Female alcoholics can develop cognitive problems more rapidly than male alcoholics.

Scientists found that zooplankton fed high-quality, phosphorous-rich food end up with much lower concentrations of toxic methylmercury. The better-fed animals gained more weight relative to the amount of toxin they ingested, thus diluting the level of toxin in their tissues. The result suggests ways in which methylmercury and other toxins can be slowed in their passage up the aquatic food chain to fish and humans.

Analysis of three genetic mechanisms that cause nonsmall cell lung cancer might explain why East Asians respond better than other ethnic groups to a certain type of chemotherapy, researchers have found.

Women with a lifetime history of migraine showed less of a performance decline over time on cognitive tests than women who didn't have migraines. Researchers say medications for migraine, diet and behavior changes may play a role in helping women with migraine protect their memory.

A relative of the anti-aging gene Klotho helps activate a hormone that can lower blood glucose levels in fat cells of mice, making it a novel target for developing drugs to treat human obesity and diabetes.

The Soviet becomes the first person to die on a space mission when his landing chute fails to deploy. This Day in Tech compiled by Tony Long.

The economics of putting on an in-world tech confab can strain servers. Wendy M. Grossman reports from Silicon City, Second Life.

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Sorry Tritton, but whenever you slap the "Xtreme" moniker onto any product (Audio Xtreme PC), we're required by law to point and laugh at you. That aside, we're sure these new TRI-UA512 AXPC USB headphones are just peachy. It's always rather dubious to hear we're going to get "true" 5.1 surround sound out of a pair of cans, but with four speakers in each ear, things are going to get at least a tad bit directional. There's a removable mic included for VoIP or game chat on the quick, and an in-line volume adjustment doohickey has controls for all four speaker sets. Looks like you can grab one of these sets for $60-$80 at various online outlets, which isn't bad for what you're getting -- just don't expect to be blown away here, we won't.

[Via I4U]

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