Google gets into video games -- with ads October 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Google Inc., the leader in online search and advertising, is muscling in on video game territory - though it won't exactly be in the form of a shoot 'em up game. | |
 As Colorado Heats Up, Water Supply Expected to Be at Risk, Says New Study October 07, 2008 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Water resource managers may have to prepare for a warmer Colorado and a shift in the timing of runoff in most of the state's river basins, according to a new assessment of Colorado climate ... | |
 Overweight men face higher risk of dying of prostate cancer October 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prostate cancer patients who are overweight and have elevated insulin levels are much more likely to die of the cancer than other patients, say researchers at Harvard University and McGill ... | |
 Gadget sales thrive during economic storm: CEA October 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The Consumer Electronics Association said Tuesday that sales of gadgets are thriving as people hunker down in their homes to weather the brutal economic storm battering world markets. | |
 World-first device may help solve child language mystery October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are one step closer to understanding why children can learn languages far more easily than adults, thanks to a world-first device that allows scientists to measure the magnetic ... | |
The bionic arm is the future of prosthetics, and it's here today October 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Alberta Health Services' Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is pioneering a major advancement in upper-limb amputation surgery and rehabilitation with the Canadian debut of the Targeted Muscle Reinnervation ... | |
Psychologists create fake proof personality test October 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Psychologists from the University of Toronto have developed a personality inventory that can predict who will excel in academic and creative domains, even when respondents are trying hard to fake their answers. | |
Study shows how fatty foods curb hunger October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Fatty foods may not be the healthiest diet choice, but those rich in unsaturated fats – such as avocados, nuts and olive oil – have been found to play a pivotal role in sending this important message to your brain: stop eating, ... | |
Dark matter, new planets could bring physics Nobel October 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Scientists who have pursued dark matter, hunted for undiscovered planets and advanced nanotechnology were being touted Monday as candidates for the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics. | |
 Boulder-sized Asteroid Will Burn Up in Earth's Atmosphere Tonight October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A tiny asteroid discovered just hours ago at an Arizona observatory will enter Earth's atmosphere harmlessly at approximately 10:46 p.m. Eastern time tonight (2:46 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time). ... | |
Pneumococcal vaccine associated with 50 percent lower risk of heart attacks October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination was associated with a 50% lower risk of heart attacks 2 years after vaccination, suggests a large hospital-based case-control study published in CMAJ. | |
Health care and the US presidential election October 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Health care is playing a bigger role in this election than in any presidential contest in the past. "There are now more than 45 million people in America without health insurance for the entire year; almost twice that number ... | |
 NASA spacecraft ready to explore outer solar system October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. 19. The two-year mission will begin from ... | |
Soothing music significantly reduces stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy October 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according to research just published in a special complementary and alternative therapy medicine issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. | |
 India to launch unmanned lunar mission this month October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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India will launch its first lunar mission on October 22 from southern India, a top official from the country's space agency said Monday. | |
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