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393 articles from WEDNESDAY 11.1.2012

• WEDNESDAY 11. JANUARY, 2012
• 00:24 Herschel and Spitzer see nearby galaxies' stardust

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- The cold dust that builds blazing stars is revealed in new images that combine observations from the Herschel Space Observatory, a European Space Agency-led mission with important NASA contributions; and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The new images map the dust in the galaxies known as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two of the closest neighbors to our own Milky Way galaxy.  

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• 00:24 How can pediatric HIV be eliminated in Zimbabwe?

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  Eliminating new infant HIV infections in Zimbabwe will require not only improved access to antiretroviral medications but also support to help HIV-infected mothers continue taking their medication and safely reduce or eliminate breastfeeding, according to an article in the January issue of PLoS Medicine. Findings of the report from an international research team should help with the planning of expanded programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa and other areas with limited health resources.  

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• 00:24 Life Tech, Illumina unveil one-day genomes

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  Life Technologies Corp. and Illumina Inc. unveiled rival genetic-sequencing machines Tuesday that both say can map a person's genome in a single day.  

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• 00:24 Marijuana smoke not as damaging to lungs as cigarette smoke

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  Using marijuana carries legal risks, but a new study shows that the consequences of occasionally lighting up do not include long-term loss of lung function, according to a new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers published in the January 11, 2012, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.  

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• 00:24 New star cluster W3A images captured by SOFIA observatory

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) researchers have captured new images of a recently born cluster of massive stars named W3A.  

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• 00:24 Nintendo gives 2nd glimpse of Wii U game machine

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  Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii U game console will come with a controller that has a big, touch-enabled screen. At first glance, that seems like an obstacle to the kind of casual multiplayer gaming that made the first Wii console such a breakout hit.  

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• 00:24 Persons with dementia have higher rate of hospitalizations

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  Compared to individuals without dementia, persons who developed dementia subsequently had a significantly higher rate of hospital admissions for all causes and admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions for which proactive care may have prevented hospitalizations, according to a study in the January 11 issue of JAMA.  

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• 00:24 Russia's space chief says failures may be sabotage

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  (AP) -- Some recent Russian satellite failures may have been the result of sabotage by foreign forces, Russia's space chief said Tuesday, in comments apparently aimed at the United States.  

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• 00:24 Stars pop onto the scene in new WISE image

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- This enormous section of the Milky Way galaxy is a mosaic of images from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The constellations Cassiopeia and Cepheus are featured in this 1,000-square degree expanse. These constellations, named after an ancient Queen and King of Ethiopia in Greek mythology, are visible in the northern sky every night of the year as seen from most of the United States.  

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• 00:24 Study establishes importance of tracking diseases associated with illegal wildlife trade

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  An article released today in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified evidence of retroviruses and herpesviruses in illegally imported wildlife products confiscated at several U.S. international airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental-Houston and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International. The pilot program was initiated to establish surveillance and testing methods to uncover the potential public health risks from illegally imported wildlife products coming into the United States. The preliminary results of the program clearly demonstrate the potential human health risk from the illegal wildlife trade at major international travel hubs as a pathway to disease emergence in animals and humans.  

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• 00:24 Study evaluates blood potassium levels after heart attack and risk of in-hospital mortality

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  Patients hospitalized after a heart attack who had blood potassium levels of between 3.5 and less than 4.5 mEq/L (milliEquivalents per liter) had a lower risk of death than patients with potassium levels that were higher or lower than this range, according to a study in the January 11 issue of JAMA. Clinical practice guidelines recommend maintaining serum potassium levels between 4.0 and 5.0 mEq/L in patients after a heart attack.  

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• 00:24 Study examines accuracy of prognostic tools used to predict mortality among older adults

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  A review of 16 prognostic indices used to predict risk of death in older adults in a variety of clinical settings, such as in nursing homes and hospitals, found that there is insufficient evidence to recommend the widespread use of these indices in clinical practice, according to a study in the January 11 issue of JAMA.  

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• 00:24 Study shows early primate had a transitional lemur-like grooming claw

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  Celebrities are channeling a distant relative with what Harper's Bazaar describes as the latest trend in nail fashion for 2012: claws. But this may not be the first time primates traded their nails for claws.  

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• 00:24 Young women often fail to spot their weight gain

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  Despite popular belief about women's weight concerns, young women commonly fail to recognize recent gain of as many as 11 pounds – putting them at risk for cardiovascular disease and other obesity-related conditions. Self-perception of weight gain also appears to be significantly influenced by race, ethnicity and contraceptive methods.  

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• 00:08 Black Hole Caught Pulling Trigger on Gas "Bullets"

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  New ultrasharp pictures show the exact moment a black hole fired knots of gas at a quarter the speed of light, scientists say

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• 00:07 When Galaxies Crash

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  Most massive, distant galaxy cluster found  

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• 00:04 CES Shows the Future of Television

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  You know that high-definition TV screen that's sitting on your desk or in your living room? The TVs on display at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas make your set look so early 21st century.

  HD has been a featured part of CES for more than 35 years, since Panasonic first showed an analog 1125-line prototype in 1974. For Samsung, the TV can now become the centerpiece of the entire telecommunications and functional appliance environment formerly known as your home or office. For example, the company showed a washing machine, with an accompanying app that can display the status of the wash cycle to any compatible device, including the TV.

  Voice and Gesture Control, Modular TV

  This new generation of TVs will mean that you won't have to exert all that energy to find the remote control. Samsung's new TVs can be controlled by voice and hand gestures via a built-in camera, and facial recognition gives the TV the ability to know which channels you like to watch, and which home screen is yours.

  The company is also dabbling in content, with family-oriented programming that allows users to upload and share photos, and health-related programming that wirelessly connects to a weight scale. The photo-sharing, via a Samsung cloud service, will also be tied into automatic sharing by owners of its phones and cameras.

  There's also a new 75-inch set from Samsung with a dual-core processor that allows the set to do what many TV watchers already do -- multi-tasking. A user can go from a movie to an app that could, for instance, show the latest sports scores -- and then back to the movie.

  Samsung is also beginning to look at the TV as a modular system, not unlike a stereo system or a computer. One aspect of that modularity...

   

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• 00:02 LA court seeks more info in Honda hybrid suit (AP)

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  AP - A small-claims court commissioner decided Tuesday to reconvene the trial of a fraud lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed Honda failed to deliver on its hybrid car's fuel efficiency promise.

  
   

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