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It could be that certain bacteria cause inflammation that can affect appetite as well as inflammatory bowel conditions like Crohn’s disease and colitis, the researchers reported in the journal Science. In other words, the germs make you overeat, Andrew Gewirtz of Emory University in Atlanta and colleagues reported. "Previous research has suggested that bacteria can influence how well en...

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.How many apps does it take to screw in a light bulb? That was the question facing Microsoft as rival mobile operating systems backed by Apple and Google added tens of thousands of applications giving users stylus-free access to a wide range of capabilities. For a company whose co-founder trumpeted the notion of inform...

We're sort of loving Acer's new bad-boy vibe -- not only have company execs recently gone on record saying that US PC manufacturers will be dead within 20 years and that they want to "change the Microsoft-Intel environment" with Chrome OS, but now they're standing firm while everyone else races to do a tablet. At least that's the word from Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin, who told Digitimes that w...

The Epilepsy Foundation offers these suggestions: Make sure your home is well carpeted and padded underneath. Cover any sharp corners on furniture with padding. Always close fireplace screens when the fireplace is lit. People with epilepsy should avoid lighting a fire or carrying lit candles. When buying space heaters or any type of iron, look for these and similar appliances with an aut...

The germ that causes the condition, known as Clostridium difficile, can create serious symptoms, including diarrhea and an inflammation of the colon, that can be fatal. The infection can be difficult to treat because the bacteria have become immune to some drugs. The bacteria have been found mostly in hospitals, nursing homes and similar facilities. "Recent reports have shown ...

We just received a set of screengrabs from an anonymous source giving us a glimpse at what appears to be Google’s (and thus, the world’s) future interface to its web applications, Gmail in particular. While we were originally tempted to ignore them, communications with the tipster would indicate genuine insider knowledge. Regardless, we can not independently confirm the authenticity of these i...

On the eve of Christmas 2007, quite a few obituaries for incandescent light bulbs were penned. News was slow, time was short and Congress had just outlined a new energy plan that would essentially force these energy-wasting bulbs out by 2012. Now, however, legions of scientists are racing the clock to develop new incandescents that will still meet the upcoming guidelines, with a Deposition Scienc...