Twitter buys Web analytics firm
Twitter said Thursday it had bought Smallthought Systems, a small Web analytics firm.
Jun 10, 2010
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Will H-P keep Palm in smart phone market?
After unveiling its $1.2 billion plan to buy smart phone maker Palm Inc., Hewlett-Packard has sent somewhat confusing signals about its intentions to remain in the fast-growing but highly-competitive business.
Jun 10, 2010
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Family carers share the illness experience of the dying patient
Family carers need to be supported throughout the whole illness of their loved ones as they witness and share much of the experience of the dying person, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.
Jun 10, 2010
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Inexpensive drug to stop sight loss shown to be effective
An inexpensive, but unlicensed drug to help prevent severe sight loss in older people has been shown to be safe and effective, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Jun 10, 2010
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Scottish people 'living dangerously'
Almost the entire adult population of Scotland (97.5%) are likely to be either cigarette smokers, heavy drinkers, physically inactive, overweight or have a poor diet. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Pu ...
Jun 10, 2010
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Up to 40,000-plus barrels per day pouring into Gulf: US
As much as 40,000-plus barrels of oil per day are pouring from BP's ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, a US official said Thursday, more than doubling the previous government estimate.
Jun 10, 2010
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Heart defect likely killed 13th-century teen saint: study
A teenage saint whose 750-year-old mummified body lay for centuries in a church in central Italy probably died of a congenital heart defect, scientists said Thursday.
Jun 10, 2010
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The Chance for Life on Io
Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Could it also be a habitat for life?
Jun 10, 2010
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NY: Networking site Tagged.com ignored abuse rules
(AP) -- Child pornography was allowed to remain on social-networking site Tagged.com for nearly two months after undercover investigators posed as users and reported the content to the site's administrators, the state attorney ...
Jun 10, 2010
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FBI investigating AT&T iPad security breach
(AP) -- The FBI said Thursday that it is investigating a data breach at AT&T that exposed the e-mail addresses of more than 114,000 owners of the Apple iPad, including government officials.
Jun 10, 2010
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Clear association between obesity and vitamin D deficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study conducted at Uppsala University has demonstrated that obese people often suffer from serious vitamin D deficiency and poor calcium metabolism. The findings have been published in the Journal of Clinical ...
Jun 10, 2010
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Biofuel cell retrieves copper
(PhysOrg.com) -- Producing energy and recovering copper from waste water at the same time: this is what Wageningen University environmental technologists are doing with their new microbial fuel cell.
Jun 10, 2010
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Gout drug benefits kidney disease patients
A drug commonly used to treat gout may help maintain kidney disease patients' health, according to an analysis appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The resear ...
Jun 10, 2010
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Study: Seasoned profs prepare students for advanced learning
Highly credentialed and experienced professors are better at preparing students for long-term academic success than their less-experienced counterparts, but that ability isn't necessarily reflected in their students' teaching ...
Jun 10, 2010
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Why some women have real reason to fear the World Cup
(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic at Royal Holloway, University of London is urging victims of domestic violence to have a plan in place should their partners turn violent during the World Cup, and to avoid the ...
Jun 10, 2010
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