Ancient frozen ecosystem produces blood-red ice flows

April 17, 2009
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Ancient frozen ecosystem produces blood-red ice flows

A microbial ecosystem has been trapped under an Antarctic glacier for over a million years. Researchers have now figured out what fuels these bacteria thanks to a shift that has brought bright red, iron-rich ice to the surface. The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are considered one of the least hospitable places on Earth;...

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Glaxo – Pfizer enters deal

April 17, 2009
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GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C. and Pfizer Inc. announced a deal that would combine their HIV operations into a new company that would account for almost 20 percent of sales of drugs to fight the virus. In recent years, competitors, most notably Gilead Sciences Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., have seized the lead in sales of HIV...

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Depression raises heart failure risks

April 14, 2009
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Heart patients who become depressed have a higher risk of developing heart failure, regardless of whether they take antidepressants, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They said the study is the first to look at whether depression raises the risk for heart failure, a chronic condition affecting 5 million Americans in which the heart gradually...

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Tech Mahindra emerged as highest Satyam bidder

April 14, 2009
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In a move Mahindra Group Vice-Chairman Anand Mahindra termed a “game changer”, Tech Mahindra emerged the highest bidder for Satyam. If it goes through, the deal will give Tech Mahindra a seat at the high table of the Indian IT services business. It will also mark the end of the uncertainty surrounding Satyam, though...

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First puppy for the Obamas

April 12, 2009
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The identity of the first puppy — the one that the Washington press corps has been yelping about for months, the one President Obama has seemed to delight in dropping hints about — leaked out yesterday. This despite White House efforts to delay the news until the big debut planned for Tuesday afternoon. The...

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Diabetes might lead to poor memory

April 12, 2009
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Failure to control type 2 diabetes may lead to poorer memory and diminished brain power, a new study has found. According to University of Edinburgh team, severe hypoglycaemic episodes – hypos – occur when blood sugar levels drop dangerously low.Hypoglycaemia is caused by a lack of sugar (glucose) reaching the brain, which uses it...

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