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    X Factor Recap: Gene Simmons' Daughter Sophie Auditions and Steps Out of Dad's Shadow

    The X Factor*trucks rolled through Providence, R.I., tonight, for what we first thought would be a bust. After giving out more noes than we could count, L.A. Reid, Britney Spears,...
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    X Factor Judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato Talk Returning for Season Three

    Britney Spears and Demi Lovato have been officially-and permanently-cemented into the X Factor family for life! The 30-year-old pop princess and 20-year-old "Skyscraper" singer,...
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    An Important Factor In The Development Of Alzheimer's And Dementia Is Damage To Blood

    The presence of specific autoantibodies of the immune system is associated with blood vessel damage in the brain. These findings were made by Marion Bimmler, a graduate engineer of medical laboratory diagnostics at the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Dr. Peter...
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    For Production Of Early T-Cell Progenitors, Transcription Factor Lyl-1 Is Critical

    A transcription factor called Lyl-1 is necessary for production of the earliest cells that can become T-cells, critical cells born in the thymus that coordinate the immune response to cancer or infections, said a consortium of researchers led by those from Baylor College of Medicine in a report...
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    Over it! X Factor Judges Britney Spears, Demi Lovato & L.A. Reid Walk Out of Kansas C

    Over it! X Factor Judges Britney Spears, Demi Lovato & L.A. Reid Walk Out of Kansas C Enough! Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and*L.A. Reid, along with Louis Walsh (filling in for a sick Simon Cowell), had enough with the judging during the Kansas City auditions for X...
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    Britney Spears Having "Incredible Time" at X Factor Auditions

    Day two of The X Factor auditions is in full swing! As we told you yesterday, new judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato settled into their seats next to Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid...
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    Heart Disease May Be A Risk Factor For Prostate Cancer

    In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions may have shared causes. If confirmed that heart disease is a risk factor...
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    The X Factor Final: Did Melanie, Josh and Chris (or Alanis and Avril) Give $5 Million

    It all ends tomorrow, but first, the top three contestants had to shine tonight. And, theoretically, the judges had to refrain from killing each other. Melanie Amaro, Josh...
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    Live at X Factor: Marcus Canty's Next Goal? His Own Sitcom!

    It was the X Factor elimination every one saw coming...including the eliminated contestant! For three straight weeks, excluding tonight's results show, Marcus Canty found himself...
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    The X Factor Elimination: Was That the Most Shocking, Tearful Ending Ever?!

    The contestants sing, the judges fight, the fans vote. Simple, right? Not when all five X Factor contestants proved themselves worthy of a spot in the semifinals last...
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    60D Newbie and Crop Factor- Why the difference in Viewfinder?

    I recently got a Canon 60D and I am a newbie to having crop factor. I have the EFS 55-250mm Lens and the EF50mm f/1.8 II lens. When I look through my view finder with either of the lenses attached, things are so zoomed in it makes it difficult to get full pictures of stuff and people.... I have...
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    The X Factor Double Elimination Is a Tearjerker—and Simon Blames Himself!

    Michael Jackson night turned out one top-notch performance after another—so what to do? With only seven contestants left on The X Factor, there wasn't much fat to trim, so...
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    Live at X Factor: L.A. Reid Calls Simon Cowell's Mea Culpa "Tactical"! Simon Fires Ba

    Live at X Factor: L.A. Reid Calls Simon Cowell's Mea Culpa "Tactical"! Simon Fires Ba We don't think the feud between Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid is ending anytime soon! Both judges said goodbye to a contestant on The X Factor's shocking results show tonight and...
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    Should this year's X Factor winner release Oasis' 'Wonderwall' as their winning

    single? It's been too long.
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    Live at X Factor: Drew and Rachel Disagree With Simon Cowell! Plus, Who's Battling a

    Uh-oh, it looks like Simon Cowell might have a teenage rebellion on his hands! Cowell's two youngest contestants on The X Factor, Rachel Crow and Drew, recently praised the British...
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    The X Factor Recap: Did a Thanksgiving Theme Make for Nicer Judges? And How Did Astro

    After last week, a little peace on earth and goodwill toward men was definitely in order. So the X Factor's Thanksgiving-themed show, with the top nine finalists performing...
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    Did anyone else know Marcus (X Factor UK) was gay? Because I didn't?

    On the ITV2 after show, Sinnita meets Marcus' boyfriend. Not to me :( I must have God-awful Gaydar
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    A New Pioneer Factor Identified Underlying Progression In Breast Cancer

    The presence of a new pioneer factor, known as PBX1, can guide the response to estrogen in breast cancer cells according to researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center in results published in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. This research reveals that PBX1 alone can...
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    The X Factor Elimination Shocker: Guess Who Got Dropped Into the Bottom Two?

    Steve Jones switched it up Thursday on The X Factor. Instead of putting the safe contestants through all at once, he doled out the good news in little bits—obviously to draw out...
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    X Factor - Do you think Marcus is overrated?

    I can't understand why he's favourite to win. His voice isn't half as powerful as Craig's or Misha's.
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