Science NewsNews on Science continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Cancer 'cures' blasted by the FDA- June 19, 2008 In an effort to crack down on fraudulent remedies being sold over the Internet, the government has warned 25 companies to stop selling purported cancer cures.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/cancer-cures-blasted-by-the-fda?fromrss=1 Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster'- June 19, 2008 Arctic sea ice is melting even faster than last year, despite a cold winter.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/arctic-sea-ice-melt-even-faster?fromrss=1 Is Impact Factor An Accurate Measure Of Research Quality- June 18, 2008 The use of citations in assessing research quality is a topic that is of increasing interest throughout the world's scientific community. The report cautions against the over-reliance on citation statistics such as the impact factor and h-index. These are often promoted because of the belief in their accuracy, objectivity, and simplicity, but these beliefs are unfounded.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/is-impact-factor-an-accurate-measure-of-research-qual... California Pushes Back on DNA Testing- June 18, 2008 California regulators seeks to stop direct-to-consumer online genetic tests in the first round of the battle between old and new health-care models.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/california-pushes-back-on-dna-testing?fromrss=1 HARPS Discovery - HD 40307 And Its Three Super-Earths- June 17, 2008 Today, at an international conference, a team of European astronomers announced they have found a triple system of 'super-Earths' around the star HD 40307, called such because they are more massive than the Earth but less massive than Uranus and Neptune (about 15 Earth masses.)http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/harps-discovery-hd-40307-and-its-three-super-earths?f... Homeopathy: Putting your money where your science is ...- June 17, 2008 A few hundred years ago, the Germans played a practical joke on the rest of the world; they invented a medical field based on the idea that you could cure a disease by using something that caused similar symptoms.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/homeopathy-putting-your-money-where-your-science-is?f... Weighing Nondrug Options for A.D.H.D.- June 17, 2008 About 2.5 million children in the United States take stimulant drugs for attention and hyperactivity problems.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/weighing-nondrug-options-for-a-d-h-d?fromrss=1 Brains of gay men show similarities to those of heterosexual women, study says- June 17, 2008 The research suggests a basic biological link between sexual orientation and a range of brain functions.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/brains-of-gay-men-show-similarities-to-those-of-heter... Leicester Burial Mound Shows Practices From Bronze Age, Iron Age And Medieval Times- June 16, 2008 Researchers from University of Leicester Archaeological Services have recently completed work on the results of three closely related Bronze Age round barrows excavated at Cossington, Leicestershire and show how the ancient cemetery was reused by successive communities.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/leicester-burial-mound-shows-practices-from-bronze-ag... Mass Extinctions Not Asteroids, But Sea Sediment, Says Study- June 15, 2008 If you are curious about Earth's periodic mass extinction events such as the sudden demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, you might consider crashing asteroids and sky-darkening super volcanoes as culprits. But a new study suggests that it is the ocean, and in particular the epic ebbs and flows of sea level and sediment over the course of geologic time, that is the primary cause of the world's periodic mass extinctions during the past 500 million years.http://www.topix.net/science/2008/06/mass-extinctions-not-asteroids-but-sea-sediment-says-... |