WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — A prenatal blood test can be used to determine if an unborn baby has Down's syndrome without the small risk to the fetus posed by invasive testing methods such as amniocentesis, U.S. researchers said on Monday. ... > full story
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who bucked conventional wisdom to find a virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — A researcher who figured out that Coke explodes sperm and scientists who discovered that people will happily eat stale chips if they crunch loudly enough won alternative "Ig Nobel" prizes Thursday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have pinpointed three genes related to the high blood levels of uric acid that cause gout in a step that could help identify people at special risk for this common and painful type of arthritis. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Overeating makes the brain go haywire, prompting a cascade of damage that may cause diabetes, heart disease and other ills, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists believe they have found a way to map the hugely complex genetic code of wheat, the staple food for 35 percent of the world's population. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Some colorful cichlid fish in Africa's Lake Victoria formed a new species by adapting their vision, showing that geographical isolation is not essential for divergence, researchers said Wednesday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — A gene related to a hormone secreted by the body's fat cells may lower the risk of colon cancer, a discovery that could reassure people with a family history of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday. ... > full story
LONDON, Oct. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — The common genetic variation linked to dyslexia may also help explain why some people without the learning difficulty are not good readers, researchers said on Wednesday. ... > full story
HONG KONG, Sep. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists in Japan have identified a gene variant that may be linked to narcolepsy -- a condition marked by excessive daytime sleepiness, impaired vision and muscle weakness. ... > full story
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Scientists Fight Creationism In Texas Classes Oct. 1, 2008 (CBS 11 Dallas (KTVT)) — Scientists from Texas universities on Tuesday denounced what they called supernatural and religious teaching in public school science classrooms ...
Scientists don't want 'watered-down' plan Sep. 30, 2008 (San Antonio Express-News) — A coalition of Texas scientists warned the State Board of Education on Tuesday not to inject politics or religion into new science guidelines for ...
Discovery: New find at Yosemite Sep. 30, 2008 (Sierra Sun, Truckee, California) — After exploration by millions of visitors during the past 100 years, it's hard to imagine anything left to discover amid the majesty of Yosemite's ...
CT rules out malignancy in most pancreatic cysts June 10, 2008 (AuntMinnie.com) — CT rules out malignancy in most pancreatic cystsToday's volumetric MDCT images are yielding a troubling trove of small cystic lesions of the ...
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