AP – Technology company NCR Corp. said Monday that it has agreed to buy Radiant…
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Contact allergies may trigger immune system defences to ward off cancer
Contact allergies (reactions caused by direct contact with substances like common metals and chemicals) may…
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Climbing the social ladder seems to lessen high blood pressure risk
Social mobility — upwards — seems to curb the risk of developing high blood pressure…
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Plants in cities are an underestimated carbon store
Vegetation in towns and cities can make a significant contribution to carbon storage and, ecologists…
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Deformed limbs one of several birth defects linked to smoking in pregnancy
Missing or deformed limbs, clubfoot, facial disorders and gastrointestinal problems are some of the most…
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Rock musician uses cell phone stickup note in robbery (Reuters)
Reuters – A musician, using a stickup note posted on his cell phone, robbed a…
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Clear Channel swipes at Pandora with iheart revamp (AP)
AP – Radio station giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. is revamping its website and mobile…
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Mortality rises, efficiency declines at teaching hospitals, due to ‘July Effect’
Year-end changeovers in medical trainees are associated with increased mortality and decreased efficiency at teaching…
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Chicks dig certain types of music
What accounts for the sounds we like to hear? Is it something about the properties…
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Even before language, babies learn the world through sounds
It’s not just the words, but the sounds of words that have meaning for us….