The widely prescribed drug tamoxifen already plays a major role in reducing the risk of death from breast cancer. But a new study suggests that women should be taking the drug for twice as long as is now customary, a finding that could upend the standard that has been in place for about 15 years. In the study, patients who continued taking tamoxifen for 10 years were less likely to have...
India Ink: India's Parliament Opens Door to Foreign Retail Investors
Label: WorldAfter two days of sometimes ear-splitting debate, India’s Lok Sabha, or lower house, of Parliament voted down a measure prohibiting large foreign retailers like Wal-Mart from entering the country. Of the 543 members in the house, 218 voted in favor of a proposition banning these companies from the country, and 253 against.Rival leaders from Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav...
Dec
04
High-Speed Trades Hurt Investors, a Study Says
Label: BusinessA top government economist has concluded that the high-speed trading firms that have come to dominate the nation’s financial markets are taking significant profits from traditional investors. Mendoza College of BusinessThe economist Andrei Kirilenko’s findings are still being reviewed by peers and have encountered opposition. Hiroko Masuike/The New York...
Sign Language Researchers Broaden Science Lexicon
Label: HealthImagine trying to learn biology without ever using the word “organism.” Or studying to become a botanist when the only way of referring to photosynthesis is to spell the word out, letter by painstaking letter. For deaf students, this game of scientific Password has long been the daily classroom and laboratory experience. Words like “organism” and “photosynthesis” — to say nothing of more...
Sign Language Researchers Broaden Science Lexicon
Label: LifestyleImagine trying to learn biology without ever using the word “organism.” Or studying to become a botanist when the only way of referring to photosynthesis is to spell the word out, letter by painstaking letter. For deaf students, this game of scientific Password has long been the daily classroom and laboratory experience. Words like “organism” and “photosynthesis” — to say nothing of more...
Assad Suffering Reversals in Fighting and Diplomacy
Label: WorldThair Al-Khalidieh/Shaam News Network, via ReutersA Free Syrian Army fighter battled government forces in Homs, Syria, on Monday. BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fierce fighting on the battlefield and setbacks on the diplomatic front increased pressure on the embattled Syrian government as fresh signs emerged on Tuesday of a sustained battle for control of the capital, Damascus. News reports quoted...
Dec
03
App Maker Uber Hits Regulatory Snarl
Label: BusinessJack Atley for The New York TimesThe Uber car-hiring app was introduced in Sydney last month. WASHINGTON — Summoning a taxi or car service with your smartphone feels like the future. City governments around the world can agree on that. But many of them are proposing new rules that would run Uber, one of the most prominent ride-requesting apps, off the road. James Best Jr./The New York TimesThe...
Study Bolsters Link Between Routine Hits to Head and Long-Term Brain Disease
Label: HealthThe growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes, military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Brain. The study, which included brain samples taken posthumously from 85 people who had histories of repeated mild traumatic...
Study Bolsters Link Between Routine Hits to Head and Long-Term Brain Disease
Label: LifestyleThe growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes, military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Brain. The study, which included brain samples taken posthumously from 85 people who had histories of repeated mild traumatic...
App Maker Uber Hits Regulatory Snarl
Label: TechnologyJack Atley for The New York TimesThe Uber car-hiring app was introduced in Sydney last month. WASHINGTON — Summoning a taxi or car service with your smartphone feels like the future. City governments around the world can agree on that. But many of them are proposing new rules that would run Uber, one of the most prominent ride-requesting apps, off the road. James Best Jr./The New York TimesThe...
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