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Science, Medicine and Technology
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August 26th - 11:30am
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Science

 
  1. DNA Tests Offer Deeper Examination Of Accused
  2. High-calorie diet linked to boys
  3. Robotic Minds Think Alike?
  4. Science News / Twin Fates
  5. Punjab reaps a poisoned harvest
  6. Scientists make weight loss claim
  7. Why Does the Brain Need So Much Power?
  8. Bat squeaks louder than a rock concert
  9. Albert Hofmann, the Father of LSD, Dies at 102
  10. Bird Watching - Noble Eagles, Nasty Pigeons, Biased Humans
  11. Fertile women 'have sexier voice'
  12. Seeing Love in a Different Light
  13. Buried Prejudice: The Bigot in Your Brain
  14. 'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin
  15. Molecular Action May Help Keep Birds on Course
  16. Lots of Animals Learn, but Smarter Isn’t Better
  17. Bird-Babble to Song Takes Surprising Route
  18. Hunger hormone helps memory
  19. Microwaves 'cook ballast aliens'
  20. The Orgasmic Mind: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure
  21. Eating Junk Food May Help Stressed-Out Monkeys Cope
  22. Aging Brains Take In More Information, Studies Show
  23. Exploding star caught in the act
  24. New dinosaur tracks discovered
  25. Body's natural painkillers may damp down phobias
  26. Humans can judge a dog by its growl
  27. Your belly's very own body clock
  28. Can’t Remember What I Forgot
  29. 6 Tribes of Bacteria, the Good Kind, Found to Be at Home in Inner Elbow
  30. Shuttle to Take Big Science Lab to Space Station
  31. Social Networks' Sway May Be Underestimated
  32. Idea Lab - How Are Humans Unique?
  33. How a thriving social life can boost lifespan
  34. Orchid lures bees with promise of sex with strangers
  35. And the Kavli Prizes Go To ...
  36. At One University, Tobacco Money Is a Secret
  37. Katherine P. Rankin, a Neuropsychologist, Studies Sarcasm
  38. Stupid flies live longer
  39. Opponents of Evolution Adopting a New Strategy
  40. Mobile phones expose human habits
  41. Sweet Tooth Gene: Science Videos
  42. Marker turns wimpy birds into chick magnets
  43. Brain chemical helps us tolerate foul play
  44. Synapses Found to Be More Complex Up the Evolutionary Scale
  45. Plants Found to Show Preferences for Their Relatives
  46. Why the Brain Follows the Rules
  47.  'Non-planet' Pluto gets new class
  48. First private mission set for ISS
  49. Nasa's eye on the 'violent cosmos'
  50. Mars sprinkle test yields results
  51. Ovulation moment caught on camera
  52. First farmers made 'lucky beads'
  53. Climate book is judges' hot pick
  54. Scans see 'gay brain differences'
  55. The Importance of Being Frightened
  56. Darwinmania!
  57. "Gay Genes" May Be Good for Women
  58. Why chimps scream during sex - it's a bit complicated / Female cries during copulation may be to protect offspring
  59. Mysterious Brain Cells Linked to Blood Flow
  60. Female Chimps Practice Safe Sex
  61. Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster'
  62. 'Neanderthal tools' found at dig
  63. Mars probe makes 'ice discovery'
  64. Homecoming of Odysseus May Have Been in Eclipse
  65. Mars' two-faced riddle 'solved'
  66. Fossil fills out water-land leap
  67. Project to reveal choc's DNA code
  68. Birds that boogie
  69. Existing Drug Reverses a Form of Mental Retardation in Mice
  70. Brain's adventure centre located
  71. What It's Like to Be a Bat
  72. Get Out of Your Own Way: Studies show the value of not overthinking a decision
  73. Secret sleep of birds revealed in brain scans
  74. Why It's Hard to Say Goodbye
  75. Gay Is Not All in the Genes
  76. Scientists Identify the Brain’s Activity Hub
  77. Worms do calculus to find meals or avoid unpleasantness
  78. Neuroscientist: my data published without authorization are 'misleading'
  79. A Very Memorable Trip
  80. Lie Defectives
  81. When It Comes to Working Muscles, We Could Learn From the Toadfish
  82. Location Matters
  83. The eyes have it
  84. When Human Rights Extend to Nonhumans
  85. Aloof parents may produce autistic children
  86. Lab animal numbers continue trend
  87. Human-frog hybrids reveal autism's secrets
  88. Which Is Right?
  89. Forty Winks in the Wild
  90. Guided by the Light
  91. Male lust is blind, research suggests
  92. Polar lights give up some secrets
  93. Genes could explain memory differences between men and women
  94. Now That's a Party Animal
  95. Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Thinking about Morality:
  96. To Sleep, Perchance to Forget
  97. Study Says the Blue Whale’s Mating Call Has Grown Deeper
  98. Dopamine Could Help The Sleep-deprived Still Learn
  99. Sonar does affect whales, military report confirms
  100. Scientists Targeted in California Firebombings
  101. Sniff, and a Memory Is Evoked - The Emotional Might of the Nose
  102. Book Tells the Story of the Hubble, the Telescope That Nearly Wasn’t Built
  103. For Aquariums, the Small Fry Swept North Become a Big Catch
  104. Fish Lie
  105. 'Can anyone hear that picture?'
  106. A Potion to Beat Back the Northern Snakehead
  107. Armchair astronomer discovers unique 'cosmic ghost'
  108. They Smell Like Twins
  109. How Light Deprivation Causes Depression
  110. A Finding, Perhaps, but Not of Mars Life
  111. Experts find 'scaredy-cat' gene
  112. Studying Great Salt Lake’s High Mercury Levels
  113. Sniffing for Mr. Right
  114. 'Beer goggles' are real - it's official
  115. Can fMRI Really Tell If You're Lying?
  116. Uncle Sam Wants Your Brain
  117. Sing me something smart
  118. Bisexuality passed on by 'hyper-heterosexuals'
  119. Exploring the virtual ant colony
  120. 'Bravest' students do not cheat
  121. Call to end animal pain-research
  122. Brain's counting skill 'built-in'
  123. Prince 'must prove anti-GM claim'
  124. Pacific dives recover novel fish
  125. The Furcifer Labordi Chameleon Has a Short Life and an Interesting Life History
  126. Sizing Up the Universe as It Expands in Search for Answers to a Dark Force
  127. Coal's toxic legacy to the Arctic
  128. At Conference on the Risks to Earth, Few Are Optimistic
  129. How the Nose Sniffs Danger in the Air
  130. Hubble Images Solve Galactic Filament Mystery
  131. A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash



