Low levels of vitamin D are associated with lower lung function and greater medication use…
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Space storms could threaten UK power grid
Changes in the space environment caused by the Sun can lead to periods of bad…
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How genetic mutations may cause type 1 diabetes: Findings point to new drug target
Scientists have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead…
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Obesity gene, carried by more than a third of the US population, leads to brain tissue loss
Researchers have found that an obesity-related gene carried by nearly half of all Central and…
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Microsoft Supplier in China Breaks Labor Laws
Two factories that make Microsoft Corp. products in southern China violated overtime regulations and failed…
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‘Cloud’ Music Idea Goes Mainstream
There’s no more need to own songs before being able to listen to them at…
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A Battle for Control of Your Online Data
Internet users these days are finding themselves boxed ever more into a corner. Criminals come…
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Children with cochlear implants appear to achieve similar educational and employment levels as peers
Deaf children who receive cochlear implants appear more likely to fail early grades in school,…
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New ‘green’ technologies make die castings stronger
Conventional die castings can be made stronger using new, more environmentally friendly technologies developed by…