Community Health details attack on patient records
Hospital operator Community Health Systems said a cyberattack took information on more than 4 million patients from its computer network earlier this year.
Security
Aug 18, 2014
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Government wants to make cars talk to each other (Update)
The Obama administration said Monday it is taking a first step toward requiring that future cars and light trucks be equipped with technology that enables them to warn each other of potential danger in time to avoid collisions.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 18, 2014
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Researchers develop model to study impact of faculty development programs
Methods used to demonstrate the impact of faculty development programs have long been lacking. A research report from the George Washington University (GW) introduces a new model to demonstrate how faculty development programming ...
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2014
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500 million year reset for the immune system
A single factor can reset the immune system of mice to a state likely similar to what it was 500 million years ago, when the first vertebrates emerged.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2014
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A new species of endemic treefrog from Madagascar
A new species of the Boophis rappiodes group is described from the hidden streams of Ankarafa Forest, northwest of Madagascar. The study was published in the open access journal ZooKeys.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2014
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Project serves up big data to guide managing nation's coastal waters
When it comes to understanding America's coastal fisheries, anecdotes are gripping – stories of a choking algae bloom, or a bay's struggle with commercial development. But when it comes to taking action, there's no beating ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2014
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Study: World's primary forests on the brink, study says
An international team of conservationist scientists and practitioners has published new research showing the precarious state of the world's primary forests.
Environment
Aug 18, 2014
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New tool makes online personal data more transparent
The web can be an opaque black box: it leverages our personal information without our knowledge or control. When, for instance, a user sees an ad about depression online, she may not realize that she is seeing it because ...
Internet
Aug 18, 2014
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Study reveals immune system is dazed and confused during spaceflight
There is nothing like a head cold to make us feel a little dazed. We get things like colds and the flu because of changes in our immune system. Researchers have a good idea what causes immune system changes on Earth—think ...
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2014
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Compromise needed on roads through sensitive wild areas
Compromise solutions must be found when it comes to roads built through sensitive tropical and subtropical areas, say experts writing in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on August 18. While developing nations need to ...
Ecology
Aug 18, 2014
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