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Cat Urine Makes Mice Macho

Tom and Jerry may never get along, but cats could help mice get lucky in love.

LiveScience.com, Fri, 09 May 2008 13:18:23 GMT

World to End in 2012 (Check Back for Updates)

What do doomsday cults do when the apocalypse doesn't come?

LiveScience.com, Fri, 09 May 2008 13:18:23 GMT

HIV funding priority shift call

Funding for HIV prevention is being wasted on strategies which have little impact, say US researchers.

BBC News | Health | World Edition, Fri, 09 May 2008 12:52:43 GMT

Europeans get drunk 'to have sex'

Some teenagers and young adults get high on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests.

BBC News | Health | World Edition, Fri, 09 May 2008 12:52:43 GMT

Early baby survival 'unchanged'

UK babies born at 23 weeks or earlier are no more likely to survive than they were a decade ago, a study finds.

BBC News | Health | World Edition, Fri, 09 May 2008 12:52:43 GMT

Great tits cope well with warming

Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report, unlike some other birds.

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition, Fri, 09 May 2008 12:54:04 GMT

New batch of walruses gets tagged

Ten of Greenland's walruses are fitted with sat-tags to confirm whether the blubbery beasts migrate to Canada.

BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition, Fri, 09 May 2008 12:54:04 GMT

Panel: New Tools Help Smokers Quit

More people would quit smoking when doctors routinely offer counseling and medication -- and when health plans cover the expense, says a Health and Human Services panel.

WebMD Health, Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:43 GMT

Body Contouring Surgery Improves

Plastic surgeons say they've refined techniques of body contouring surgery -- procedures that can remove excess fat after major weight loss.

WebMD Health, Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:43 GMT

Ginseng May Help Treat Schizophrenia

A form of Asian ginseng shows promise for relieving schizophrenia symptoms that are difficult to treat.

WebMD Health, Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:43 GMT

A Faster Way to Detect Heart Attacks

A diagnostic chip tests saliva to determine if someone is having a heart attack.

Technology Review Feed - Tech Review Top Stories, Fri, 09 May 2008 12:54:05 GMT

Social Networking Meets Personal Finance

Web-based startups offer social features that help people make better financial decisions.

Technology Review Feed - Tech Review Top Stories, Fri, 09 May 2008 12:54:05 GMT

What's Bugging Locusts? It Could Be They're Hungry -- For Each Other

Since ancient times, locust plagues have been viewed as one of the most spectacular events in nature. In seemingly spontaneous fashion, as many as 10 billion critters can suddenly swarm the air and carpet the ground, blazing destructive paths that bring starvation and economic ruin. What makes them do it? In a word, cannibalism.

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News, Fri, 09 May 2008 12:54:05 GMT

Brain molecules may tell of child abuse

A study has found distinct chemical markings on the DNA of people who took their own lives after suffering maltreatment.

World Science, Fri, 09 May 2008 13:01:24 GMT

Study: galactic goings-on were dinos' undoing, and maybe ours

Our movement through the galaxy may cause mass extinctions, researchers claim.

World Science, Fri, 09 May 2008 13:01:24 GMT