The old balkanized approach to ocean management, in which different resources and activities are governed…
Month: March 2010
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy associated with survival in select breast cancer patients
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, a preventive procedure to remove the unaffected breast in patients with disease…
Leaf veins inspire a new model for distribution networks
A straight line may be the shortest path from A to B, but it’s not…
Exercise counters negative effects of weight regain, researchers find
Losing weight can improve health and reduce disease risk, but many people have difficulty keeping…
Learning keeps brain healthy: Mental activity could stave off age-related cognitive and memory decline
Neurobiologists are providing the first visual evidence that learning promotes brain health — and, therefore,…
Viacom to drop Jon Stewart, Colbert Report from Hulu (Reuters)
Reuters – Viacom Inc’s Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows “The Daily Show…
Taiwan’s HTC denies infringing iPhone patents (AFP)
AFP – Taiwan’s leading smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) on Wednesday denied infringing…
HIV and noncommunicable diseases hinder the progress of poor countries’ Millennium Development Goals
Problems controlling common diseases like HIV, heart disease and diabetes in poor countries could be…
Making light work of home grooming
Scientists recently assessed the light emitted by a home-use intense-pulsed light (IPL) hair reduction system…
Anterior cingulate cortex activity may represent a neurobiological risk for alcohol dependence
Activation of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) has been associated with risk factors for alcohol…