Circumcising newborn boys as a way to prevent HIV infection in later life is more…
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Mountain plants unable to withstand onslaught from invasive species
Researchers have studied the distribution of plant species in mountainous environments. The study shows that…
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Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults
For the first time, a study links thyroid disease with human exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid…
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Even small dietary reductions in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths
Reducing salt in the American diet by as little as one-half teaspoon per day could…
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Lenovo Android phones unaffected by Google China spat (Reuters)
Reuters – Lenovo Group, the world’s No.4 PC brand, said on Friday its mobile phone…
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UK music stars hold auction for Oxfam in Haiti (Reuters)
Reuters – Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Damon Albarn are among the British music stars who…
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Most modern European males descend from farmers who migrated from the Near East
A new study has found that most men in Europe descend from the first farmers…
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Siemens Research Project Uses Light to Transmit Data, Crushes WiFi Speeds (PC World)
PC World – A Siemens research project has recently broken the record for wirelessly transmitting…
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Trends & Innovations – Thursday (Investor’s Business Daily)
Investor’s Business Daily – The volume of certain structures in the brain can indicate how…
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Vimeo rolls out Flash-free HTML5 video player (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com – YouTube made waves Wednesday evening when it announced a Flash-less HTML5 video player….