Mums-to-be warned exposing babies in the womb to mobile phones ‘could give them behaviour problems’, report

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2115294/Exposing-babies-womb-mobile-phones-lead-behavioural-problems-claim-U-S-scientists.html Yale expert says it would be ‘sensible’ for pregnant women to limit their baby’s exposure to mobile phones But British experts say it’s ‘irresponsible’ to speculate about human radiation risk from a study on mice By Claire Bates PUBLISHED: 09:02 EST, 15 March 2012 | UPDATED: 10:52 EST, 15 March 2012 Pregnant women who […]

Cure for alcoholism on the way? Drug will make addicts forget they want a drink

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113477/Propranolol-make-addicts-forget-want-drink.html By Jane Bunce PUBLISHED: 12:10 EST, 11 March 2012 | UPDATED: 13:27 EST, 11 March 2012 Alcoholics will be given a prescription drug currently used to treat anxiety and heart conditions in the hope that it will help them quit drinking for good. Scientists at Cambridge University believe that propranolol may block some of […]

Nurse, the screens! Doctors to build 3D computer ‘avatars’ of patients to ‘test’ treatments before prescribing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2112233/Nurse-screens-Doctors-build-3D-avatars-living-patients-test-treatments-prescribing.html By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 19:06 EST, 8 March 2012 | UPDATED: 03:41 EST, 9 March 2012 Doctors in the UK are taking the first steps towards a Google Earth style map of the human body could revolutionise the way patients are treated, scientists said today. A digital 3D replica of a patient would be […]

Mormon Church shuts down whistle- blower’s access to list of people posthumously baptised… but says it is to ‘protect’ Jews and Catholics not hide the names

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2112157/Mormon-baptism-dead-Church-shuts-access-list-people-posthumously-baptised.html By Meghan Keneally UPDATED:12:39 EST, 8 March 2012 Officials from the Mormon church have shut down outsider access to their database that lists the names of people they have baptised, as their practice of posthumously baptising famous individuals of other faiths has drawn much criticism. Though church leaders say the reason for the crackdown […]

Complicated cancer: New research shows how genetic changes make the disease so deadly

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2111795/Complicated-cancer-New-research-shows-genetic-changes-make-disease-deadly.html By Fiona Macrae Last updated at 7:32 AM on 8th March 2012 British scientists have begun to unlock one of cancer’s most deadly secrets. In a breakthrough likened to going from watching TV in black and white to colour, they’ve discovered that a single cancer can be dramatically different within one person. Different parts […]

The Dark Triad: The science of why women like Rihanna dig bad boys like Chris Brown

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2111089/Why-women-like-Rihanna-dig-bad-boys-like-Chris-Brown.html By Ted Thornhill and Fiona Macrae Last updated at 5:21 PM on 6th March 2012 It’s said so often that it’s a cliché – women love bad men. But it turns out that there is a science behind the notion. During a discussion this week on America’s NPR (formerly National Public Radio), human rights […]

Dream warriors? U.S. military to research ‘battlefield illusions’ to baffle enemies

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2101494/Ghost-warriors-U-S-military-research-battlefield-illusions-baffle-enemies.html Will use hi-tech optics and sound to confuse enemies Research division is investing $4 million in technology Aims to cause ‘auditory and visual’ hallucinations By Rob Waugh Last updated at 3:11 PM on 15th February 2012 The American military’s technology research division Darpa is to investigate hi tech ‘battlefield illusions’ designed to baffle enemy […]

Congress Considers Paywalling Science You Already Paid For

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/congress-considers-paywalling-science-you-already-paid-for/ By David Dobbs January 6, 2012  | 10:33 am Photo by Pat Ossa. Full info below. Should you be able to read research you’ve helped to fund? A few years ago, Congress decided this was a good idea, and approved an access policy that makes most taxpayer-funded research freely available online within 12 months […]