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Daytime Sleepiness From Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Raise Risk For Car
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep related breathing disorder that causes your body to stop breathing during sleep, can disturb your sleep numerous times on any given night. As a result, you may experience daytime sleepiness. Daytime sleepiness brought on by OSA may put you more at risk for cardiovascular problems, according to a study published in the December 1st issue of the journal SLEEP. Emission Caps Could Help EVs
Congress' plan to cap greenhouse gases gives automakers incentive to produce electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. In Autopia. Religion &Ethics: Pope John Paul II: Theological Obituary
An overview of Pope John Paul II's attitudes and opinions on various spiritual and moral issues, such as liberation theology, reconciliation with the Jews, euthanasia, suicide, capital punishment, abortion, women in the church, and right to life. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). NIST Demonstrates Key Step In Use Of Quantum Computers For Code-Breaki
A crucial step in a procedure that could enable future quantum computers to break today's most commonly used encryption codes has been demonstrated by physicists at the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). [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... Evidence Of Same-sex Mating In Nature
The study provides the first evidence of naturally occurring same-sex mating, and sheds light on the genetic and environmental factors that play important roles in the evolution of the current population structure of this pathogenic fungus. [Ironic] Chinese online gamer stabbed for selling virtual sword
A Shanghai online game player stabbed to death a competitor who sold his cyber-sword, the China Daily said yesterday, creating a dilemma in China where no law exists for the ownership of virtual weapons.Qiu Chengwei, 41, stabbed competitor Zhu Caoyuan repeatedly in the chest after he was told Zhu had sold his "dragon sabre", used in the popular online game Legend of Mir 3, the newspaper said a Shanghai court was told. Fruit Flies Learn and Remember Better When Lacking One Receptor
When fruit flies lack a receptor for the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid, their ability to learn or remember is enhanced, the first time scientists have been able to induce this effect in the insects. James Webb Space Telescope's 'Spine' Passes Health Tests
The "spine"of the James Webb Space Telescope, called the backplane, is in great health for space, according to scientists and engineers. Recent tests show that the backplane, which supports the big mirrors of the telescope, can handle its trip into space and operate correctly when the observatory launches in 2013. Unprecedented Genetic Study May Help Identify People Most At Risk For
Researchers at the Molecular Neurobiology Branch of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, have completed the most comprehensive scan of the human genome to date linked to the ongoing efforts to identify people most at risk for developing alcoholism. This study represents the first time the new genomic technology has been used to comprehensively identify genes linked to substance abuse.
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