EurekAlert! - Business and EconomicsThe premier online source for science news since 1996. A service of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.US FDA approves GSK's KINRIX -- new combination vaccine for children- June 25, 2008 (Cohn & Wolfe) GlaxoSmithKline announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved KINRIX, the first combination vaccine to offer protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio diseases in one shot.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/cw-fag062508.php Online service lets blind surf the Internet from any computer, anywhere- June 25, 2008 (University of Washington) New software launched today lets blind and visually impaired people surf the Internet on the go. The UW computer science student who created the software, called WebAnywhere, says more accessibility tools must move from desktop machines to the Web.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uow-osl062508.php Industry, government and academia collaborate at national lab- June 25, 2008 (Oklahoma State University) The sensor industry has a new ally. Since its creation in 2006, the UML has forged relationships with numerous companies, government agencies and universities. These include: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory, USA Biometrics Fusion Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Republic Aero, AT&T and ConocoPhillips. The UML works with these groups and others to develop sensor technologies needed by its...http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/osu-iga062508.php Morbid thoughts whet the appetite- June 25, 2008 (University of Chicago Press Journals) Can watching TV news or crime shows trigger overeating According to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research, people who are thinking about their own deaths want to consume more.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uocp-mtw062508.php Independent thinkers judge distances differently than holistic types- June 25, 2008 (University of Chicago Press Journals) Every day we're faced with decisions that involve spatial judgments. Which line should we choose at the supermarket Which route should we take to work A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that thinking styles affect spatial judgment.http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uocp-itj062508.php |