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MMOs Get a Bum Rap
Terra Nova takes on the bad press garnered by MMOs -- those addiction stories of people locking themselves in to play and forgetting the real world, or falling dead after long stretches of gameplay. Is videogame perception so fear-based that people think they could be forced to behave in bizarre ways? In Game|Life. String Theorist Explores Dark Energy And Our Unique 'Pocket' Of The Un
Some celestial bodies are so cold that methane freezes; others are so hot that nuclear reactions occur. And then there's Earth, with a benign temperature hovering in the narrow range between freezing and boiling, allowing the existence of liquid water-and life. HapMap Project: Human Gene Database Allows Identification Of Disease-a
The second phase of the International HapMap Project, an effort to identify and catalog genetic similarities and differences among populations around the world, has been completed. Information provided in the first phase of the HapMap, completed in 2005, has led to the development of techniques facilitating the search for genes associated with common diseases -- such as schizophrenia and heart disease -- and the identification of more than 50 such disease-associated genes. Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple sk
Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a new study. DenverPost.com: JonBenet Ramsey Case
News stories and background about the case involving the death of JonBenet Ramsey, who in December 1996 (at age 6) was found dead in her Boulder, Colorado, home. Features a timeline of the case, current and archived news stories, photos, video clips, and other features. From the Denver Post. Prince Points the Way toa Brighter Future for Music
The artist's controversial deal to sell his latest album through a British newspaper infuriated the music industry, but it might be the right way to go. Depression Often Untreated In Parkinson's Disease Patients
While depression appears to be common in early Parkinson's disease (PD), it is often not treated or diagnosed, according to newly released research. Just over 27 percent of PD subjects screened positive for depression, while 40 percent of subjects'depression went untreated. This study, is the first to systematically examine the impact of depressive symptoms in early, untreated PD. 'The Crazies' Giveaway: Win a Nokia E72 Phone
Quick! Before the guys in the gas masks show up to shut things down! Leave a comment for your chance to win an unlocked Nokia E72 mobile phone, courtesy of Overture Films. The Crazies, a remake of George A. Romero's 1973 movie, opens Feb. 26.
 Selection Of Successful Sperms Influenced By Female Grey Mouse Lemurs
In grey mouse lemurs from the dry deciduous forests in western Madagascar each female is receptive to mating for a single night per year. For male mouse lemurs this is a stressful time. What happens during this special night? Up to fourteen males visit a single female and females copulate with up to seven different males at maximum. But who will become father? The selection of successful sperms must be influenced by internal body mechanisms of the female after copulation. Physicians Bust Myths About Insulin
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes often resist taking insulin because they fear gaining weight, developing low blood sugar and seeing their quality of life decline. A study suggests that those fears are largely unfounded and that patients and physicians should consider insulin as a front-line defense, as opposed to a treatment of last resort for non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
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