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October 25th - 11:30
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Medicine
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Technology
Science
Head Size and IQ: Is There a Link?
Speech Gene Gone Batty
Neuroscientists connect neural activity and blood flow in new brain stimulation technique
Deep-voiced men have more kids
Birds may 'see' magnetic north - Study links migratory navigation systems in the eyes and the brain.
Caring grandmas explain evolutionary role of menopause
Scientists Report Severe Retreat of Arctic Ice
Study Says Bones Found in Far East Are of a Distinct Species
Fact or Fiction?: Babies Exposed to Classical Music End Up Smarter
Ask the Experts: Neuroscience: How does short-term memory work in relation to long-term memory? Are short-term daily memories somehow transferred to long-term storage while we sleep?
Walking Small: Humanlike legs took
Homo
out of Africa
Scent of a Man
Be Good Now, Or Else
Games narrow spatial skills gender gap - Video Game News
Wishful Thinking
3 Win Nobel in Medicine for Gene Technology
Eighty million years without sex
Shifty Talk: Probing the process of word evolution
Bacteria Cause Chocolate Cravings
Gore says prize must spur action
Skies to be swept for alien life
Moon jets pinned on 'tiger stripes'
Pluto-bound probe's Jupiter vista
Look of fear sparks fast reaction
Arctic muds reveal sea ice record
'Giant dino' found in Argentina
Fish insomnia sheds light on sleep
Males that fight for mates evolved to die young
Museum cancels race row scientist
US army enlists anthropologists
New Coast Guard Task in Arctic’s Warming Seas
James D. Watson Issues Apology for Comments About Blacks
Creating life in the laboratory
Elephants sense 'danger' clothes
Ships' CO2 'twice that of planes'
China plans 'largest gene bank'
'Slight recovery' for cod stocks
Inch by Inch, Great Lakes Shrink, and Cargo Carriers Face Losses
Climate - Drought - Global Warming - American West - Arizona - Utah - Colorado - New Mexico - Nevada
Mind That Alarm Clock
Access : Modern speech gene found in Neanderthals : Nature News
Scent of a Hunter
Ancient bat flew without echolocation
Idea Lab - Clean Air Act - Environment - Pollution - Lead - Gasoline - Crime Rate
How do we manage to remember smells despite the fact that each olfactory sensory neuron only survives for about 60 days and is then replaced by a new cell?
TSex genes in addiction?
Diet choices 'written in genes'
1 in 5 fans do things to avoid jinxing favorites
Evolutionary Sprint Made Us Human
Dog tails as tell-tales: Or how a dog solves the mind-body problem and shows us to be monkeys: Sciam Observations
How to Win an Election: Make a Good First Impression (in Less than 250 Milliseconds)
The Great Cosmic Roller-Coaster Ride
An Active, Purposeful Machine That Comes Out at Night to Play
Greenland's ice sheet melts as temperatures rise
Creating life in the laboratory
'Sleepless grumps' seen in brain
Source of ‘optimism’ found in the brain
The Ethics of Erasing a Bad Memory
Smoking dulls women’s taste for sweets
Climate Change Testimony Was Edited by White House
’55 ‘Origin of Life’ Paper Is Retracted
Medicine
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Science
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Medicine
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Technology
Brain target for stress disorder
Child health bill faces Bush veto
Boy's death highlights US health debate
Russian mother has 'giant' baby
Expert heart monitoring from a distance
Needles 'are best for back pain'
Doctors oppose care opt-out plans
Action call on 'cancer lifestyle'
Simple diabetes breath test hope
Eat (Less) to Live (Longer)
No evidence magnet therapy dulls pain: study
Author: Letting kids drink early reduces binging
6 die from brain-eating amoeba - Infectious Diseases
Feel Pudgy? There’s a Shot for That
Genes Tied to Bad Reactions to Antidepressant Drugs
Don't Forget: Drink a Beer—Or Two—a Day!
Warming to a Cold War Herb
Lack of Evidence: Vaccine additive not linked to developmental problems
Study Finds Brain Problems, Vaccines Not Linked
Girls Are Often Neglected Victims of Concussions
Don't Forget: Drink a Beer—Or Two—Daily!
