Men who do not openly express their anger if they are unfairly treated at work
double their risk of a heart attack, Swedish research suggests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8374519.stm

deCODE's demise leaves fate of its valuable genetic database unclear

http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091123/full/462401a.html

New research suggests that oxytocin underlies the twin emotional pillars of
civilized life, our capacity to feel empathy and trust

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/science/24angier.html

Children should be allowed to play in the dirt because being too clean can
impair the skin's ability to heal itself, new research suggests

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6630394/Children-should-be-allowed-\
to-play-in-the-dirt-new-research-suggests.html

Researchers' fears about misuse of their work come true

http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/chi-autism-science-nov23,0,6519404,full.sto\
ry

New research, along with a Twitter-facilitated study conducted by New Scientist,
reveals an important trait of the best jocks: a handsome face

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18176-betterlooking-sportsmen-more-likely-\
to-win.html

A golden glow is the healthiest and most attractive look for Caucasian skin,
researchers have claimed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8362465.stm

Women in long-term relationships appear to have healthier pregnancies and
births, claim scientists

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6561544/Long-term-relationships-lea\
d-to-healthier-babies.html

Finding suggests that sensitivity to visual context develops slowly

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/49882/title/Visual_illusion_stumps_ad\
ults_but_not_kids

Many agronomists hope the information buried in corn's 32,000 genes and 2.3
billion letters of DNA may help sustain the century-long improvement in yield
and hardiness into an era of climate change and, possibly, food shortage

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/19/AR2009111903190.\
html

DNA testing has led more men to discover that their children are not
biologically theirs. Families are upended, and so is the law

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/magazine/22Paternity-t.html

The best thing we can do for the theory of evolution may be to bring its creator
back down to earth

http://discovermagazine.com/2009/nov/darwin.s-great-blunder-why-good-for-world

Are non-Western conditions truly distinct from those in the U.S. and Europe?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=foreign-afflictions

Far from being bad manners, yawning is a sign of our deep humanity, says Steve
Jones

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/steve-jones/6583820/Yawning-is-part-of-what-m\
akes-us-human.html

Biotech firm hopes to use RNA interference to boost drug yields

http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091119/full/news.2009.1097.html

The search continues for a pill that will lift a woman's libido

http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14902735&fs\
rc=rss

Devastating brain disease caused by human cannibalism promoted protective gene
mutation to emerge just 200 years ago

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18172-gene-change-in-cannibals-reveals-evo\
lution-in-action.html

Neurosurgeons evoke an intention to act during brain surgery

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-will-to-power

Insects have scientists re-thinking an age-old question: Are bigger brains
better?

http://news.discovery.com/animals/tiny-insect-brains-intelligence.html

Hypnosis has a "very real" effect that can be picked up on brain scans, say Hull
University researchers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8359170.stm

Do laws about the ownership of ancient artifacts help or hurt archaeology?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/science/17tier.html

Carl Zimmer: New research suggests that math has evolved its way right into our
neurons—and monkeys', too

http://discovermagazine.com/2009/nov/17-the-brain-humanity.s-other-basic-instinc\
t-math

Comparing the DNA in modern birds to that in ancient generations shows molecular
evolution can happen at varying rates

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/49671/title/Penguin_DNA_evolving_fast\
er_than_thought

The most influential piece of popular science writing ever was published 150
years ago. Now New Scientist brings you a 21st-century remix of Darwin's classic
by geneticist and author Steve Jones

http://www.newscientist.com/special/on-the-origin-of-species-revisited

A new species of finch may have arisen in the Galapagos

http://www.nature.com/news/2009/091116/full/news.2009.1089.html

Chemicals in plastics alter the brains of baby boys, making them "more
feminine", say US researchers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8361863.stm

The curious economic effects of religion

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/11/15/the_curious_economic\
_effects_of_religion/?page=full

A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on
the DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hGHo6v9gHhITIiLQPNOwZ98_ok7gD9\
BU7FOG0

Needless use of anti-psychotic drugs is widespread in dementia care and
contributes to the death of many patients, an official review suggests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8356423.stm

The lead author of a study said low-level infection and inflammation in vessel
walls might be leading to disease

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/health/research/17risk.html