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Archive for November 19th, 2006

Getting the Virtual Feel of Fabric

Posted: Sunday, November 19th, 2006 @ 10:11 am in Technology | No Comments »

My wife is a fabric “junkie” who has increasingly been using the Internet to shop on the long-tail of the distribution of what’s available. According to a recent press release the HAPTEX project at the University of Geneva is working to make such remote purchases even more satisfying by providing a virtual feel of the [...]

Early Stress is a Major Factor in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Posted: Sunday, November 19th, 2006 @ 9:54 am in Health | No Comments »

A recent press release by the Karolinska Institutet, a medical university in Sweden, notes a study revealing that stress in early life can be a major factor in later development of chronic fatigue syndrome. The study looked at 20,000 Swedish twins surveyed in 1973 and again in 1998. The scientists also noted a correlation between [...]