70 Years Old And Going Strong With Down Syndrome And No Dementia

In the world of Down syndrome, 'Mr. C' is a rarity. A real person whose progress has been tracked for the past 16 years, at seventy, 'Mr. C' has well surpassed the average life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome, currently in the late fifties, but in the teens when 'Mr. C' was born. Further, 'Mr. C' does not exhibit clinical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Good Luck, Not Superiority, Gave Dinosaurs Their Edge, Study Of Crocodile Cousins Reveals

Researchers have challenged the general consensus among scientists that there must have been something special about dinosaurs that helped them rise to prominence. Good luck, not general 'superiority,' was the primary factor in the rise of the dinosaurs according to new research.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Remote Brainwaves Predict Future 'Eureka' Moment

The brain mechanism underlying the eureka or "ah-ha" moment is poorly understood. What happens in the brain during that particular moment? Is that moment purely sudden as often reported by the solver or is there any (neural) precursor to it? Can we predict whether and when, if at all, the solver will hit upon the final eureka moment? New research addresses these questions by measuring brainwaves of human participants as they attempted to solve puzzles or brainteasers that call for intuitive strategies and novel insight.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Air Pollution Can Hinder Heart's Electrical Functioning

Tiny particles of air pollution and black carbon, a marker for traffic exhaust fumes, may adversely affect heart function among heart attack survivors. Researchers say people with recent heart attacks and even healthy people should avoid being around heavy traffic after hospital discharge.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Titanium Work Surfaces Could Cut Food Poisoning Cases, Say Scientists

Food factory work surfaces coated in titanium could cut the number of food poisoning cases every year, scientists report.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Cancer Stem Cells Isolated: Could Lead To New Drugs To Stop Cancer From Returning

Cancer prevention researchers have discovered a protein marker that allows them to isolate cancer stem cells from regular cancer cells. By targeting this marker, scientists are developing new drugs to kill the stem cells and stop cancer from returning.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Hurricane Ike delays cargo for space outpost

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian and U.S. space agencies on Friday decided to delay a cargo shipment from docking at the International Space Station after Hurricane Ike forced the evacuation of the mission's control centre in Texas.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:29 pm

Natural Childbirth Moms More Attuned to Babies' Cry

Finding may help shed light on postpartum depression in those choosing Caesareans
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:15 pm

Why Ike Could Be Texas' Worst Nightmare

Tidal surge threatens low-lying Galveston; winds and rain could damage Houston.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:04 pm

Hurricane Ike delays cargo for space outpost (Reuters)

Reuters - The Russian and U.S. space agencies on Friday decided to delay a cargo shipment from docking at the International Space Station after Hurricane Ike forced the evacuation of the mission's control centre in Texas.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:50 pm

Calcium During Pregnancy Reduces Harmful Blood Lead Levels, Study Finds

Pregnant women who take high levels of daily calcium supplements show a marked reduction in lead levels in their blood, suggesting calcium could play a critical role in reducing fetal and infant exposure.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Hurricane Ike Tracked By European Space Agency's Envisat

Residents along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Ike as it travels over the Gulf of Mexico after ripping through Cuba and Haiti. ESA's Envisat satellite is tracking the storm, which is forecast to make landfall on the Texas coast by Sept. 13.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Stem Cell Regeneration Repairs Congenital Heart Defect

Medical investigators have demonstrated that stem cells can be used to regenerate heart tissue to treat dilated cardiomyopathy, a congenital defect.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

Nano-sized 'Cargo Ships' To Target And Destroy Tumors Developed

Scientists have developed nanometer-sized "cargo ships" that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the body's immune radar system, and ferry their cargo of anti-cancer drugs and markers into tumors that might otherwise go untreated or undetected.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:00 pm

In Hurricane Ike, bumpy ride with bird's-eye view (AP)

NASA satellite handout image show Hurricane Ike. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Houston, Texas, the fourth largest US city, as officials warned that those who stay behind in some coastal areas AP - Amid the engines' roar, the Air Force Reserve pilots and navigator worked calmly as their huge plane neared the eyewall of Hurricane Ike.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:07 am

Near-Death Experiences: What Really Happens? (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Many reports of near-death experiences sound the same: a welcoming white light and a replay of memories. But now scientists aim to study what really happens to the brain and consciousness when someone is on the verge of dying.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am

Star Cluster to Hide Behind Moon

On Friday, Sep. 19, see the moon moving in front of the Pleiades cluster.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:59 am

Near-Death Experiences: What Really Happens?

