New research has shown that sending text message reminders to health-care workers in rural Africa…
Month: August 2011
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Activision Blizzard 2Q earnings rise 53 percent (AP)
AP – Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income…
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Put on a happy face with the Zlango Messaging Android app (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Sometimes an emoticon made from brackets and numbers doesn’t send the message you…
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Cosmo introduces iPad-only edition for guys (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Fear not girlfriends who often find their copy of Cosmopolitan mysteriously missing each…
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Widespread mistaken beliefs about memory, U.S. national survey reveals
A new survey reveals that many people in the US — in some cases a…
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New bacterium found causing tick-borne illness ehrlichiosis in Wisconsin and Minnesota
A new tick-borne bacterium infecting humans with ehrlichiosis has been discovered in Wisconsin and Minnesota….
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Standard aplastic anemia therapy improves patient outcomes better than newer version, study finds
A comparison clinical study of two aplastic anemia treatments found that ATGAM, currently the only…
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Italian academia: A family business? Statistical analysis points to high frequency of last names in disciplines, institutions
Unusually high clustering of last names within Italian academic institutions and disciplines indicates widespread nepotism…
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Scientists pinpoint river flow associated with cholera outbreaks, not just global warming
An examination of the world’s largest river basins found nutrient-rich and powerful river discharges led…
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Newly developed molecule tested as a delivery vehicle to image and kill brain tumors
A single compound with dual function — the ability to deliver a diagnostic and therapeutic…