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BlackBerry Leaves the Boardroom
The Pearl targets a wider consumer market with a host of fun features. In Gear Factor. Unconventional Brain Circuits Offer Clues To Insomnia-obesity Connecti
Unconventional wiring of the brain circuits that govern sleep and waking might explain the prevalence of insomnia and the condition's association with obesity, according to new work published in the April issue of Cell Metabolism. Characterized by a chronic inability to fall asleep or remain sleeping, insomnia is estimated to affect one in every eight Americans. By finding ways to interfere with that unconventional wiring, scientists may advance on new treatments for insomnia, the researchers said. Autism May Be More Prevelant Than Previous Estimates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported findings today from the first and largest summary of prevalence data from multiple U.S. communities participating in an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) surveillance project. The results showed an average of 6.7 children out of 1,000 had an ASD in the six communities assessed in 2000, and an average of 6.6 children out of 1,000 having an ASD in the 14 communities included in the 2002 study. All children in the studies were eight years old because previous research has shown that most children with an ASD have been identified by this age for services. Bioengineers Devise 'Dimmer Swith'To Regulate Gene Expression In Mamma
Biomedical engineers have created a genetic dimmer switch that can be used to turn on, shut off, or partially activate a gene's function. This switch helps advance the field of synthetic biology, which rests on the premise that complex biological systems can be built by arranging components or standard parts, as an electrician would to build an electric light switch. Bipolar Diagnosis In Youth Rapidly Climbing
The number of visits to a doctor's office that resulted in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents has increased by 40 times over the last decade, reported researchers. Over the same time period, the number of visits by adults resulting in a bipolar disorder diagnosis almost doubled. The cause of these increases is unclear. Medication prescription patterns for the two groups were similar. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Carving New Frontiers For Ion-Beam Technology
An ion-beam system that simultaneously combines focused beams of electrons and positive ions promises to improve the versatility, efficiency, and economy of this important technology. The new system was developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who report its principles and applications in the November 8, 2004 issue of Applied Physics Letters. Scientists Develop New Measure Of 'Socioclimactic'Risk
Researchers have taken a first step toward quantifying the "socioclimactic"exposure of different countries to future climate change. The research team found that China, India and the United States face substantial exposure relative to other nations. By integrating state-of-the-art global climate model experiments with socioeconomic indicators of poverty, wealth and population, we create a unique measure of 'socioclimactic'risk for each nation. Report Finds Deforestation Offers Very Little Money Compared To Potent
Deforestation in tropical countries is often driven by the perverse economic reality that forests are worth more dead than alive. But a new study by an international consortium of researchers has found that the emerging market for carbon credits has the potential to radically alter that equation. [Unlikely] Ukrainian hasn't slept in 20 years
A 63-year-old man who hasn't slept for more than two decades has been told there is nothing wrong with him by doctors.Ukrainian Fyodor Nesterchuk from the town of Kamen-Kashirsky said the last time he managed to doze off was more than 20 years ago."I can't remember the exact date and I don't know why it started, but all of a sudden I found it more and more difficult to nod off until eventually I was awake the entire night.
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