What's News This Month
in
Science, Medicine and Technology
(a monthly brownbag series)
 
Bill Nye is back !
 
WVIA is doing fundraising again and
they pull Bill whenever they fundraise....grrr....

(email suggestions-questions to either Tim Cannon, Gary Kwiecinski, Ed KosmahlSatya P. ChattopadhyayPhil Yevics, or Sarah Sitoski)
April 25, Brennan 205

                                Science, Medicine, Technology
Science

  1. Brain Development and Intelligence Linked
  2. Crazy song makes musical history
  3. Light shed on mysterious particle
  4. Auction deal saves £1m manuscript
  5. Doubt cast on 'ancient asexual'
  6. Smart brains 'grow differently'
  7. Impactor ejects mighty water mass
  8. 'Major melt' for Alpine glaciers
  9. 'More genes' needed to make life
  10. Living on Impulse
  11. Wingless Gliders May Reveal the Origins of Insect Flight
  12. Corals Take Double Punch in Caribbean
  13. Expert Says Hard Liquor Helps Houseplants
  14. Why Newborn Fish are Lousy Swimmers
  15. Self-Propelled Liquid Droplets
  16. Professor's overpopulation views stir debate
  17. Weak brain links 'explain autism'
  18. Saturn's moon 'best bet for life'
  19. 'Dead star' erupts for big show
  20. Simulations give Mercury insight
  21. Mouse sheds light on regeneration
  22. Natural light to reinvent bulbs
  23. Venus probe returns first images
  24. African fish leaps for land bugs
  25. Titles collide for Aventis Prize
  26. Senses: A Whiff of Fear Can Sharpen a Woman's Thinking
  27. Branchless Evolution: Fossils point to single hominid root
  28. Chronic exposure to stress hormone causes anxious behavior in mice: can lead to mood disorders
  29. No evidence that silver fillings lower IQ in kids
  30. Lingerie makes hagglers happy-go-lucky - Sexy pictures and lacy underwear take men's minds off getting a good deal.
  31. Finches Provide Answer to Another Evolutionary Riddle
  32. Sex-Related Hormone Also a Brain Signaling Chemical
  33. Brain training can change autistic behaviour
  34. The Greenest Generation
  35. Death of Alzheimer victim linked to aluminium pollution - Brain autopsy of pollution victim rekindles contaminant fears.
  36. Sweet 'water taste' paradoxically predicts sweet taste inhibitors
  37. F.D.A.'s Report Illuminates Wide Divide on Marijuana
Medicine 
 
Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. When a Disease Loses Its Most Potent Ally, Fear
  2. "Bad" Enzymes May Wear White Hats After Stroke
  3. Praying Won't Affect Heart Patients
  4. High meat diet 'can stress baby'
  5. Cleaning agents 'make bug strong'
  6. Vitamins 'may up pregnancy risk'
  7. Bird flu plan for 'mass graves'
  8. Lab-grown bladders 'a milestone'
  9. Hope over self-focusing glasses
  10. Man 'took 40,000 ecstasy tablets'
  11. House products liver link probe
  12. Cleaning agents 'make bug strong'
  13. Tonsil-Adenoid Surgery May Help Behavior Too
  14. Ovary loss 'raises dementia risk'
  15. Sanctions 'enforce co-operation'
  16. Cancer Study Was Made Up, Journal Says
  17. Antibiotics 'could treat asthma'
  18. Mistakes 'aid OCD understanding'
  19. Cell division rewind button found
  20. 'Near death' has biological basis
  21. Watchdog warns over apricot seeds
  22. Males with elevated levels of testosterone lead shorter lives but have more success siring offspring
  23. High caloric diet may prevent the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
  24. Nemo Beware: Fish Tank Can Be a Haven for Salmonella
  25. Studies Evaluate Health Effects of Dental Amalgam Fillings in Children
  26. Prenatal alcohol exposure can alter circadian rhythms in offspring
  Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. Fingerprints hide lifestyle clues
  2. Holographic advance aids storage
  3. Hospitals train staff with iPods
  4. Gold nanoparticles to trap toxins
  5. File-sharers face legal onslaught
  6. Little piggy cam becomes web hit
  7. Google-EarthLink selected for Wi-Fi project 
  8. Iran Joins the Space Club, but to What End?
  9. Alarm over shopping radio tags
  10. Windows on Macs provokes a stir
  11. Ford - Nanotubes increase capacitor capacity
  12. Net clocks suffering data deluge
  13. Google acts to organise your life
  14. Search users 'stop at page three'
  15. Facebook reportedly searching for a buyer
  16. Solar-powered implant could restore vision


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