- ― Mind over matter: Patients' perceptions of illness make a difference
[esciencenews.com]
Whenever we fall ill, there are many different factors that come together to influence the course of our illness. Additional medical conditions, stress levels, and social support all have an impact on our health and well-being, especially when we are ill. But a new report suggests that what you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, in determining your health outcomes.
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- ― Study offers new information for flu fight
[esciencenews.com]
Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs used to treat it. By first understanding the complex host cell pathways that the flu uses for replication, University of Georgia researchers are finding new strategies for therapies and vaccines, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
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- ― NuSTAR spacecraft arrives in California
[sciencedaily.com]
NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, mission arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Jan. 27 after a cross-country trip by truck from the Orbital Sciences Corporation's manufacturing plant in Dulles, Va. The mission is scheduled to launch from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean on March 14.
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- ― Research on vitamins could lead to the design of novel drugs to combat malaria
[esciencenews.com]
New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria.
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- ― Scientists reveal how cholera bacterium gains a foothold in the gut
[esciencenews.com]
A team of biologists at the University of York has made an important advance in our understanding of the way cholera attacks the body. The discovery could help scientists target treatments for the globally significant intestinal disease which kills more than 100,000 people every year.
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- ― Study pinpoints genetic variation that raises a risk linked to bisphosphonates
[esciencenews.com]
New York, NY (January 26, 2012) — Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors. The discovery paves the way for a genetic screening test to determine who can safely take these drugs. The study appears in the online version of the journal The Oncologist.
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- ― Grape seed extract kills head and neck cancer cells, leaves healthy cells unharmed
[esciencenews.com]
Nearly 12,000 people will die of head and neck cancer in the United States this year and worldwide cases will exceed half a million.
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- ― Ex-Palm Chief Says Goodbye to HP, WebOS
[mashable.com]
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- – Rise of Mobile Web Apps Will Give webOS A Time to Shine [readwriteweb.com]
- – HP targeting September release for open source webOS [inquisitr.com]
- – HP’s Plan to Open-Source WebOS: What’s Taking So Long? [mashable.com]
- – WebOS' Enyo 2.0 dev platform goes cross-platform, adopts Apache license [linuxfordevices.com]
- – HP plans for Open webOS 1.0 by September, Enyo framework out today [venturebeat.com]
- – HP To Commit webOS to Open Source by Fall 2012 [osnews.com]
- – HP's open source webOS embraces Android, iOS [betanews.com]
- – iPhone generates more revenue than all Microsoft [betanews.com]
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- ― Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein Steps Down From HP
[pulse2.com]
Jon Rubinstein was a former Apple executive that became the CEO of Palm. Rubinstein oversaw Palm’s acquisition by HP. Rubinstein has stepped down from HP effective today, but he does not have...
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- ― Kindle Fire edges Galaxy Tab as most used Android tablet
[gigaom.com]
The Kindle Fire in just a couple months has barely edged passed the Samsung Galaxy Tab as the most used Android tablet with 35.7 percent of application user sessions, according to analytics firm Flurry. This is despite the fact that the Kindle Fire only hit the market in mid-November.
The numbers, which are pulled from application sessions among all Android tablets, compare usage in November and January. The Kindle Fire represented just 3 percent of usage in November, when the Tab ruled the...
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