| VIDEO: Pianist's hands in Hollywood 3D |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Researchers at the University of Southampton are using 3D motion-capture technology to understand the mechanics of piano playing. |
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| Amphibian family first for India |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - A new family of caecilians, the most enigmatic branch of the amphibians, has been discovered in northeastern India. |
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| Study links endometriosis with increased risk of developing 3 specific types of ovarian cancer |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Women with a history of endometriosis are significantly more likely to develop three specific types of ovarian cancer (clear cell, endometrioid, and low-grade serous), according to an article published Online First in the Lancet Oncology. |
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| Classification-based therapy no better for back pain |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - (HealthDay) -- Treatment of patients with lower back pain (LBP) using a classification-based physical therapy approach shows no statistically significant superiority to treatment with usual physical therapy care, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in Spine. |
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| Newly identified oral bacterium linked to heart disease and meningitis |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - A novel bacterium, thought to be a common inhabitant of the oral cavity, has the potential to cause serious disease if it enters the bloodstream, according to a study in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Its identification will allow scientists to work out how it causes disease and evaluate the risk that it poses. |
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| Superbugs from space offer new source of power |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Bacteria normally found 30km above the earth have been identified as highly efficient generators of electricity. |
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| Study confirms that road users are jamming GPS signals |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - The first direct evidence of GPS jammers in use on British roads will be presented today alongside predictions of a major incident involving ships in the English Channel over the next decade caused by disruption to navigation signals. |
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| Plastic surgery gives younger appearance to aging face |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - (HealthDay) -- Aesthetic facial plastic surgery results in a reduction in perceived age, with the effect more substantial for those who undergo multiple procedures, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. |
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| PlayStation Vita's rear pad a touchy subject |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - (AP) -- There's a suspicious knock on the wall. A dimwitted henchman working for an evil mastermind named Bakuki goes over to investigate the strange noise and then - WOOSH! - his blotchy body splatters across the room after a giant blade surprises him from behind. That's just one way players can flick their fingers to help heroes Lil and Laarg evade trouble in the cartoony video game "Escape Plan." |
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| AT&T CEO takes $2M pay cut over T-Mobile deal |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - (AP) -- AT&T's board cut CEO Randall Stephenson's 2011 pay by $2.08 million because he engineered the failed deal to buy T-Mobile USA, according to a regulatory filing. |
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