Despite the distraction potential of laptops in college classrooms, new research shows that they can…
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Yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced rate of common infections in daycare children
The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced the rate of common sicknesses such as ear infections,…
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Seeing moire in graphene
Researchers have demonstrated that atomic scale moire patterns, an interference pattern that appears when two…
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Estrogen-lowering drugs minimize surgery in breast cancer patients, study finds
A nationwide study has confirmed the benefit of giving estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery to breast…
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Human microbiome project: Diversity of human microbes greater than previously predicted
The Human Microbiome Project has published an analysis of 178 genomes from microbes that live…
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Apple’s Leaky Vietnamese Connection
For the third time is a little more than a week, information about an upcoming…
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Facebook Is Flirting With a Big Business Backlash
Was it only four years ago that the anti-Facebook crowd was backlashing against the concept…
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iPad 3Gs Sold Out as Apple Prepares To Go International
Want an Apple iPad 3G to get a head start on your summer reading? Forget…
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Yahoo, Nokia Reportedly Teaming Up for ‘Project Nike’
While Google has attracted much of the technology press attention this week with its I/O…
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Wave of counterfeit sports gear expected for FIFA World Cup
The International Authentication Association (IAA) is urging official suppliers to the FIFA World Cup to…