Scientists aim to study what really happens to the brain and consciousness when someone is on the verge of dying.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am

Call for creationism in science

Creationism should be discussed in science lessons in UK schools, says the director of education at the Royal Society.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:55 am

Vertical stripes make you look fatter

The fashion gurus have got it all wrong, claims an expert in visual perception. Wearing clothes with vertical stripes doesn't make you look thinner
Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:48 am

Earthworms to aid soil clean-up

Scientists show how metal-munching earthworms can help plants to clean up areas with contaminated soils.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:40 am

Venezuela insults United States, expels ambassador (Reuters)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) greets new U.S. ambassador to Venezuela, Patrick Duddy, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas in this October 29, 2007 file photo. Chavez on September 11, 2008 gave the U.S. ambassador 72 hours to leave the oil-rich South American country, saying the measure was a show of support for Bolivia. (Miraflores Palace/Handout/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has thrust the OPEC nation into its worst diplomatic crisis for years by expelling the U.S. ambassador in a growing feud between Washington and Latin America's leftist leaders.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:38 am

Hawaii attack survivor tells tale of finicky shark (AP)

AP - A surfer who put his fingers into the mouth of a shark to pry himself free during an attack believes the fish took no further interest in him because it didn't like the taste of his leg.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 10:22 am

Mud, sweat, tears

Frog hunters hit the heights in Costa Rica's cloud forests
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:51 am

Adam Rutherford: Teenagers are not stupid, even if creationism is

Adam Rutherford: By all means let's debate it in schools: that way we can prove that science is a far, far better way of knowing the world
Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:30 am

China counts down to space launch

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is counting down to 9.10 p.m. (9:10 a.m. EDT) on September 25 for its third manned space flight that will include a space walk, local media reported on Friday.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 9:10 am

Mini antibodies: biotech's next big thing? (Reuters)

A scientist works in GlaxoSmithKline's plant in Singapore December 16, 2005. (Luis Enrique Ascui/Reuters)Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's head of biotech research is excited about a new generation of "slimline" antibody medicines that may be successors to current blockbusters such as Avastin and Rituxan.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:38 am

Mini antibodies: biotech's next big thing?

LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc's head of biotech research is excited about a new generation of "slimline" antibody medicines that may be successors to current blockbusters such as Avastin and Rituxan.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:38 am

Denis Alexander: The theology of evolution

Denis Alexander: I believe in God, am a devout Darwinian and a biologist. Sounds like a contradiction – but then why should I have to choose?
Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:32 am

Professor Michael Reiss on teaching science to creationists

Rev Professor Michael Reiss of the Royal Society wants creationism to be taught and explained in science lessons
Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 12 Sep 2008 | 8:31 am

Sue Nelson has all the banter from the BA Science Festival

Science writer and broadcaster Sue Nelson reports from the BA Science Festival in Liverpool.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 7:09 am

Taiwan braces for Typhoon Sinlaku (AP)

AP - Taiwan is bracing for Typhoon Sinlaku as the storm gains strength while approaching the island.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 12 Sep 2008 | 3:45 am

On the edge

Village under threat from sea erosion demands help
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 1:42 am

Ancient Amphibian Had Enormous Teeth

A prehistoric predator that looked like a big crocodile paddled around Antarctic 240 million years ago.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:38 am

Early Whales Had Legs

The first whales once swam the seas by wiggling large hind feet.
Source: Livescience.com | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:36 am

Wind power speed record bid fails

A team hoping to break the world land-speed record for a wind-powered vehicle blames global warming for its failure.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 12 Sep 2008 | 12:19 am

Zoologists capture first photos of okapi in wild (AP)

This undated image provided by the Zoological Society of London, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, shows an okapi in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo proving that the species is still surviving there despite over a decade of civil conflict. The Zoological Society of London says cameras set up in Congo have snapped the first photos of the rare okapi roaming wild. Okapi have characteristics like a deer and a giraffe but is most notable for its zebra-like leg stripes. Zoologists found evidence of an okapi population in the park through tracks a few years ago. Experts say the photos indicate a second group also exists there. The animal previously had only been glimpsed only in passing in the wild, but captive okapis are found in many zoos. (AP Photo/The Zoological Society of London/ho)AP - Zoologists have captured the first photos of the okapi in the wild, saying Thursday they offered evidence that the animal once mistaken for a unicorn has managed to survive war and poaching in a park in a lawless swath of Congo.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 11:59 pm

