A magnitude-8.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed 192 people last year in Samoa, American Samoa…
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Seoul fights to block N.Korea’s Twitter propaganda (AFP)
AFP – North Korea’s foray into Twitter has prompted a game of online cat-and-mouse with…
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China Mobile says first half profit up 4.2 percent (AP)
AP – China Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest phone carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its…
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Broadband network could switch Australian voters (AFP)
AFP – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her challenger Tony Abbott may not be…
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Antidepressant can help treat major depression during perimenopause, menopause, study shows
An antidepressant can alleviate symptoms of major depression in women experiencing or about to experience…
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Smart materials: Fully reversible functionalization of inorganic nanotubes
Scientists in Germany have devised a tool which allows fully reversible binding of metal oxides…
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Long-term entecavir therapy reverses fibrosis and cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B patients
Researchers have found that patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection who received at…
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Kihansi spray toads make historic return to Tanzania
In a bold effort to save one of the world’s rarest amphibians from extinction, one…
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Study explains why Alzheimer’s drug is both safe and effective
The drug memantine improves Alzheimer’s disease symptoms by blocking abnormal activity of glutamate, a chemical…
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Brain connections break down as we age, study suggests
It’s unavoidable: breakdowns in brain connections slow down our physical response times as we age,…