A bicoastal couple finds a way to be in constant contact — even sleeping together — despite the great divide. It’s a 21st-century love affair, courtesy of mobile technology. By Rachel Metz.
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One is an internet search powerhouse, the other a massive retailer. They have more in common than you might think. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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An artists’ collective shows off robotic sculptures that play music, climb ropes and interact with fascinated visitors. Rachel Metz reports from New York.
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NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has for the first time captured the light from two known planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. The findings mark the beginning of a new age of planetary science, in which “extrasolar” planets can be directly measured and compared.
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New research suggests BOTOX (botulinun toxin type A) may significantly reduce frequency of headache attacks in migraine patients suffering from chronic daily headaches (CHD).
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In the late 1980s, Dr. Leonard Pike stood at a roadside vegetable market in Russia and watched a produce man chop, chop, chop much like a butcher slicing deli meat. When he was finished, the thin, yellow medallions under his knife were gathered up like poker chips, weighed in a bag, and handed to the customer.
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A combination vaccine developed to reduce the number of vaccines infants receive appears to provide less immunity than the vaccines administered individually, according to a study in the April 13 issue of JAMA.
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Theory and molecular immunology predict that reduced genetic diversity increases susceptibility to new diseases. Does reduced genetic diversity over a large portion of a species’ range imply similarly widespread disease risk?
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A new study confirmed that a gene associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS) susceptibility is located on chromosome 12q and and also suggests that at least one other gene may be involved in restless leg syndrome, according to an article in the April issue of the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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The search behemoth unveils its new feature, ‘My Search History,’ which lets users view their past search requests and results. Google hopes the feature will be a hit, but privacy advocates fear the information could get into the wrong hands.
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