With Ike, size matters for killer storm surge (AP)

Dawson Voris, 9, of Corpus Christi, Texas, walks through storm surge water from Hurricane Ike as the water pushes over the Padre Balli Park beach in Padre Island, Texas, and into the parking lot Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times,Todd Yates)AP - Hurricane Ike's gargantuan size — not its strength — will likely push an extra large storm surge inland in a region already prone to it, experts said Thursday.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 11:59 pm

Nevada game wardens seize illegal African frogs (AP)

AP - Authorities who seized scores of illegal African clawed frogs from Nevada residents say they have traced the creatures — banned because of their potential for ecological damage — to a company that sells tadpoles over the Internet.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 11:57 pm

NASA Moves Rescue Shuttle, Prepares for Hurricane Ike

NASA moved shuttle Endeavour closer to launch while JSC closed for a hurricane.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 11:06 pm

Hurricane Ike Delays Space Station Delivery

Hurricane Ike has delayed a cargo ship's arrival at the space station.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:56 pm

Lucky break allowed dinosaurs to rule Earth: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thanks to a big stroke of luck 200 million years ago, dinosaurs beat out a fearsome group of creatures competing for the right to rule the Earth, scientists said on Thursday.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 7:42 pm

Study helps unlock secrets of how the brain sees

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists who tricked monkeys by swapping images of sailboats for teacups have figured out how the brain learns to recognize objects, a finding that could lead to robots that "see."


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 7:05 pm

Analysis confirms AIDS epidemic hits men hard

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AIDS remains largely a disease of gay and bisexual men in the United States but also disproportionately infects black women, according to an analysis published on Thursday.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:37 pm

Spiritual Beliefs Part of Health Care for Some

Most are happy to discuss subject with eye docs, says researcher
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:19 pm

Time Teaches Brain to Recognize Objects

Research could pave way for enhanced computer vision systems, MIT study suggests
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:19 pm

Greece unearths treasures at Alexander's birthplace

ATHENS (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed gold jewellery, weapons and pottery at an ancient burial site near Pella in northern Greece, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, the culture ministry said on Thursday.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:15 pm

New way to protect against heart damage explored

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An enzyme that helps the body break down alcohol also works to limit damage during a heart attack, and an experimental drug can crank up this protective role, scientists said on Thursday.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:15 pm

Tiny Frog, Believed Extinct, Found in Australia

A small frog, not seen since 1991, is found again in Australia's tropical north.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:10 pm

Eradication

The battle against disease 30 years after smallpox
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:02 pm

North American Fish Under Threat

Nearly 40 percent of freshwater fish species in North America are in jeopardy.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 11 Sep 2008 | 3:04 pm

EU in crop biofuel goal rethink

The European Union limits a biofuels target for road transport, concerned that biofuels contribute to rising food prices.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 11 Sep 2008 | 2:49 pm

Teachers should tackle creationism, says science education expert

Michael Reiss, director of education at the Royal Society, says excluding discussion of creationism and intelligent design from science lessons could put some children off science completely
Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 11 Sep 2008 | 2:47 pm

News quiz: the news from Switzerland

The Large Hadron Collider has shown that there's more to Switzerland than cuckoo clocks, chocolate and Roger Federer
Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:59 pm

World's Most Powerful Magnet Under Construction

A reusable magnet will be two million times stronger than your average magnet.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:34 pm

Africa's 'Unicorn' Caught on Camera

The okapi, so rare it was once believed a myth, has been seen in the wild for the first time.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:00 pm

Stone-age pilgrims trekked hundreds of miles

Animal remains at a site near Stonehenge suggest neolithic people from as far away as Wales brought their own livestock to barbecue at cultural events
Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 11 Sep 2008 | 12:55 pm

The 'pleasure nerve' that makes a long stroke feel so good

A new touch-sensitive nerve fibre responsible for the pleasure experienced during stroking has been described.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 11 Sep 2008 | 12:02 pm