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Science, Medicine, Technology


Science


  1. Spider venom could boost sex life
  2. Yawning may keep us 'on the ball'
  3. Cannabis 'disrupts brain centre'
  4. Brain pulses stimulate deep sleep
  5. Food chemical 'may boost memory'
  6. 'First west Europe tooth' found
  7. Eyes in the sky grow dim
  8. Maths cracks beer froth mystery
  9. Lone tortoise 'not last of kind'
  10. Robot unravels mystery of walking
  11. Garlic 'may cut cow flatulence'
  12. No More Mad Mice
  13. Talk About a Gender Stereotype
  14. Lending an Anonymous Paw
  15. Go Ahead, Everyone Talk at Once
  16. That's Why the Lady is a Tramp
  17. Spontaneous Separation of Charged Grains
  18. BBC Media Selector
  19. Animal behaviour | Ain't misbehaving |
  20. Conception date affects baby's future academic achievement
  21. Stereotype-induced math anxiety undermines girls' ability to perform in other academic areas
  22. Do flies have free will? - Neuroscience can't show us the source of free will, says Philip Ball, because it's not a scientific concept.
  23. Upright orangutans point way to walking - Tree-dwellers can benefit from standing on two legs.
  24. Is it a chimp-help-chimp world? - Clever experiment shows altruism in great apes.
  25. Lost memories could be restored by 'rewiring' brain
  26. Female ducks fight back against 'raping' males
  27. Can culture dictate the way we see?
  28. Stressed female chimps kill rivals' young
  29. Shark pup result of 'virgin birth'
  30. Spite is a uniquely human emotion
  31. When fish get emotional
  32. Bird song goes out of fashion toot
  33. Hormone spray could banish shyness
  34. Ability to Listen to Two Things at Once Is Largely Inherited, Says Twin Study,
  35. NIH Study Tracks Brain Development in Some 500 Children across U.S.
  36. Human-chimp gene study upsets long-held view
  37. Student Results Show Benefits of Math and Science Partnerships - US National Science Foundation
  38. Scientific Savvy? In U.S., Not Much
  39. It’s Maple Syrup Time, So Why the Whiff of French Fries?es
  40. In the Air, a Very Public Failure
  41. On the Road, Hope for a Zero-Pollution Car
  42. A Universe of Promise (and a Tankful of Caveats)
  43. In Ducks, War of the Sexes Plays Out in the Evolution of Genitalia
  44. Coral Is Dying. Can It Be Reborn?
  45. Bill Proposes Climate Study Focused on U.S. Defense
  46. A Split Emerges as Conservatives Discuss Darwin
  47. Astronomers Report Biggest Stellar Explosion
  48. Suspension Bridges - Inca - Andes
  49. Lonesome George - A Renowned Bachelor, and a Search for a Mate
  50. Clean Power That Reaps a Whirlwind
  51. Creation Museum - Religions
  52. Humans Have Spread Globally, and Evolved Locally
  53. Science of the Soul? ‘I Think, Therefore I Am’ Is Losing Forces
  54. Natalie Angier - Science Column - Smart, Curious, Ticklish. Rats?
  55. Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
  56. Sleep pattern linked with teen's behavior
  57. What Finnish Grandmothers Reveal about Human Evolution
  58. The Prospects for Homo economicus
  59. The Traveler's Dilemma -- [ GAME THEORY ]
  60. Brain Pathway May Underlie Depression
  61. The Science of Team Success -- A growing body of research shows that groups can systematically enhance their performance
