PC World – Hackers have exploited flaws in a popular open-source advertising software to place…
Month: December 2009
Outage cripples BlackBerry Americas network (Reuters)
Reuters – North and South American users of Research in Motion Ltd’s BlackBerry smartphone suffered…
Blackberry users struggle with e-mail outage (AP)
AP – Research In Motion Ltd. said late Tuesday its technicians are working to resolve…
Medical team’s support of terminal cancer patients’ spiritual needs improves quality of life
In a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers found support of patients’ spiritual…
Students reaffirm work of 1920s paleontologist, contrary to later revision
Three paleontology graduate students blew the dust off an 85-year-old dinosaur find to discover the…
Discovery of new gene called Brd2 that regulates obesity and diabetes
The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them…
New insight in nerve cell communication
New nano research gives important insights in nerve cell communication that will help the fight…
Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered
A genetic discovery offers new hope for a better treatment for a mysterious, devastating kidney…
Story of 4.5-million-year-old whale found in Spain
In 2006, researchers found the fossil remains of a whale, 4.5 million years old, in…
Microsoft Scrambles To Fix Word After Losing Appeal (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – A court is forcing Microsoft to make changes to its word-processing software or…