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Scandinavia Chilly to Apple
Regulators in Norway and Sweden say they're disappointed by Apple's refusal to make music purchased from its iTunes music store compatible with rival players. They may take the company to court. In other Apple news: Deal will connect iPod to car stereos.... French "iPod law" takes effect. Treadmill Training Helps Down Syndrome Babies Walk Months Earlier
Starting Down syndrome infants on treadmill training for just minutes a day can help them walk up to four or five months earlier than with only traditional physical therapy, a new study shows. Texas Police, Border Agents Using Labs' Sniffer To Nab Drug Trafficker
On a South Texas highway local police and border agents are using a hand-held sniffer developed at Sandia National Laboratories to help stem the flow of illegal drugs northward into the U.S. Sandia loaned the South Texas Specialized Crimes and Narcotics Task Force one of its prototype Hound systems as part of a field trial to evaluate the system for drug detection. Preposterous Headdresses and Feathered Ladies: Hair, Wigs, Barbers, an
This companion to a 2003 exhibit at the Yale University's Lewis Walpole Library features "a selection of prints [from the second half of the 18th century] focused on hair and wigs, and on the hairdressers and barbers who created and tended them."Includes images of prints such as "A Doleful Disaster, or Miss Fubby Fatarmin's Wig Caught Fire"and "A French Hair Dresser Running through the Streets to his Customers." Gene Makes Muscles In The Obese Store More Fat
The gene encoding an enzyme that hinders muscle from burning fat manufactures three times more enzyme in the muscle of obese people than lean people, researchers from Duke University Medical Center and Louisiana State University have found. This causes the obese muscle tissue to both store more fat and burn less fat, the researchers said.
Pronouns Aid Brain Function
New research suggests that pronouns may play a far greater role than simply replacing a proper name in a sentence. A new study suggests that pronouns help keep the brain's complex circuitry and limited memory system from being overloaded. Using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), psychologists studied the brain activity of 21 adults, ages 19 - 34, who were asked to read sequences of sentences to compare the brain's response to pronouns versus proper names. An HIV Protein Plays A Surprising Role In Gene Activation
The transcriptional activator, HIV-1 Tat, not only acts by promoting RNA polymerase processivity, but it is able to promote transcription complex assembly in the absence of TATA-box-binding protein-associated factors. Vaccination With Anthrax Capsule Protects Against Experimental Infecti
Vaccination with the anthrax capsule, a naturally occurring component of the bacterium that causes the disease, protected mice from lethal anthrax infection, according to scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Early Detection Of Human Papilloma And Other Viral Infections
Scientists have developed a new, amazingly sensitive method for identifying the earliest stages of infection with human papilloma virus (HPV), a common virus that can increase the risk of cervical cancer in women. The test also has the potential for early identification of infection with other so-called DNA viruses, which cause a range of diseases that includes genital herpes and hepatitis. Key To Tackling Malaria May Lie In Bed Nets For Adults And Older Child
Protecting older children and adults with insecticide-treated bed nets may be an effective way to combat malaria, a study has shown. The research, published today in the open access journal PLoS Medicine, suggests that protecting half of all older children and adults would also protect the wider community from malaria, which kills over one million people each year.
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