  62. Ape Aid: Chimps share altruistic capacity with people: Science News Online
  63. Science Tools: Brain Cell Imaging: ScienCentral Video News
  64. Can "neurotheology" bridge the gap between religion and science?
  65. Springer Science+Business Media
  66. UH Researchers To Investigate 'Octosquid'
  67. Modern Man, Neanderthals Seen as Kindred Spirits
  68. If It Feels Good to Be Good, It Might Be Only Natural
  69. Research Links Lead Exposure, Criminal Activity
  70. Shaping Up a Möbius Strip: Scientific American
  71. Titanic baby given new identity
  72. Alexander's Gulf outpost uncovered
  73. Ancient forest found in Hungary
  74. Gene for left-handedness is found
  75. Coffee 'protects female memory'
  76. Macho men 'not seen as good bet'
  77. Tags reveal tuna migration routes
  78. European heatwaves 'have doubled'
  79. Sugar-rushes keep bats airborne
  80. Team finds largest exoplanet yet
  81. Ancient microbes 'revived' in lab
  82. Rare river dolphin 'now extinct'
  83. Lost forest reveals new species
  84. Finds test human origins theory
  85. Experts strive to contain disease
  86. Fat cats facing soaring diabetes
  87. 3D Vision Comes Into View
  88. Gene Expression: Intercourse and Intelligence
  89. Genes influence emotional memory - Genetic differences affect recall of positive and negative events.
  90. Pope Benedict admits evidence for evolution
  91. Emotional recall is in your genes
  92. Children Who Complete Intensive Early Childhood Program Show Gains in Adulthood: Greater College Attendance, Lower Crime and Depression,
  93. Focus on 2 R’s Cuts Time for the Rest, Report Says
  94. Nicotine Addiction Is Quick in Youths, Research Finds
  95. In Games, an Insight Into the Rules of Evolution
  96. The Whys of Mating: 237 Reasons and Counting
  97. The First Word
  98. Within Discredited Stem Cell Research, a True Scientific First
  99. Young Athletes Try New Coach: The Psychologist
  100. Learning: In Tiny Part of the Brain, a Key to Foreign Tongues
  101. Inside Every Girl Mouse Brain Is a Swaggering Boy Mouse
  102. How We Know Where Our Lost Keys Are
  103. The Scientist : The Brain On Stress
  104. Baby Einsteins: Not So Smart After All
  105. Autistic kids don't catch yawns - Yawning isn't contagious for some of the socially impaired.
  106. Atlantic yields climate secrets
  107. Cleverest crows opt for two tools
  108. Long-term memory gets wiped - ZIP protein makes rats forget a month-old memory.
  109. Snakes strike back at starvation - Serpents stay alert and strong without food.
  110. Crows wield tools with human-like skill
  111. Bird Nannies Give Mom a Break
  112. View from the lab
  113. Mice can smell greenhouse gas - Rising CO2 makes a stink for mice.
  114. Well, That's One Way to Get a Drink
  115. Hot Squirrels
  116. Strange but True: Cats Cannot Taste Sweets
  117. Nerve cell stretchiness uncovered
  118. One lab's epic quest for understanding
  119. Lobes of Steel
  120. Balance: In Search of the Lost Sense
  121. Rare dead star found near Earth
  122. Why girls 'really do prefer pink'
  123. Just Do It?
  124. Chasing Memory - Los Angeles Times
  125. Out-of-body experience recreated
  126. Picky Eater? It's in the Genes
  127. Risky Teen Brainss
  128. Elderly Staying Sexually Active
  129. Why kissing means more to women
  130. Women 'choosier' over partners
  131. Grizzly tree rub secrets revealed
  132. Voyager probes celebrate 30 years
  133. Space pile-up 'condemned dinos'
  134. Anticipating Sex Increases Breeding Potential
  135. Schizophrenia genes 'favoured by evolution' - Sequences linked to brain disorder show hallmarks of natural selection.
  136. 'Holy Grail' of Hearing: True Identity of Pivotal Hearing Structure Is Revealed,
  137. Through Analysis, Gut Reaction Gains Credibility
  138. A World of Eloquence in an Upturned Palm
  139. Got Arachnophobia? Here’s Your Worst Nightmare
  140. For Memory to Last, Cats Need to Do, Not Just See
  141. J. Craig Venter - In the Genome Race, the Sequel Is Personals
  142. 2 Recent Storms Show Forests Help Blunt Hurricanes’ Force
  143. Researchers discover correlation between birth month and short-sightedness
  144. Evolution in the Social Brain
  145. Sally Squires - Addicted to Food? Maybe It's All in Your Head. -
  146. Lefties bounce back!
  147. Monkeys Trade Hugs for Baby Love
  148. Warming 'opens Northwest Passage'
  149. How older siblings stunt growth
  150. Hidden method of reading revealed
  151. Contagious yawn 'sign of empathy'
  152. Mars rover dips over crater edge
  153. UK science head backs ethics code
  154. Mirror particles form new matter
  155. Chimps 'raid' fruit to lure mates
  156. Let's Hear It for the First Ears
  157. Loneliness Is in the Genes
  158. The gene that makes your mouth water - Ability to digest starch could have spurred human evolution.
  159. Beauty is in the nose of the beholder - Gene found that determines if putative human pheromone smells naughty or nice.