Antidepressant Suicide Genes: ScienCentral Video News
Starving is like ecstasy use for anorexia sufferers
Depressed Adolescents Respond Best to Combination Treatment
Girls Are Often Neglected Victims of Concussions s
'Discipline' may beat Alzheimer's
Chilli compound fires painkiller
Stem cells 'prompt cancer spread'
'Promising drug' for child cancer
Bush veto for child health bill
Eczema baths 'a waste of money'
Virus jab may help combat cancer
Firms Should Help Unhappy Workers
Mothers Again Urged to Eat Fish
Purpose of appendix believed found
Key gene work scoops Nobel Prize
A Heavy Toll From Disease Fuels Suspicion and Angeres
Study: Migraine pill helps some alcoholics taper off
Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus
MS nerve damage repaired in lab
Sedated patients can hear speech
Vodka drip saves poisoned Italian
Doctors save man with vodka drip
Chili Pepper Cocktail Blunts Pain
Performer gets third ear for art
Netherlands bans magic mushrooms
Hunt for osteoarthritis gene link
Hope for ovarian cancer vaccine
Mothers-to-be 'can drink alcohol'
MPs told home abortions are safe
Divisions deep over abortion ban
Mouse virus link to breast cancer
Performer gets third ear for art
Blood proteins may diagnose Alzheimer’s
Why garlic is good for the heart
'Clear smoking link' to cot death
New Scanner May Improve Exams for Multiple Sclerosis
In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes
CDC: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll
Promising results for malaria jab
Cancer detecting credit card kit
Why garlic is good for the heart
Swearing at work can 'cut stress'
Acupuncture 'may cut IVF chances'
Bacteria that killed Virginia teen found in other schools
Schools in Several States Report Staph Infections, and Deaths Raise the Alarm
Not All Are Pleased at Plan to Offer Birth Control at Maine Middle School
Muscular dystrophy trial to start
Optimism 'no bearing on cancer'
Buzzing Stops Fat:
Aging - Sleep Problemses
Too much cannabis 'worsens pain'
Why heroines die in classic fiction
Encephalitis toll approaches 400
Smoking pot can have antidepressant effect at low doses
Technology
Top,
Science
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Medicine
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Technology
66 beer bottles = one cheap rooftop solar water heater
Germany to build maglev railway
Portables to power PC industry
Halo 3 sales top £84m in 24 hours
Virtual lessons stimulate students
Apple iPhone warning proves true
British Library books go digital
Sunny Outlook: Can Sunshine Provide All U.S. Electricity?
NASA Presents Details of Plans for Moon Base
Halo 3 - Video games
With Fear and Wonder in Its Wake, Sputnik Lifted Us Into the Future
IBM Lotus Symphony--Fully Orchestrated Office Suite
Microsoft Confirms Stealth Updating Mucks Up XP Restore
Exoneration Using DNA Brings Change in Legal System
Little Green Schoolhouse
Asteroid renamed for 'Star Trek' actor
Scans reveal lost gravestone text
Stun guns 'safe', study suggests
Briton claims first gaming gold
Students teaching the teachers
HealthVault
Google and I.B.M. Join in ‘Cloud Computing’ Research
Video games: the next generation
Universal avatars bestride worlds
On the road with wi-fi and video
Drive advance fuels terabyte era
Appetite 'control centres' found
BBC online to go free over wi-fi
Apple loosens grip on iPhone software
On the road with wi-fi and video
'World's smallest radio' unveiled
EA wants 'open gaming platform'
Wi-fi security system is 'broken'
Mobile phone use backed on planes
MySpace opens door to developers
Apple to open up iPhone software
Apple sets Leopard release date
YouTube rolls out filtering tools
MySpace starts Skype call service
The Real History of WYSIWYGg
Networks Start to Offer TV on the Web
Navigating With Feedback From Fellow Drivers
Library of Congress Advances 2 Digital Projects Abroad
Pogue’s Imponderables
Scientist finds 100 million-year-old bee
Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web - New York Times
As Apple Gains PC Market Share, Jobs Talks of a Decade of Upgrades - New York Times
With Enough Daily Show Clips, Youve Got a Whole Program
P.&G., the Pioneer of Mixing Soap and Drama
China launches first Moon orbiter
Installment
Wii Sports dominates Bafta awards
Apple Offers New Goodies in Leopard Systems
Microsoft Wins One in the War Against Google
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