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10,000 people in world-first cerebral palsy study
Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have launched the largest study of its kind in the world in a bid to better understand the possible genetic causes of cerebral...
Mobile Users Make Same Mistakes As Disabled PC Users
Many able-bodied people make the same errors -- and with similar frequencies -- when typing and 'mousing' on mobile phones, as physically impaired users of desktop computers. This means that...
To Sing Like Shakira, Press '1' Now
Scientists have developed an electronic ear to judge and coach vibrato technique. Vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer’s voice -- is an important aspect of a...
EU opens bidding for Galileo satnav network
The European Commission invited bids on Tuesday for contractors to participate in the construction of the European Union's much delayed Galileo satellite navigation network.
Fine, demerit points for Quebec drivers talking on cellphones
A ban on using hand-held cellphones while driving took effect in Quebec on Tuesday, with offenders facing fines and demerit points if convicted.
AT&T to sell iPhone without contract
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. will sell the new version of the iPhone without a service contract for $400 more than the price with a two-year plan, a break from...
Morgentaler to receive Order of Canada: report
The Governor General is reportedly preparing to name a leading abortion rights crusader to the Order of Canada, news that has outraged anti-abortion groups.
Pentagon Buying More Eyes In The Sky
The Pentagon will buy and operate one or two commercial imagery satellites and plans to design and build another with more sophisticated spying capabilities, according to government and private industry...
Wise Ways To Go Hands-Free For Cell Phones
An expert from CNET named names on The Early Show, even as California and Washington became the latest states requiring such systems for drivers.
Feature: When law meets science
What kind of science is being used by our political leaders and law makers when they assess things like environmental impact? How could the seemingly disparate worlds of science and...
Groups seek drilling halt near sage grouse habitat
(AP) -- Two conservation groups have asked the federal government to impose new restrictions on oil and gas development in the West to protect the greater sage grouse, a...
France plans revolution in space
As it takes over the EU's rotating presidency, France says it wants to give European space policy a new political direction.
Miracle fruit turns sour into sweet
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 1 (UPI) -- A Florida grower said demand is rising for a red berry nicknamed "miracle fruit" that can make sour things taste sweet.
Medication managers, drug stores merge networks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The drug store and pharmacy benefit management industries on Tuesday will announce a combination of their information systems in order to boost electronic prescribing by physicians....
Milk Jug Gets A Makeover
The price of milk isn"t the only thing changing at the grocery store. The shape of the iconic milk jug is getting edgier, Ben Tracy reports. But not all customers...
Nutrition Intervention as the Fountain of Youth
NEW ORLEANS-An anti-aging pill is not yet an over-the-counter phenomenon, but it's never too late to start eating better to live a longer, healthier life. Studies prove that consuming more...
Pizza Loses Favor as Italians Turn to Pasta
In another sign of markets gone askew, the number of Italians who prefer pizza has nearly halved since prices started shooting up two years ago. Part of Global Food Crisis:...
Bell's BlackBerry service disrupted
Customers of Bell Canada's BlackBerry wireless service experienced disruptions in the hand-held device's e-mail, video streaming and web browsing functions Monday afternoon, Bell said.
When using gestures, rules of grammar remain the same
The mind apparently has a consistent way of ordering an event that defies the order in which subjects, verbs, and objects typically appear in languages, according to research at the...
Watermelon May Have Viagra-Effect
A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine’s Day. read more
VIDEO: Voice Joystick: A Sound-Steered Mouse
In development for paralysis patients, this computer peripheral device picks up where speech recognition leaves off
The perils of overconfidence
Overestimating one's abilities can have hazardous consequences. The overconfident investment banker may lose millions on a "can't-miss" start up or a driver who's had one too many may insist...
Popularity of Ethnic Foods: a Cause for Concern?
Ethnic foods constitute one of the fastest growing segments of the food service industry. The rise of ethnic dining establishments throughout the nation presents barriers to the food inspection process....
Swedes protest new wiretap law
Swedes have bombarded their country's legislators with more than one-million e-mails protesting a new eavesdropping law that allows officials to listen in on all cross-border e-mail and telephone traffic without...
3-D mammograms, cameras may improve breast exams
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D....
Statistical Relationships Simplified
Dave Saville, Lincoln Research Centre, New Zealand, and Jacqueline Rowarth, Massey University, New Zealand, present a flow chart of common statistical techniques in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and...
Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda
Hydrogen-powered cars will not be commercially available on a large scale before 2020, a senior official from Japanese auto maker Mazda said Monday in Spain at an international oil conference.
Tech heavyweights team up to fend off patent lawsuits
Several major U.S. technology companies are collaborating to buy up patents in a move aimed at warding off lawsuits for intellectual-property infringement.