  160. Neanderthals 'not killed by climate change' - Study suggests demise did not coincide with climate cooling.
  161. Political affiliation could be all in the brain - being-human
  162. Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding
  163. Scent and Sensibility
  164. Environment - Maps - Human Impacts of the Environment - Global Warming and Climate Change - Seal Level Rise - Irrigation
  165. Mali’s Farmers Discover a Weed’s Potential Power
  166. Study Finds Evidence of Genetic Response to Diets
  167. Brainy Parrot Dies, Emotive to the End
  168. Human Evolution - Genus Homo - Lost in a Million-Year Gap, Solid Clues to Human Origins
  169. Fetal Neurons Still Operate in Adult Brain
  170. The Trouble with Men
  171. Salmon Spawn Trout
  172. Erasing Memories
  173. Dark matter clues in oldest stars
  174. Rare honour for Indian geologist
  175. Baby bats hit by cold, wet summer


Medicine 
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  1. Brain target for stress disorder
  2. Autism symptoms reversed in lab
  3. Prions key in Alzheimer's disease
  4. Drug can dampen down bad memories
  5. Hope for new Parkinson's therapy
  6. 'Gym pill' trips fat-burning gene
  7. Hope for sex-boost slimming pill
  8. Denim 'best protection from sun'
  9. Selenium pills 'may combat HIV'
  10. Alzheimer's drug's impact hailed
  11. Pesticides 'up Parkinson's risk'
  12. Folic acid 'reduces stroke risks'
  13. Why stroke ups Alzheimer's risk
  14. Huntington's hope from lab sheep
  15. Good vibes power tiny generator
  16. Strange but True: When Half a Brain Is Better than a Whole One
  17. Ritalin may change brain chemistry in young children: study
  18. UCLA imaging study reveals how pure oxygen harms the brain
  19. Social behavior differs in children with family history of autism
  20. Ecstasy impairs memory, study shows | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
  21. Some Gulf War veterans have different brains - Study adds to evidence of a physical basis for 'Gulf War syndrome'.
  22. New candidate drug for bipolar disorder - A designed alternative to lithium shows early promise.
  23. Manic mood swings can destroy grey matter - Bipolar episodes decrease brain size, and possibly intelligence.
  24. New mutations implicated in half of autism cases - Disorder linked to genetic differences between parent and offspring.
