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Oracle Turns Up Heat on Red Hat
The Linux software maker's stock takes a dive after Oracle chief Larry Ellison says his company intends to provide tech support for Red Hat products for about half the current price. Is a takeover bid next? Genetic Variation Impacts Aspirin's Effectiveness In Preventing Colon
Dartmouth researchers are among a team of doctors that have learned more about how people may or may not benefit from taking aspirin in the effort to curb colon cancer. Latest U.S. Mental Health Tracking Survey Shows Mixed Results Of Progr
In a set of four papers published in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, the survey authors reported that a majority of Americans will have a mental health disorder at some time in their life, but that most are mild; that those disorders often go untreated; and that even when treatment does occur, the care provided will likely not meet recommended mental health treatment guidelines for the disease. Shorter Colds, Milder Flu May Follow From Newly Revealed Immune Mechan
Enlisted to help fight viral infections, immune cells called macrophages consume virus-infected cells to stop the spread of the disease in the body. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered how macrophages keep from succumbing to the infection themselves. Boosting this mechanismmay be a way to speed recovery from respiratory infections.
Ferns Provide Model For Tiny Motors Powered By Evaporation
Scientists looked to ferns to create a novel energy scavenging device that uses the power of evaporation to move itself -- materials that could provide a method for powering micro and nano devices with just water or heat. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Cassini Images Discover A Windy, Wavy Titan Atmosphere
Imaging scientists, analyzing images of Titan designed to allow views of the surface and lower atmosphere, have discovered that the winds on Titan blow a lot faster than the moon rotates. In contrast, the jet stream of Earth blows a lot slower than the surface of our planet moves. Scientists Find Possible Origin Of Mysterious Red And Blue Lights In T
For years, scientists have observed unstructured silicate particles in space, but could not pinpoint the origin of recent observation of wide presence of crystalline silicates or their role in the Milky Way Galaxy. Now NASA researchers and colleagues have successfully created nanoclusters of silicates. Component Of Plastic Stimulates Growth Of Certain Prostate Cancer Cell
An estrogen-like chemical commonly used to synthesize plastic food containers has been shown to encourage the growth of a specific category of prostate cancer cell, potentially affecting the treatment efficacy for a subset of prostate cancers. Antibiotic That Appears To Control Phobias May Also Be Useful In Treat
Scientists now provide further evidence that a drug known as D-cycloserine could play a role in helping to extinguish the craving behaviors associated with drug addiction. Their study found that mice treated with D-cycloserine were less likely to spend time in an environment where they had previously been trained to expect cocaine than mice treated with a placebo.
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