Medicine  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology

  1. Brain damage link to cancer drug 
  2. More fat, less fruit for toddlers 
  3. Risk of depression dims hopes for anti-addiction pills
  4. UK c.diff deaths 'rising sharply'
  5. Has US abstinence policy failed?
  6. UN effort to end malaria deaths
  7. Scientists say menstrual blood can repair hearts
  8. Blind mice see the light
  9. Gene therapy 'aids youth's sight'
  10. Anti-depressants could ease bowel disease
  11. Diet treatment call for epilepsy
  12. Fat cell numbers stay constant through adult life
  13. Surgery Shows Promise For Treatment of Diabetes
  14. Low vitamin D levels linked to depression in older people
  15. Breastfeeding 'helps to boost IQ'
  16. Parents of autistic children twice as likely to have serious mental disorder
  17. Abuse may trigger gene changes found in suicide victims
  18. Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
  19. Drug Promises to Restore Sensation After Dental Visit
  20. Depressed fathers 'hit learning'
  21. Antidote to lethal germ 'closer'
  22. Europeans get drunk 'to have sex'
  23. Mutant gene causes epilepsy, intellectual disability in women
  24. Allergy risk 'may be set in womb'
  25. Study into health impact of MRI
  26. Sex problems 'may be heart alert'
  27. The card that lets you choose death
  28. Adult ADHD 'linked to lost work'
  29. Simple move stops spins for vertigo victims
  30. Spontaneous Mutations Rife in Non-Familial Schizophrenia
  31. Immune block tackles Alzheimer's
  32. Musicophobia: When Your Favorite Song Gives You Seizures
  33. Artificial Sweeteners Confound the Brain; May Lead to Diet Disaster
  34. Light therapy 'can slow dementia'
  35. Ginkgo 'does not treat dementia'
  36. Cannabis 'can harm foetal brain'
  37. 'Hunger hormone' depression link
  38. Profile: Dr Raj Persaud
  39. Gardeners warned over wood mould
  40. Sleep Apnea Linked to Memory Loss
  41. Take A Chill Pill, T Cell
  42. Genes explain why Chihuahuas are so high-strung
  43. Smart Girls Eat Fish
  44. Chickens 'unlock allergy secrets'
  45. Treat knee pain with creams call
  46. Dummy use link to ear infections
  47. Elderly suicides surge in Japan
  48. Why Is This Stroke Drug So Dangerous?
  49. Scientists Isolate a Toxic Key to Alzheimer’s Disease in Human Brains
  50. W.H.O. Issues a Checklist to Make Operations Safer
  51. B 'Hospital risk' from radio tags
  52. I got trench foot at Glastonbury
  53. Anaesthetics 'could worsen pain'
  54. Controversial diet drug approved
  55. Experts to Discuss a Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Looms
  56. Implantable device shows promise in treating obesity less invasively
  57. Caffeine 'could help prevent MS'
  58. New insight into SIDS
  59. Does Herpes Cause Brain Cancer?: Scientific American
  60. The Urge to End It - Understanding Suicide
  61. Blood pressure 'link to dementia'
  62. Fringe autism treatment could get federal study
  63. New form of brain-wasting disease identified
  64. Nicotine drug 'may slow dementia'
  65. Exercise may slow Alzheimer's brain shrinkage
  66. Sleep loss produces false memories
  67. The Environmental Effect on Puberty
  68. New Targets for Treating Huntington's Disease Discovered
  69. Brain electrodes tackle severe depression
  70. Find could end 350-year science dispute
  71. Could water really have a memory?
  72. Homeopathy prescriptions falling
  73. Blood pressure drug dementia hope
  74. Obesity gene 'affects appetite'
  75. Statins 'may cut dementia risk'
  76. Missing DNA Boosts Schizophrenia Risk
  77. Treating Anxiety in Alcoholics may Reduce Cravings
  78. Alzheimer's drug 'halts' decline
  79. Chemical clue to baby blues found
  80. Estrogen can impair memory, behaviour
  81. Kids' eyes need the great outdoors
  82. Companies Stand By MS Drug After Illnesses
  83. Hormone eases psychotic symptoms
  84. One cigarette can get some people hooked
  85. Crystal clue in army brain injury
  86. Hope for end to rejection drugs
  87. Broccoli may undo diabetes damage
  88. 'DIY' kidney machine saves girl
  89. Studies Look at the Effectiveness of Stretching
  90. Fertility treatments 'no benefit'
  91. Big heart secrets 'aid athletes'
  92. Dachshunds gene 'blindness clue'
  93. Sorting Out Coffee’s Contradictions
  94. Yes, the P.A. Will See You Now
  95. Low marks linked to schizophrenia
  96. Ear infections 'link' to obesity
  97. Methadone Rises as a Painkiller With Risks
  98. Depression link to poor driving
  99. Many believe in divine intervention
  100. Families to get cholesterol tests
  101. Obesity Health Guide
  102. Three Treatments Shown to Work Against Wrinkles
  103. College chiefs urge new debate on drinking age
  104. Cheerleading's Risky Lack of Rules
  105. Pain Perception It's All In The Genes
  106. Hormone eases psychotic symptoms
  107. Companies Stand By MS Drug After Illnesses




