroke risk for…
Month: February 2009
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Unusual Electronic Properties In Bismuth-based Crystalline Material May Lead To Better Computer Chips And Solar Cells
Physicists have discovered unusual electronic properties in a material that has potential to improve solar…
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Gaza Strip Families Give First Clue To Condition Causing Blindness And Tooth Decay
Scientists studying an inherited condition resulting in blindness and crumbling teeth have found a single…
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Bacteria In Urinary Tract Infections Caught Making Burglar’s Tools
Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections make more tools for stealing from their host than…
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Clot-buster Boosts Survival, Decreases Disability For Deadly Subset Of Stroke
Patients who got an experimental clot-busting treatment for a particularly lethal form of stroke were…
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Comet Lulin: ‘Green Comet’ Fast Approaching Earth
Space scientists are keeping a close eye on a ‘green comet’ fast approaching the Earth…
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Adobe CEO’S 2008 compensation valued at $16.4M (AP)
AP – Shantanu Narayen, the chief executive of Acrobat software maker Adobe Systems Inc., was…
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Microsoft: Online Gamers Still a Top Malware Target (PC World)
PC World – What’s the most common type of malware on the Internet? Viruses? Botnet…
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Study: Federal Gov’t Can Save Billions in IT Spending (PC World)
PC World – The U.S. government could save billions of dollars by moving to more…
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Violent Media Numb Viewers To The Pain Of Others
Violent video games and movies make people numb to the pain and suffering of others,…