By Jennifer Martinez and David Lawsky
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Many people have sent an email while angry, exhausted, inebriated or just by mistake that they later regretted. Now, Google has a way to help protect you (and others) from such a faux pas.
As part of its quest to attract users to its Gmail service, the [...]
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States overtook Germany as the biggest producer of wind power last year, new figures showed, and will likely take the lead in solar power this year, analysts said on Monday.
Even before an expected “Obama bounce” from a new President who has vowed to boost clean energy, U.S. wind power capacity [...]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp said it would launch in April in Japan plasma TVs that are a quarter of the thickness and consume half as much electricity as conventional models, in a bid to stir up demand amid a spreading recession.
Panasonic, the world’s largest plasma TV maker ahead of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, aims [...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The former self-styled manager of Britney Spears sued the pop star and her parents on Tuesday, accusing them of slander and failing to pay his fees.
Sam Lutfi, Spears’ constant companion in late 2007 at the height of her personal and professional meltdown, filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court after [...]
A number of biological markers have been linked to a predisposition for developing alcohol dependence (AD).
New findings have linked relapse among AD patients to the Val66Met (rs6265) polymorphism in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene.
In Poland, alcohol dependence (AD) affects about four percent of the population, causing about 10,000 deaths per year. While a number of [...]
Green tea may negate the effects of a common cancer therapy
(WASHINGTON, February 3, 2009) – Green tea products have become regarded as a valuable health supplement, as studies have shown evidence of its benefit against a variety of diseases, including cancer. However, a new study suggests that some components of green tea may counteract the [...]
(Chicago) - A new study by researchers from Rush University Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine using mice indicate that a child’s memory and the severity of learning disorders may be affected by what his or her mother did when she was a child.
Findings from the study will be published in the February [...]
COROT has found the smallest terrestrial planet ever detected outside the Solar System. The amazing planet is less than twice the size of Earth and orbits a Sun-like star. Its temperature is so high that it is possibly covered in lava or water vapour. About 330 exoplanets have been discovered so far, most of [...]
By Ben Klayman - Analysis
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) might have difficulty escaping its $400 million marketing deal with the New York Mets, but the bank could reduce its obligation by finding another company to assume the most important part of the contract: sponsoring the new baseball stadium.
Growing public and political pressure may force [...]
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea may be preparing to use the site of its previous ballistic missile launches on the east coast to fire its longest range missile, possibly toward Japan, news reports said on Wednesday.
Reports of a possible missile launch follow threats directed at Seoul and Washington, which analysts said are meant [...]