Technology

  1. Microsoft Reveals a Web-Based Software System
  2. Making Money, the How-To Way
  3. "Kids Who Don't Play Video Games Are At Risk"
  4. EBay sues Craigslist ad website
  5. Electronics' 'missing link' found
  6. Japanese smokers to face age test
  7. Frigid robot eyes top tech prize
  8. Microsoft boosts XP on budget PCs
  9. Design revamp for '$100 laptop'
  10. 'Asbestos warning' on nanotubes
  11. Walking in a barbarian's footsteps
  12. Monkeys Control a Mechanical Arm With Their Thoughts - NYTimes.com
  13. IBM aims to cool chips with water
  14. Real racing in the virtual world
  15. 'Lower prices' boost mobile data
  16. Bionic hand wins top tech prize
  17. Google's experimental Gmail toys
  18. Apple announces cheaper 3G iPhone
  19. Fake Gems, Genuine Appeal
  20. One tonne 'Baby' marks its birth
  21. Laptop Searches in Airports Draw Fire at Senate Hearing
  22. The original Microsoft 'family'
  23. Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth
  24. Arctic 'has 90bn barrels of oil'
  25. Scrabble's owners sue Scrabulous
  26. "Major Discovery" From MIT Primed to Unleash Solar Revolution
  27. Artificial eyeball does away with distorted images
  28. Net address bug worse than feared
  29. Quakes caught by laptop sensor
  30. Smart future for swarming robots
  31. BT injects life into its network
  32. Electric cars get noise boost
  33. Robot plane sweeps over UK fields
  34. Is it time to embrace the e-book?
  35. Fingerprint Test Tells What a Person Has Touched
  36. Historic German Town Struggles Over Push for Solar Power
  37. Invisibility cloak 'step closer'
  38. Tata Nano Could Be Too Cheap to Succeed
  39. Proton rocket in return to flight
  40. Legal milestone for open source
  41. Intel details new core chip line
  42. Bid for world land-speed record
  43. Intel cites US education 'crisis'
  44. BApple admits iPod Nano 'overheat'
  45. Game sharers face legal crackdown
  46. A thermostat for mini-spacecraft
  47. Flat-panel fridge method unveiled
  48. State of the Art - From Snapshots, a 3-D View
  49. Welcome, Freshmen. Have an iPod.
  50. Intel Moves to Free Gadgets of Their Recharging Cords
  51. David Pogues Gadget List of 2008
  52. Verizon Wireless Discusses a Mobile Search Deal With Google
  53. Adios, Arrivederci, Shalom to Picture-Tube TVs
  54. More Evidence L.C.D. TV Prices Will Drop Soon
  55. California Licenses 2 Companies to Offer Gene Services
  56. Pioneer Previews Its New Blu-ray Player
  57. Netbook Prices Are Now Falling
  58. Prototype - Turning Point for Touch Screens
  59. Digital Domain - Caution - Driver May Be Surfing the Web
  60. State of the Art - From Snapshots, a 3-D View




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