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Month: February 2010
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Tech Showdown: Smartphones vs. Netbooks
The recent launch of Google’s Nexus One may have injected new life into the smartphone…
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Stealth Cookies Track Consumer Buying Habits
Watch out for those cookie crumbs. They might be costing money. Cookies aren’t just treats…
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Study links excessive Internet use to depression (Reuters)
Reuters – People who spend a lot of time surfing the internet are more likely…
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Children with suspected development problems may not get needed referrals, study shows
Many pediatricians score high on screening their patients for developmental delays, but barely make a…
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Measuring rainfall with mobile phone antennas
As rain interferes with radio signals, researchers have been able to measure rainfall using data…
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Possible new heritable marker for retinoblastoma
Researchers have shed light on the possible role of inactivation of the 16INK4A gene in…
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Marine lab hunts subtle clues to environmental threats to blue crabs
Researchers are at work trying to identify the clues that will finger specific, yet elusive,…
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New insights into breast-feeding hormone
Scientist have discovered a mechanism for regulating the hormone prolactin. The finding may be significant…
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SIDS linked to low levels of serotonin
The brains of infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) produce low levels…