What's
News
This Month
in
Science, Medicine and Technology
(a monthly brownbag series)
(email suggestions-questions to either
Tim Cannon
,
Gary Kwiecinski
,
Ed Kosmahl
, and
Satya P. Chattopadhyay
Thursday, March 27th, 11:30-12:30
Brennan Hall, Room 205
Science
Yahoo! News - Neanderthals, Humans May Have Never Mixed
BBC NEWS | Health | Lip size key to sexual attraction
Kids are suckers for tart sweets
CNN.com - China sets sights on Moon mission - Mar. 3, 2003
'
Freedom Evolves': Evolution Explains It All for You
Alcohol researchers relate a genetic factor to anxiety in women
In Click Languages, an Echo of the Tongues of the Ancients
How humans lost their scents
Metal Ions May Play Big Role In How We Sense Smells
Organically Grown Foods Higher In Cancer-fighting Chemicals Than Conventionally Grown Foods
Why Driving Behind An SUV Is A Dangerous Place To Be
Pheromones In Male Perspiration Reduce Women's Tension, Alter Hormone Response
NASA Study Finds Increasing Solar Trend That Can Change Climate
Study: Neanderthals, humans didn't mix - Mar. 7, 2003
Study explains how car fans recognize their loves - Mar. 10, 2003
Dry spell linked to demise of Mayans - Mar. 14, 2003
Group blasts PETA 'Holocaust' project - Feb. 28, 2003
350,000-year-old footprints discovered - Mar. 17, 2003
Marijuana alters embryonic brain
Researchers discover gene that contributes to sense of balance
Neanderthals may have been as handy as modern man - Mar. 26, 2003
New clues in Columbia probe - Mar. 26, 2003
Childhood Exposure to Media Violence Predicts Young Adult Aggressive Behavior
Car fanciers’ experience mental traffic jams when viewing autos and faces simultaneously
On Scientific Fakery and the Systems to Catch It
Medicine
Yahoo! News - Cosmetic Breast Implants Linked to Suicide Risk
Yahoo! News - Eating Breakfast May Stave Off Obesity, Diabetes
Yahoo! News - Group Urges Ban of Antidepressant Serzone
BBC NEWS | Health | ECT 'better than anti-depressants'
Antibodies cripple prions
The Miami Herald | 03/06/2003 | New drug for ADHD offers hope to kids and adults
A Prescription Plan Hailed as a Model Is a Budget Casualty
Yahoo! News - Aspirin May Cut Risk of Throat Cancer
Experimental Pill Puts Menstruation on Hold (washingtonpost.com)
High-fat diet protects newborn brain from seizure damage, study suggests
Un-blinded by the light
Aging: Closing In on Root of Alzheimer's
Count cigarettes for lung cancer risk - Mar. 19, 2003
Genes may be at fault for binge-eating - Mar. 19, 2003
Alcohol dependence linked to chemical deficit
High-fat Diet Protects Newborn Brain From Seizure Damage, Study Suggests
Current Theory On Cause Of Kidney Stones Refuted
An Aspirin A Day May Keep Colon Cancer Away, Dartmouth Researchers Find
Short Thighs Linked To Greater Likelihood Of Diabetes
'Sleep Debts' Accrue When Nightly Sleep Totals Six Hours Or Fewer; Penn Study Find People Respond Poorly, While Feeling Only 'Slightly' Tired
Genes Are Main Culprit In Development Of Myopia, Study Suggests
Blood banks adopting anti-germ technology - Mar. 18, 2003
Metamucil, soy diet drops cholesterol by one-third - Mar. 7, 2003
Study: No link between vaccines, crib death - Mar. 12, 2003
First treatment for peanut allergies developed - Mar. 12, 2003
Pain pills may dissolve Alzheimer's lesions - Mar. 13, 2003
Blood test may detect colon cancer risk - Mar. 14, 2003
More findings against long-term hormone therapy - Mar. 17, 2003
CDC: Tuberculosis cases hit all-time low - Mar. 21, 2003
New studies in mice suggest ways to clear damaging Alzheimer's amyloid plaques
Redheaded women respond better to painkilling drug
Morphine-like painkiller appears to be less addictive
Treatment for Minor Depression--03/21/2003
Metamucil, soy diet drops cholesterol by one-third - Mar. 7, 2003
Technology
CNN.com - Sony sells first blue-laser DVD recorder - Mar. 4, 2003
UC Berkeley research may lead to a higher resolution functional MRI
AOL Aims to Cash In on Instant Messenger Success (TechNews.com)
Microsoft releases Office test version - Mar. 10, 2003
CNN.com - Internet 2 works to reinvent the Web - Mar. 11, 2003
TechWeb: Flash Player poses threat - Mar. 7, 2003
Scientists: Internet speed record smashed - Mar. 7, 2003