Topic: University Of Rochester

"Time Cloak" Created; Can Make Events Disappear

Einstein's theories of relativity suggest that gravity can cause time to slow down. Now scientists have demonstrated a way to stop time...
You press the button, we do the rest.". . So Kodak promised back in 1888 when founder George Eastman introduced the company's first camera.. . But...

Universities Join Start-Up Fray

As non-traditional start-up investors like hedge fund managers and celebrities pour funding into fledgling Internet companies with hopes of finding...

How neurons make sense of our senses

Scientists at the University of Rochester, Washington University in St. Louis, and Baylor College of Medicine have unraveled how the brain manages...

Hospital safety practices unrelated to outcomes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whether or not trauma centers meet national safety standards says little about a patient's risk of dying or getting an infection while there, according to new research.The findings add to evidence that quality measures meant to ...

Six Ways to Save in Retirement

CNN Money lists six ways to save in retirement as follows (along with my comments after each point): 1. Fine-tune your budget. You've probably...

U.S. News' Best Colleges guide released

Columbia University bested fellow-Ivy Cornell as the Empire State's top university, according to U.S. News and World Report.. . Nationally, Harvard...
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Tax hikes needed for pension funding: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - State and local governments will need to raise taxes by $1,398 per household every year for the next 30 years in order to achieve full funding of their pension systems, according to a report released on Wednesday.The ...

Heart therapy works better in women

For the first time in the history of heart disease research, a certain type of treatment has proven more effective in women than in men, according to a US study published Monday.The research found that women saw a 70 percent reduction ...