Newly revealed emails between new Google CEO Larry Page and top cohorts at the company…
Month: May 2011
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Man unknowingly liveblogs bin Laden operation (AP)
AP – A computer programmer, startled by a helicopter clattering above his quiet Pakistani town…
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Small sea birds hold heat rather than cranking up the furnace
A new study offers some clues about how small aquatic birds survive in extremely cold…
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What keeps an asexual fish species from taking over?
When a red-bellied dace and a finescale dace (freshwater fish in the carp and minnow…
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Giant hummingbirds: Running a little hot, but not on empty
Scientists have long thought that the giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) was just about as big…
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Physicians and nurses caring for pediatric patients communicate better in small teams, study finds
Grouping pediatric resident physicians and nurses into unit-based teams is associated with improved frequency and…
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Brain enlargement in autism due to brain changes occurring before age 2
A new study finds that children with autism who had enlarged brains at age 2…
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Study estimates rate of autism spectrum disorder in adults in England
In England, the prevalence of adults with autism spectrum disorder was estimated to be 9.8…
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In-hospital deaths declined over time at children’s hospital without pediatric medical emergency team
A study documents reduction in hospital mortality over ten years in a children’s hospital without…
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Limited English proficiency among parents associated with increased length of hospital stay
Among children whose parents and other primary caregivers have limited English proficiency, there is an…