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Do financial interests result in positive results in scientific research?
Virtually all of the scientific authors who provided positive results for the anti-diabetic drug rosiglitazone had financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, according to new research.
F-35 fighter fleet's price may be double forecast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The estimated total cost of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 fighter jets being bought by the Pentagon may be nearly twice as high as originally forecast, the Defense...
U.S. pipeline company pays EPA fines
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- Texas company NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership agreed to pay $450,000 to settle claims it failed to plan for oil spills and environmental accidents.
Research streamlines data processing to solve problems more efficiently
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new analytical method that opens the door to faster processing of large amounts of information, with applications in fields as diverse...
Cheetahs return to Angola's south
Wild cheetahs have returned to southern Angola for the first time in decades, having disappeared during decades of civil war, a researcher said Friday.
Decision on Google library likely to change publishing indelibly
Google has been busy. The Internet giant has been copying and storing millions of the world's out-of-print and out-of-copyright books in a vast online archive. It could all be just...
Florida moves closer to LNG link
BRADENTON, Fla., March 19 (UPI) -- The Manatee County Port Authority in Florida signed off on a $30 million deal with Port Dolphin Energy for the state's second major...
Study suggests need for broader use of individualised learning plans for physicians
Physicians would be better prepared for the accelerating rate of scientific discovery - and more in step with the latest in patient-care - if they added an important tool to...
Augmented reality windshield from GM to show drivers potential hazards (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- General Motors and scientists from the University of Southern California and Carnegie Mellon University are developing a windshield display that will highlight obstacles or objects on the road...
Indian Firms Expand Abroad
Specialties: India's chemical makers snap up Western assets.
ESA Euronews: Are we alone?
Flying saucers, aliens and UFOs are just science fiction to most people, but to some they are real. What's the scientific explanation of these unexplained sightings in the sky?...
Folding plug wins international award for student inventor (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A design student, frustrated at having his brand new wafer-thin laptop scratched by the unwieldy and bulky plug attached to it, set about re-designing the standard British 3-pin...
Soviet space dogs blast-off to animated immortality
In space, no one can hear you bark. Two mongrels named Belka and Strelka made history in 1960 when they went into orbit in a Soviet space ship and then...
BioMed Analysis: Joining forces against TB
A partnership involving the US Food and Drug Administration may speed up delivery of new tuberculosis drug combinations, says Priya Shetty.
The Science Talk Quiz: "Totally Bogus"
Hi, Steve Mirsky here, and this is the Scientific American Science Talk podcast’s quiz, TOTALLY BOGUS. Here are four science stories, but only three are true. See if you know...
EMC CEO gets $9M pay package in 2009, down 23 pct
(AP) -- The pay package last year for EMC Corp. CEO Joe Tucci was 23 percent lower than in 2008, a reflection of lower equity awards and cuts to...
Pay attention, Radford!
Tim Radford discovers an effervescent enthusiasm and humour in Ian Stewart's mathematical curiosities and treasures that was absent from the morose maths lessons of his schooldaysProfessor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, and Professor...
Federal Tobacco Rule Is Set to Go Into Effect in June
Officials said they would implement a measure banning the sale and marketing of tobacco products to teenagers 15 years after its proposal.
Palm's Phone Sales Slump And Stock Dives
Palm Sales Slump In Third Quarter As Its New Phones Struggle For Attention; Stock Hammered
Nexus One with 3G now available for AT&T, but it's a terrible deal
From a financial perspective, the quiet launch of the AT&T version of the Nexus One is a spectacularly bad deal for wireless users and I urge any AT&T customers thinking...
New IBM Service Plays Real-Time Matchmaker In Call Centers
IBM announced a new service today which uses advanced analytics to match a caller with the optimal customer service representative (CSR) in real-time. IBM has collaborated with specialty insurance...
Mobile learning with iPhone now possible
Developing countries often lack the appropriate infrastructure and trained personnel to enable lifelong learning or continuing education. Although broadband Internet is on the rise, it still requires a big funds...
Recipes for Health: Roasted Red Pepper Filled With Tuna
This version of a classic dish of Provence relies on charred pepper and a tart tuna filling.
Video: Notebook: Unplug?
A nonprofit group called Reboot has declared a National Day of Unplugging beginning tomorrow, March 19th, 2010, at sunset. Katie Couric comments on putting down that BlackBerry, turning off...
Fine-Tuning Led to Health Bill’s $940 Billion Price Tag
Building the health care legislation was not some wild shopping spree, but more like a trip to the local fruit stand with a set amount of money in hand and...
Sex.com Auction Canceled
Creditors Say Internet Domain's Too Hot to be Sold, Owner Forced into Bankruptcy
Fresh Ideas on Diversity Wanted for New NIH Competition
Is there a new way for academics to promote diversity in science? The National Institutes of Health is betting $10 million that there is.
YouTube expected to launch bid to woo musicians from MySpace
YouTube is expected to announce on Wednesday a new program -- dubbed "Musicians Wanted" -- to lure independent musicians to its social networking site.