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Microsoft Web Browser Security Bug Could Impact Millions of Users Microsoft issued a security advisory on Saturday warning users of a vulnerability in its Internet Explorer web browser. How does Mashable know what's going viral? Mashable built a system called Velocity, which scours the social web, collecting lots and lots of data around how people are engaging with published articles. It then pulls all of that data back to Mashable, dumps it into our own predictive engine, and predicts which articles are about to go viral. Read more at Mashable.com ▶ Mashable, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation. P.O. Box 64 New York, NY, 10159-0064

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I Should be Flattered, Right? or, Some FeedBlitz Policy Changes

I Should be Flattered, Right? or, Some FeedBlitz Policy Changes By Phil Hollows OK, I’ll take it as a kind of compliment. Over the last few days we’ve been dealing with an attempt by a very, very persistent scammer to use FeedBlitz.  I’m sure the individual concerned would prefer the term “internet marketer” or “affiliate marketer” – I strongly disagree given what I’ve seen.  It’s crud. Clearly, they want to take advantage of our delivery excellence and the degree of trust we place in our publishers. When we yanked their list and the account, back they came within minutes to rinse and repeat under a different identity.  And so it went. We here at FeedBlitz trust our publishers more than any other service, by having no limits on trial accounts, for example. That said, we also verify that everyone is playing by the rules. And then there are the times when some, like my little scammy friend from this weekend, who work very hard to comply with our rules, but are still clearly abusing the privilege. Yuck. Our mission is to protect our clients and to ensure we get the mail through for you. To do that, we need to maintain our high standards and prevent abuse as best we can. To this end, we’ve spent the weekend working to overcome this new way of taking advantage of our excellent deliverability and reputation for nefarious purposes. As a result, various policies and security protocols have changed. The good news is that the vast majority of our clients will be completely unaffected by these changes!  But, FYI, the changes I can talk about publicly include: Publisher metric and complaint monitoring now runs continuously throughout the day instead of daily; Some activities, such as importing lists and signing up for new accounts, will not be allowed from remote computers we feel represent too great a risk; Our internal blacklist for import cross-referencing has been updated; Newsflash email blasts will be much more closely scrutinized before being allowed out. In our regression testing, we found that these updates will not affect the vast majority of FeedBlitz’s publishers. Business as usual for you all. The changes discriminate well, in other words, between legitimate, acceptable content marketing and blog updates, and messages that we wish to neither accommodate nor send. However, in the very unlikely you find yourself unable to perform an import or a newsflash, please just contact the support team. They’ll be happy to whitelist you.         Related Stories AOL Follows Yahoo with DMARC Changes Authenticating your Emails with SPF DMARC’s (Un)intended Consequences: Why Yahoo is Bouncing Your Emails   • Email to a friend • Article Search • View comments • Track comments •   More Blitz Bits By FeedBlitz FeedBlitz: Rewind the Week AOL Follows Yahoo with DMARC Changes Employee Perks and Unlimited Paid Time Off New: Closed Lists for Paid Mailings and Memberships Featured Images, Thumbnails for your Blog Mailings   Get These Great e-Books from FeedBlitz

 

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• What lies beneath modern New England? Mountain-building and the end of an ancient ocean
• Critical end-stage liver disease discovery made
• Revolutionary 'metamaterial' has potential to reshape neurosurgery
• Primary HPV screening offers important new option for cervical cancer detection, prevention
• Protein crucial for development of biological rhythms in mice identified by researchers

What lies beneath modern New England? Mountain-building and the end of an ancient ocean Posted: 26 Apr 2014 12:53 PM PDT When and where did the ancient Iapetus Ocean suture (the most fundamental Appalachian structure) form? Is part of New England made up of ancient African-derived rocks? What is the Moretown terrane? A new study finds new evidence for an earlier closing of the Iapetus that is farther west than previous studies have reported.

Critical end-stage liver disease discovery made Posted: 25 Apr 2014 01:23 PM PDT The discovery of an unknown cellular pathway has helped scientists and physicians better understand end-stage liver disease and offers a potential target for new therapeutics that could slow or even reverse the disease's progression. Although cirrhosis of the liver is most commonly associated with alcohol or drug abuse, the condition -- marked by scar tissue replacing healthy liver tissue -- also can result from viral hepatitis, obesity and diabetes, as well as certain inherited diseases.

Revolutionary 'metamaterial' has potential to reshape neurosurgery Posted: 25 Apr 2014 01:23 PM PDT The development of graphene -— a highly advanced metamaterial with many unique and varied properties -— may lead to exciting new applications in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases, according to a report. The authors write, "As a surgical specialty that heavily relies on technological innovations, it is expected that neurosurgery will significantly benefit from several graphene-based technological developments in the next decades."

Primary HPV screening offers important new option for cervical cancer detection, prevention Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:15 PM PDT New options for detecting and preventing cervical cancer have been welcomed recently into the scientific community, including the primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing recently approved by the FDA. Primary HPV testing does not replace the Pap test, and it is extremely unlikely that doctors will stop using the Pap any time soon. However, FDA approval of primary HPV testing means the HPV test can be used first when screening a woman for cervical cancer.

