The role of selenium in diabetes has been controversial, with some studies suggesting that it raises diabetes risk and others finding that it is protective. Now, research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition a...

The city of Amsterdam has been involved for several years in building Citynet, a partnership between the city and two private investors to wire 40,000 Amsterdam buildings with fiber. And it's not just fiber, it'...

MAPLight was one of the first Web services interested in open government and helping everyday citizens connect the dots between their congressional representatives, their political positions, and the special interests and people who...

Digimon Battle (PC)WeMade Entertainment unlocks access to the first-ever online DigiWorld and launches a triple play event. ...

Shaking hands with a robotic arm could be a new way to help stroke patients learn to use their arms again. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation report a pilot trial of th...

I've been involved with a few initiatives seeking to promote wide access to scholarly articles, but have not spent as much time thinking about what open access means when applied to the raw materials of law: judicial briefs, caselaw...

Reminder: The third annual EnvEcon NCAA Tournament Pool is open for business. Entries are free. The winner gets bragging rights and a highly invaluable "Drive Less" bumper sticker Just click here to access the EnvEcon group at ESPN....

Open defecation is on the decline in many countries, according to a report released Monday by the W.H.O. and Unicef. Nonetheless, about 1.1 billion still practice it. ...

While Twitter promotes their open developer platform, Social Times has confirmed a number of new deals which involve 6 figure monthly fees for access to the Twitter stream. Both Google and Bing recently announced deals which involv...

Mike Havrilla submits:Potash (POT) is poised to open trading at new highs after posting strong earnings and upping its guidance. Meanwhile, Yara International (YARIY.PK) has withdrawn its bid for Terra Industries (TRA), which will b...

Via FuturePundit, I see that a recent open access paper outlines the results of applied cancer research over the past four decades. Declining Death Rates Reflect Progress against Cancer The success of the "war on cancer" initiated i...

GettySamantha Stosur of Australia speaks to Cari Champion of the Tennis Channel at the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour All Access Hour during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2010 in Indian Wells, Californi...

In an appearance this morning at a Seattle breakfast event, former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, who is now a partner at Patton Boggs, was careful not to poke any jabs at the current administration. Instead, he focused on summarizing...

Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Open Source Want to make sure you can access the files on your home (or work) computer from wherever you are -- on any computer or web-enabled device? FeelHome is a hassle-free way ...

Case-mate is now shipping its Hug protective case and charging pad solution for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. The Hug consists of a two-piece hard plastic case featuring aluminum accents and open access to the headphone jack, power ...

Richard Poynder, who covers open access issues in great detail, has posted a detailed interview with me on ACTA and its implications for open access and IP policy. ...

People who are stressed by daily problems or trouble at work seem to be more likely to grind their teeth at night. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Head & Face Medicine studied the causes of 'sleep bruxism...

Razib: "OCA2 makes East Asians white and Europeans blue."He discusses a study out of Esteban Parra's lab in PLoS Genetics (open access), which characterizes a non-synonymous polymorphism in China that lies on a recently selected hap...

When corporations jump on the "open" bandwagon, Barbara Fister thinks we should check our wallets.

This two-part series (part 1 is here) focuses on the open access journal, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. We're talking with its managing editor, Brian Beatty (who also blogs at The Aquatic Amniote).As a managing edito...