Samsung's Nexus S can make payments at retailers
(AP) -- The new Nexus S smart phone can do something older Android devices can't: make payments.
Dec 06, 2010
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Imitating someone's accent makes it easier to understand them
In conversation, we often imitate each other's speech style and may even change our accent to fit that of the person we're talking to. A recent study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...
Dec 06, 2010
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Fewer guessing games for lung cancer patients
A study published in the December issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine identified positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans as a potentially useful tool for predicting local recurrence in lung c ...
Dec 06, 2010
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Missouri grapes hold key to improving world grape production
In a few years, a sip of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Pinot Noir may include a taste of the "Show-Me" State. The state grape of Missouri – the Norton variety grown at many vineyards around the state – is resistant ...
Dec 06, 2010
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Bacteria seek to topple the egg as top flu vaccine tool
Only the fragile chicken egg stands between Americans and a flu pandemic that would claim tens of thousands more lives than are usually lost to the flu each year.
Dec 06, 2010
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Scientists identify mechanism responsible for spreading biofilm infections
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have discovered how catheter-related bacterial infection develops and disseminates to become a potentially life-threatening condition. The study, which included research on ...
Dec 06, 2010
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Early physical therapy for low back pain associated with less subsequent health care utilization
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is pointing to a new study on low back pain in Medicare patients in its efforts to encourage the newly established Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to promptly launch ...
Dec 06, 2010
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US company could try spacecraft launch Wednesday
An American company may attempt to launch its first space capsule into orbit as early as Wednesday, in a key test for the future of commercial space flight as NASA winds down its shuttle program.
Dec 06, 2010
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UN climate talks move into decisive phase
(AP) -- U.N. climate talks moved into their decisive week Monday with the agenda dominated by future cuts in carbon emissions and keeping countries honest about their actions to control global warming.
Dec 06, 2010
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Vt. city stumbles in effort to do telecom itself
(AP) -- Tired of waiting for state-of-the-art communications technology, voters of Vermont's biggest city decided in 2000 to form their own company to provide telephone, Internet and cable TV service.
Dec 06, 2010
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Massive outage takes down blogging site Tumblr
(AP) -- The popular blogging site Tumblr is working to recover from an outage that's left it out of service for at least 15 hours.
Dec 06, 2010
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Learning the language of bacteria
Bacteria are among the simplest organisms in nature, but many of them can still talk to each other, using a chemical "language" that is critical to the process of infection. Sending and receiving chemical signals allows bacteria ...
Dec 06, 2010
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Personalized vaccine for lymphoma patients extends disease-free survival by nearly 2 years
A personalized vaccine is a powerful therapy to prevent recurrence among certain follicular lymphoma patients, according to the latest results of ongoing research led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. ...
Dec 06, 2010
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Gift Guide: Winners for every kind of gamer
Nearly three-quarters of American households own a device that's used specifically for video games, whether it's a console, a handheld device or a dedicated computer, according to Nielsen Co. Add to that all ...
Dec 06, 2010
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