Reuters – The International Trade Commission on Monday upheld a decision by one of its…
Month: July 2011
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Cisco to lay off thousands of employees (AP)
AP – Cisco Systems Inc., the world’s largest maker of computer-networking gear, is reducing its…
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HIV therapies provide near normal lifespan in Africa, study shows
The first large-scale analysis of life expectancy outcomes in Africa for HIV patients receiving combination…
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Screening new colon cancer patients for Lynch syndrome would be cost-effective, study shows
Screening every new colon cancer patient for a particular familial disorder extends lives at a…
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IBM raises guidance, beats Street estimates (AP)
AP – IBM Corp. raised its income guidance for the year on Monday as earnings…
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Single traumatic brain injury may prompt long-term neurodegeneration
In a new study, researchers suggest that Alzheimer’s disease-like neurodegeneration may be initiated or accelerated…
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Scientists grow brain cells from skin: Cancer cells and stem cells share same origin, research shows
Oncogenes are generally thought to be genes that, when mutated, change healthy cells into cancerous…
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Hydrogen may be key to growth of high-quality graphene
A new approach to growing graphene greatly reduces problems that have plagued researchers in the…
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Bacteria use Batman-like grappling hooks to ‘slingshot’ on surfaces, study shows
Researchers have diagnosed a complex sequence of movements that make-up the “twitching” motility in bacteria…
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Neural signature of ‘mental time travel’: Memories formed in the same context become linked, evidence shows
Almost everyone has experienced one memory triggering another, but explanations for that phenomenon have proved…