  25. Nasal 'death' molecules may kill sense of smell
  26. First trial of gene therapy to restore human sight
  27. Plant extract may block cannabis addiction
  28. Fetuses experience stress earlier than thought
  29. Hypertension drug protects against Parkinson's
  30. How to stop diabetes wreaking lasting havoc
  31. Naps can't compete with a night's sleep
  32. Researchers Identify Alcoholism Subtypes
  33. Bipolar Spectrum Disorder May Be Underrecognized and Improperly Treated
  34. Genetic Roots of Bipolar Disorder Revealed by First Genome-Wide Study of Illness
  35. Chemotherapy Fog Is No Longer Ignored as Illusion
  36. Filler in Animal Feed Is Open Secret in China
  37. Epilepsy Drug Can Increase Risk for Newborns, Study Says
  38. Diagnosis - Medicine and Health
  39. Aspirin - Alzheimer's Disease
  40. Study Suggests Meditation Can Help Train Attention
  41. Stroke - Medicine and Health - List of Lost Chances for Survival Starts Even Before a Stroke Strikes
  42. The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive
  43. Psychiatrists Top List in Drug Maker Gifts
  44. Antidepressants Rated Low Risk in Pregnancy
  45. Williams syndrome - Social Inhibition
  46. Macular Degeneration - Diet and Nutrition
  47. How Morphine Breaks the Brain's Brakes May Be Key to Breaking Addiction
  48. Smoke This: Parkinson's is rarer among tobacco users
  49. ScienCentral Video News
  50. Brain Disease Drugs: ScienCentral Video News
  51. Why there's no dispelling the vaccines-cause-autism myth.
  52. Studies Disagree on Shaken-Baby Syndrome
  53. Scar-Free Surgery Procedures Explored
  54. VA Benefits System for PTSD Victims Is Criticized
  55. For Those With Hearing Loss, the Noise Can Be Awful
  56. Shock Value
  57. Maputo seizes 'toxic toothpaste'
  58. Award for anti-mutilation charity
  59. Senate passes child health bill
  60. Pencil removed from German's head
  61. Sunshine 'protective' against MS
  62. No-sex programmes 'not working'
  63. 'Health juices' harm baby teeth
  64. Boneshaker shows loose hip joint
  65. Mahjong game 'can cause epilepsy'
  66. Managing stress cuts stroke risk
  67. MRI scan 'out-performs' mammogram
  68. Hole-in-the-heart self repair kit
  69. MS vaccine handed safety boost
  70. 'Red Army' virus to combat MRSA
  71. U.S. life expectancy lags behind other countries'
  72. New study finds infant hearing test results may predict sudden infant death syndrome
  73. Do full moons make you fumble? Study says no
  74. Medical opinion comes full circle on cannabis dangers - Frequent use more than doubles psychosis risk, says new large-scale analysis.
  75. Implant boosts activity in injured brain - Deep-brain stimulation offers hope for minimally conscious patients.
  76. US panel has 'some concern' about effects of bisphenol A - Worries over neural effects in children, but reassurances on other risks.
  77. Faster-Acting Antidepressants Closer to Becoming a Reality
  78. Brain Changes Mirror Symptoms in ADHD
  79. Advances Cited in Research on Multiple Sclerosis
  80. Man Regains Speech After Brain Stimulations
  81. Eye Infections From Solution Continuing to Harm Users s
  82. Autism - Mental Health and Disorders - Brain Development - Genetics - Girls
  83. Gene helps predict whether antidepressant will workn
  84. Will One Joint Really Make You Schizoid?
  85. Obesity, overweight, phthalates, low testosterone, abdominal obesity, BPA
  86. Virus Spreading Alarm and Deadly Pig Disease in China
  87. Early cord clamping may harm baby
  88. US army suicides hit 26-year high
  89. HIV triggers the 'opposite of cancer' in the brain - Study unpicks how AIDS causes dementia.
  90. Calming Factor: DNA vaccine for MS passes initial test
  91. Woman hears voices with a speech impediment
  92. Chronic stress can cause or exacerbate MS
  93. Darker fruits could fight cancer
  94. Drug website safety fears raised
  95. Paedophiles may have less grey matter
  96. WHO warns of global epidemic risk
  97. Gene Triggers Obsessive Compulsive Disorder-Like Syndrome in Mice
  98. Infectious Obesity: Adenovirus fattens stem cells
  99. BCall to ban 'no-holds' fighting
  100. Additives 'cause bad behaviour'
  101. Teen boozing 'stores up problems'
  102. Home mould removal 'eases asthma'
  103. Estrogen Deficit No Good for Brain
  104. Schizophrenia Treatment Without Side Effects?
  105. Smoking stays in your genes after you quit - Cigarette habit may leave a molecular mark.
  106. High hopes for new schizophrenia drugs - Drug trial hailed as first major breakthrough for 50 years.
  107. Speedy drugs for depression - Drug hastens relief in rats.
  108. Global Survey Reveals Significant Gap in Meeting World's Mental Health Care Needs
  109. Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young
  110. Change in Older Brains Tied to Use of Statinses
  111. Gene mutation may explain postoperative deliriumican
  112. Test for the Fat Virus
  113. Alzheimer’s and Smell
  114. HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads
  115. Scientists Test New Bipolar Remedies
  116. Youth Suicides Increased As Antidepressant Use Fell
  117. Major Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
  118. Call to revamp death definition
  119. Tangerine peel 'kills cancer'
  120. Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer'
