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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:00 GMT

Mussolini's blood and brain up for sale on eBay

Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and brain went on sale Friday for 15,000 euros (22,000 dollars) on online auction website eBay, before the company pulled the ad posted by an anonymous seller. AFP - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's blood and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:32:00 GMT

Rethinking The Human Future In Space

Audio for this story from Talk of the Nation will be available at approx. 6:00 p.m. ET text sizeAAA November 20, 2009 With NASA reporting a 'significant amount' of water on the lunar surface, is it time to re-examine our priorities regarding living and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT

VIDEO: Flu shot left Cheerleader Desiree Jennings with a neurological condition

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:46:00 GMT

According To The Statistical Analysis Of Fossils 'Hobbits' Are A New Human Species

Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in New York have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease. Using statistical analysis on skeletal remains of a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:05:00 GMT

Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, WUSTL anthropologist says

> Dinosaurs were warm-blooded, WUSTL anthropologist saysWere dinosaurs 'warm-blooded,' like present-day mammals and birds, or 'cold-blooded,' like present-day lizards? The implications of this simple-sounding question go beyond deciding whether you'd
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:00 GMT

IBM’s Billion-Neuron Simulation Can Match a Cat’s Brainpower

An artificial brain as powerful as a human?s remains a distant goal, but scientists are inching closer. This week IBM announced that by using a brain-simulating algorithm called BlueMatter, researchers created an artificial brain simulation that packs
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT

Cannibals survived brain disease epidemic thanks to a mutation

Survivors of the deadly epidemic of prion disease kuru, which was transmitted through cannibalistic rituals, share a particular genetic mutation. Researchers call it a striking example of human evolution in action. Kuru was a slow-developing epidemic
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:00 GMT

Brain disease 'resistance gene' evolves in Papua New Guinea community; could offer insights into CJD

A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists. Kuru is a fatal
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:49:00 GMT

An Anthropologist On Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales

To these seven narratives of neurological disorder Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his bestsellers Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. These men, women, and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:00 GMT

IBM Reveals the Biggest Artificial Brain of All Time

San Jose, Calif. -- Scientists at IBM's Almaden research center have built the biggest artificial brain ever--a cell-by-cell simulation of the human visual cortex: 1.6 billion virtual neurons connected by 9 trillion synapses. This computer simulation, as
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:00 GMT

Scuba Diving to the Depths of Human History

Kitted out with the latest scuba gear, Garry Momber peers through the murky water to the seabed below. It's dark--Momber is 11 metres below the water's surface and the black peat of the seabed absorbs what little light reaches the bottom. Then the tide
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMT

2012 Doomsday Prophecy False, says Canadian Archaeologist

Toronto, Nov 17 (IANS) A Canadian archaeologist has debunked the prophecy that the world will come to an end in December 2012. The doomsday prophecy comes from an ancient carved monument found from the Maya region which covers the Yucatan Peninsula,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:00 GMT

Medical News: According To The Statistical Analysis Of Fossils 'Hobbits' Are A New Human Species

Do Psychologists Hate Conservatives?

Does give safe haven to unfettered hatred? I am concerned that t is a growing problem in my , and I'm hoping that you will share your thoughts in the at the bottom of this page. Here's the problem: I have noticed that some of my colleagues openly
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:00 GMT

Do Psychologists Reject Science?

Trained psychodynamic therapists know most about psychotherapy. Do psychologists reject science (as Sharon Begley writes in her October 12, 2009 column in Newsweek Magazine)? In this column, Begley states that clinical psychologists (of the Freudian or
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:00 GMT

How to Get the Sleep You Need Part 2

'If you can't sleep, get out of bed and do something else'-this is advice we hear all the time. Not for me: when I get up and turn on the light, I'm up for the night. I do much better listening to a recorded book, which lets me lie quietly in the dark
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:09:00 GMT

Human emissions rise 2 percent despite GFC

] — Establishing a key link between the solar cycle and global climate, new research led by the National Centre for Atmospheric... New form of El Nino could mean more hurricanes make landfall — [2 Jul 2009] — El Nino years typically result in fewer
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:45:00 GMT

Listening to revision tapes during sleep 'could help pupils get better exam results'

Listening to revision tapes during sleep could help pupils get better exam results, a new study suggests. By Kate Devlin Published: 8:00AM GMT 20 Nov 2009 Scientists have found that hearing specific sounds during deep sleep can improve memory and recall.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:00 GMT

Corn 'contains more genes than humans'

Scientists have decoded the genetic make-up of corn and found the humble vegetable contains more genes than humans. Published: 8:00AM GMT 20 Nov 2009 The researchers discovered that a stalk of corn contains around 32,000 genes. By contrast the DNA of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:00 GMT

First human trials for stem cell blindness therapy

The first human trials of a stem cell therapy for an eye disease that causes blindness in young people could start next year. The pioneering treatment could help people losing their sight due to Stargardt, a currently untreatable disease that is one of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Gene Protects Brain-Eaters From Mad Cow-Type Disease

Villagers in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who ritualistically ate human brains but did not die of a brain disease called kuru have a genetic mutation that protects them, researchers said Wednesday. Their study of the unusual cannibalistic practice
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:20:00 GMT

Alzheimer's Brain Changes Studied

U.S. medical scientists say they've developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying subtle brain structure changes occurring in Alzheimer's patients. The University of California-San Diego researchers said their method of quantifying sub-regional
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:20:00 GMT

How the brain filters out distracting thoughts to focus on a single bit of information

The human brain is bombarded with all kinds of information, from the memory of last night's delicious dinner to the instructions from your boss at your morning meeting. But how do you "tune in" to just one thought or idea and ignore all the rest of what
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:13:00 GMT

Dell Hymes, 82; linguistics, anthropology scholar

Dell Hymes, an influential scholar of linguistics and anthropology who helped pioneer the study of how people use language in their everyday lives, died of kidney failure Nov. 13 at a nursing home in Charlottesville. The retired University of Virginia
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:59:00 GMT

"Don't Ride the Bus!": and Other Warnings Women Anthropologists are Given During Fieldwork

Objective To develop and validate two new fracture risk algorithms (QFractureScores) for estimating the individual risk of osteoporotic fracture or hip fracture over 10 years. Design Prospective open cohort study with routinely collected data from 357
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:23:00 GMT

Race and Practice in Archaeological Interpretation by Charles E. Orser, Jr.

Workshop on "Neuroeconomics and Endocrinological Economics" organized

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:13:00 GMT

Neurogenesis: A mother–daughter relationship

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:00 GMT

Study examines challenges of diagnosing neurofibromatosis type 1 - like syndrome

Study reveals new genetic culprit in deadly skin cancer — [30 Aug 2009] — Drawing on the power of DNA sequencing, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new group of genetic... New technique could eliminate inherited
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:31:00 GMT

Pushing the brain to find new pathways

A new type of stem cells found in prostate may be involved in cancer — [9 Sep 2009] — A new type of stem cell found in the prostate of adult mice can be a source of prostate cancer, according to a new study... Study reveals new genetic culprit in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:29:00 GMT

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