Protein crucial for development of biological rhythms in mice identified by researchers Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:46 AM PDT A protein essential to the formation of the tiny brain region in mice that coordinates sleep-wake cycles and other so-called circadian rhythms has been identified by researchers. By disabling the gene for that key protein in test animals, the scientists were able to home in on the mechanism by which that brain region, known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus or SCN, becomes the body's master clock while the embryo is developing.

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• Specialized yoga program could help women with urinary incontinence
• Critical end-stage liver disease discovery made
• Revolutionary 'metamaterial' has potential to reshape neurosurgery
• Primary HPV screening offers important new option for cervical cancer detection, prevention
• Protein crucial for development of biological rhythms in mice identified by researchers
• Study supports safety of antimicrobial peptide-coated contact lenses
• Pregnancy complications may be more common in immigrants from certain regions
• Use of frozen material for fecal transplant successfully treats C. difficile infection
• Breast cancer replicates brain development process
• Memory impairment in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, PTSD, depression: New treatments possible

Specialized yoga program could help women with urinary incontinence Posted: 26 Apr 2014 06:13 AM PDT An ancient form of meditation and exercise could help women who suffer from urinary incontinence, according to a new study. researchers discovered that a yoga training program, designed to improve pelvic health, can help women gain more control over their urination and avoid accidental urine leakage. Men were not included in this study because urinary incontinence in men is often related to problems related to the prostate, which may be less likely to improve with yoga.

Critical end-stage liver disease discovery made Posted: 25 Apr 2014 01:23 PM PDT The discovery of an unknown cellular pathway has helped scientists and physicians better understand end-stage liver disease and offers a potential target for new therapeutics that could slow or even reverse the disease's progression. Although cirrhosis of the liver is most commonly associated with alcohol or drug abuse, the condition -- marked by scar tissue replacing healthy liver tissue -- also can result from viral hepatitis, obesity and diabetes, as well as certain inherited diseases.

Revolutionary 'metamaterial' has potential to reshape neurosurgery Posted: 25 Apr 2014 01:23 PM PDT The development of graphene -— a highly advanced metamaterial with many unique and varied properties -— may lead to exciting new applications in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases, according to a report. The authors write, "As a surgical specialty that heavily relies on technological innovations, it is expected that neurosurgery will significantly benefit from several graphene-based technological developments in the next decades."

Primary HPV screening offers important new option for cervical cancer detection, prevention Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:15 PM PDT New options for detecting and preventing cervical cancer have been welcomed recently into the scientific community, including the primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing recently approved by the FDA. Primary HPV testing does not replace the Pap test, and it is extremely unlikely that doctors will stop using the Pap any time soon. However, FDA approval of primary HPV testing means the HPV test can be used first when screening a woman for cervical cancer.

Protein crucial for development of biological rhythms in mice identified by researchers Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:46 AM PDT A protein essential to the formation of the tiny brain region in mice that coordinates sleep-wake cycles and other so-called circadian rhythms has been identified by researchers. By disabling the gene for that key protein in test animals, the scientists were able to home in on the mechanism by which that brain region, known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus or SCN, becomes the body's master clock while the embryo is developing.

Study supports safety of antimicrobial peptide-coated contact lenses Posted: 24 Apr 2014 08:27 AM PDT Contact lenses coated with an antimicrobial peptide could help to lower the risk of contact lens-related infections, reports a study. Studies in animals and now humans support the biocompatibility and safety of lenses coated with the antimicrobial peptide melimine. The authors write, "[T]his study has shown that melimine coated contact lenses can be safely worn by humans without any major side effects."

Pregnancy complications may be more common in immigrants from certain regions Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:24 AM PDT Pregnant immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Caribbean islands may require increased monitoring during pregnancy, according to new research. Researchers found that Sub-Saharan Africans have consistently higher risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia compared to immigrants from other world regions or non-immigrant women from the six countries studied. In some, but not all, of the six countries Latin Americans and Caribbean islanders were also shown to be at higher risk.

Use of frozen material for fecal transplant successfully treats C. difficile infection Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:24 AM PDT A pilot study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators may lead to greater availability and acceptability of an unusual treatment for a serious medical problem -- use of fecal material from healthy donors to treat recurrent diarrhea caused by the Clostridium difficile bacteria. The researchers report that use of prescreened frozen material from donors unrelated to patients was as successful in curing recurrent C. difficile as was the use of fresh fecal material reported in previous studies.

Breast cancer replicates brain development process Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:23 AM PDT A process that forms a key element in the development of the nervous system may also play a pivotal role in the spread of breast cancer, new research reveals. Understanding these processes is important in understanding cancer metastasis. Although the number of deaths from breast cancer is decreasing, it is still the leading cause of cancer-related death in women because of metastasis.

Memory impairment in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, PTSD, depression: New treatments possible Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:15 AM PDT Neuroscientists are zeroing in with increasing certainty on the notion that nonhuman animals have a particular type of memory known as "source memory," long seen as exclusively human. Researchers were also surprised to discover that this type of memory in their animal subjects, in this case rats, also lasted much longer than memories have been known to last in any nonprimate.

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