  121. Cancer doubt remains over mobiles
  122. End for traditional doctor's coat
  123. Hormone linked to autistic traits
  124. Mutation Gives Mice Autistic Symptoms
  125. Antidepressants better than antipsychotics in treating psychosis: study
  126. Ban models under 16, assess eating disorders, urges British report
  127. Gene knockout extends life of mice with ALS - Deleting a single gene almost doubles lifespan.
  128. Manic Phase of Bipolar Disorder Benefits from Breast Cancer Medication,
  129. Drugs Banned, Many of World’s Poor Suffer in Pain
  130. Not Autistic or Hyperactive. Just Seeing Double at Times
  131. Mind Over Manual
  132. In High School Football, an Injury No One Sees
  133. Hormone-Replacement Therapy
  134. A Hidden Cause of Headache Paines
  135. Thousands of GIs Cope With Brain Damage
  136. Peru blood banks face HIV crisis
  137. Scores ill in Peru 'meteor crash'
  138. All day eye patch 'not necessary'
  139. Female smokers 'risk spotty face'
  140. Many 'imagine' food intolerance
  141. Patch promises painless injection


Technology 
Top, Science, Medicine, Technology

  1. 66 beer bottles = one cheap rooftop solar water heater
  2. Move to create less clumsy robots
  3. Antique engines inspire nano chip
  4. Turning Plants into Plastic—And Replacing Oil in the Process
  5. Global Warming - Carbon Dioxide
  6. A Laboratory Tool Kit for Converting DVD Movies
  7. A Survival Imperative for Space Colonization
  8. Quake in Japan Raises Fears About Nuclear Safety
  9. Tapped Out: The True Cost of Bottled Water
  10. Pentagon to Merge Next-Gen Binoculars With Soldiers' Brains -
  11. Garlic 'may cut cow flatulence'
  12. Putting Energy Hogs in the Home on a Strict Low-Power Diet - New York Times
  13. Grand Theft Auto delay hits firm
  14. Nissan studies drink-proof cars
  15. The electric car's high-end revival
  16. Lift off for Nasa's Mars probe
  17. Furniture puts on chameleon show
  18. Guide to wireless technologies
  19. Swifts inspire morphing-wing plane
  20. Robot fins to propel submarines
  21. Microsoft tries free office suite
  22. Warning of webmail wi-fi hijack
  23. Fake Steve Jobs blogger unmasked
  24. Warcraft expansion pack unveiled
  25. Putting electronics in a spin
  26. Photo tool could fix bad images
  27. Mobile snaps reveal invisible art
  28. Singing benches let loose in city
  29. China drinks its milk
  30. How To Handle Vinyl
  31. Paper battery offers future power
  32. Tiny wind engines cool computers
  33. Wikipedia 'shows CIA page edits'
  34. Skype issues apology for 'outage'
  35. Compact disc hits 25th birthday
  36. Bluetooth helps Facebook friends
  37. China hails car trial a 'success'
  38. India now Nokia's second market
  39. How the Wii won over the world's gamers
  40. Google Earth given celestial view
  41. Director Bay joins DVD format war
  42. Man arrested over wi-fi 'theft'- Joel on Software
  43. 'Human-animal' embryo green light
  44. Hospital mobile bans 'must stay'
  45. Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet
  46. State of Play: The game of love
  47. Apple overhauls entire iPod line
  48. I.B.M. Researchers Advancing Computer Processing Ability
  49. Power to the People: Run Your House on a Prius
  50. Ten 'most polluted places' named
  51. Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal
  52. Imaging tools to aid surveillance
  53. Diamond reveals hidden writings
  54. Fossett sought via Google Earth
  55. Mobile system promises free calls
  56. Miniature golden artwork unveiled
  57. Facebook 'costs businesses dear'
  58. Wave hub gets planning go-ahead
  59. Scientists Use the "Dark Web" to Snag Extremists and Terrorists Online
  60. The 50 Worst Cars of All Time
  61. Chernobyl to be covered in steel
  62. Scientists warn of 'vocal terror'
  63. Cash reward for Facebook programs
  64. Third outbreak confirmed at farm
  65. I.B.M. to Offer Office Software Free in Challenge to Microsoft’s Line
  66. Intel Previews a New Family of Power-Saving Chips
  67. George Lucas turns computers into pencils





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