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Researchers find early markers of Alzheimer's disease

A large study of patients with mild cognitive impairment revealed that results from cognitive tests and brain scans can work as an early warning system for the subsequent development of Alzheimer's disease.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japanese scientists aim to create robot-insects

Police release a swarm of robot-moths to sniff out a distant drug stash. Rescue robot-bees dodge through earthquake rubble to find survivors.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

British girl's heart heals itself after transplant

(AP) -- British doctors designed a radical solution to save a girl with major heart problems in 1995: they implanted a donor heart directly onto her own failing heart.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 3

SKorean police: Hackers extracted data in attacks

(AP) -- Hackers extracted lists of files from computers that they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police in Seoul said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Lifecasters' part of a growing group of social-networking junkies

It's just before noon, and Jeni Searcy is sitting in her room, talking to a friend about driving to the Apple Store to buy a new iPod.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0