Going back for a second dessert after your holiday meal might not be the best…
Month: December 2009
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Should Employers Ban Facebook at Work?
Should employers ban access to social networking sites like Facebook at work? If you look…
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China Mobile vice-chairman ‘under investigation’ (AFP)
AFP – The vice-chairman and executive director of telecoms giant China Mobile, Zhang Chunjiang, is…
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Making the Web Wider With an Eye on Accessibility
Imagine not being able to use a mouse to open a Web browser or a…
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Who gets expensive cancer drugs? A tale of two nations
The well-worn notion that patients in the United States have unfettered access to the most…
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Low-cost temperature sensors: Tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack
Dime-sized temperature sensors, first built for the refrigerated food industry, have been adapted to sense…
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Bone control of glucose levels
Bone cells known as osteoblasts were recently shown to have a role in controlling the…
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New warning system warns of driver drowsiness and distraction
Scientists have developed the latest version of a driving assistance system which controls the driver’s…
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Antibody-guided drug shows encouraging activity in metastatic breast cancer
A new antibody-drug compound shrank or halted the growth of metastatic breast tumors in almost…
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The past matters to plants
It’s commonly known that plants interact with each other on an everyday basis: they shade…