What's News This Month

in
Science, Medicine and Technology
(a monthly brownbag series)
Now we have our own blog!!
If you want to suggest a link for inclusion here, please post it on the blog; we'll take care of it.
You can also post your thoughts about any What's News article on the blog.
Let's get blogging!


(email suggestions-questions to either Tim CannonSatya P. Chattopadhyay, Gary Kwiecinski, Ed Kosmahl,
Declan Mulhall, Phil Yevics, or Sarah Sitoski)
Thursday, May 12th--11:30am, Brennan 205

All participants are encouraged (not required) to choose a topic (or topics)
about which they would like to facilitate a discussion.
Support materials, if needed, can be on the web or hard copy -
we have a document camera available.  We'll start
each What's News event with these facilitated discussions
before moving to our free ranging
ramblings.


Science, Medicine, Technology
Science

  1. Rare woodpecker found in Arkansas
  2. CNN.com - Evolution on trial in Kansas - May 2, 2005
  3. ScienCentral: Why Coffee Works
  4. Unmentioned Energy Fix: A 55 M.P.H. Speed Limit
  5. Planet 'seen' around distant sun
  6. Researchers discover molecular mechanism that desensitizes us to cold
  7. The Art of Stealing a Meal -- Bohannon 2005 (428): 2 -- sciencenow
  8. Gene mutation slashes need for sleep
  9. Giant rare bloom gives off stench
  10. Trap-building ants torture prey
  11. Cavers smash world depth record
  12. 'Infomania' worse than marijuana
  13. Newly discovered genetic disease sheds light on body's water balance
  14. New dinosaur caught in the act - May 4, 2005
  15. Nature at Bay - New York Times
  16. New Scientist Breaking News - Brain scans reveal racial biases
  17. Study Finds Kids Can't Hit Slow Pitches
  18. Parents 'neglect ugly children'
  19. Oil pills boost pupil brain power
  20. First Marsis radar boom deployed
  21.  Fossils illuminate fish evolution
  22. Before the Flood - New York Times
  23. Fish is shortest-lived vertebrate
  24.  Face of Tutankhamun reconstructed
  25. Straight, gay men respond differently to sex scents / Brain scans indicate pheromones may exist in humans
  26. Are Couch Potatoes More Creative?
  27. What Matters in Kansas - The evolution of creationism. By William Saletan
  28. RHIC Scientists Serve Up “Perfect” Liquid
  29. Before the Flood - New York Times
  30. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Chase is on for comet spacecraft

Medicine
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  1. Medication or psychotherapy effective in treating depressed patients when the other is not
  2. Worldwide cancer rates 'double'
  3. Long-lasting gel against herpes
  4. Use of Insecticides Linked to Lasting Neurological Problems for Farmers, April 28, 2005 Press Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  5. Air passengers 'risking health'
  6. Hypnosis could banish hay-fever
  7. Pollutant affects sex chromosome
  8. Fracture risk same with vitamin D
  9. Exercise slows development of Alzheimer's-like brain changes in mice, new study finds
  10. BBC NEWS | Health | Brain stem cells to cure diabetes
  11. Natural glucose byproduct may prevent brain damage and cognitive impairment after diabetic coma
  12. Data suggest bypass surgery free of long-term brain effects
  13. Ghana tumour girl ignites debate
  14. Heart hope over implant arteries
  15. Vitamin D 'aids lung cancer ops'
  16. Mystery of unpopped popcorn is discovered - Science - MSNBC.com
  17. Hope over blood test for autism
  18. ADHD Therapy
  19. New Scientist Breaking News - New drug offers jitter-free mental boost
  20. Cheaper group tests flag infectious HIV carriers - Yahoo! News
  21.  In Clinical Trials, Drug Protects Brain From Stroke Damage
  22. 9/11 babies inherit stress from mothers
  23. Sunny May the month for suicides
  24. Fake acupuncture 'aids migraines'
  25. Lonely men 'have high heart risk'
  26. The legacy of Agent Orange
  27. Breastfeeding benefits 'instant'
  28. Antioxidants a key to 'long life'
  29. Magnetic stimulation treatment for depression helping difficult-to-treat cases at UT Southwestern



Technology  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology
  1. India's IT prodigals return home
  2. Net-powered computer goes on show
  3. High-tech solution to highway congestion - Apr 25, 2005
  4. Moore's Law original issue found
  5. Tech giants explore 'hybrid' DVDs
  6. Forceful fun of Lego Star Wars
  7. Mood Brighteners: Light therapy gets nod as depression buster: Science News Online, April 23, 2005
  8. On the Horizon: Bandwidth Advance Hints at Future Beyond Wi-Fi
  9. No training wheels needed - Apr 29, 2005
  10.  'Clean diesel technology' showcased - Apr 28, 2005
  11. BBC NEWS | Technology | Small box 'to end digital divide'
  12. BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | How planes survive lightning
  13. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Quantum leap in secure web video
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