Friday July 25, 2008
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A less messy way to test for colorectal cancer
Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 12:00 AM Page L4
Searching for the presence of colorectal cancer can be a messy business. It normally starts with a fecal occult blood test (FOBT). The patient collects some stool samples that are sent to a lab for analysis. If blood is found in the feces, a doctor usually recommends the patient have a colonoscopy, in which a flexible tube with a camera is inserted up the rectum for a closer inspection.
Getting the dirt on Mars
Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:00 AM Page F6
For the past month, a sterile vacuum chamber at the University of Guelph has served as a stand-in for the surface of MarsScientists needed to mimic the thin Martian atmosphere to conduct realistic tests on a new piece of space hardware that represents Canada's next major contribution to the exploration of the Red Planet.
World's first 'test tube' baby to turn 30
Online Edition: Friday, July 18, 2008 09:13 AM
Four million children have since come into the world by in vitro fertilization, but safety concerns remain
World's first 'test tube' baby to turn 30
Published: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:00 AM Page L4
Next Friday marks the 30th birthday of world's first ''test tube'' baby. Louise Joy Brown was conceived in a British laboratory and then inserted into her mother's womb for the rest of her fetal development. Her birth - on July 25, 1978 - brought hope to couples who could not conceive a child the old-fashioned way. In fact, four million babies worldwide have been born through the process known as in vitro fertilization.
Leaders of Syria, Israel to make history at Sunday summit
Online Edition: Saturday, July 12, 2008 10:09 PM
For first time, leaders from two countries will be in same room; follows agreement of renewed diplomatic ties between Syria, Lebanon
Video games and violence - mere 'speculation'
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Online Edition: Friday, July 11, 2008 09:13 AM
Researchers challenge the notion that games fuel juvenile delinquency, aggressive behaviour and even murder
Video games and violence - mere 'speculation'
Published: Friday, July 11, 2008 12:00 AM Page L4
Does playing violent video games lead to aggressive behaviour?Critics of the games often point to the now infamous example of the two teenage boys who went on a killing spree in 1999 at Columbine High School in Colorado before committing suicide. Both teens were reportedly obsessed with games such as Doom.
Magic mushrooms' medical mojo
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Online Edition: Friday, July 4, 2008 09:22 AM
A small but growing number of scientists are once again recruiting patients for studies of controversial drugs
Magic mushrooms' medical mojo
Published: Friday, July 4, 2008 12:00 AM Page L1
Research into the medical benefits of hallucinogenic drugs is back in vogue after being avoided by mainstream scientists for decades. A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore this week released the follow-up results of a study involving 36 volunteers who were given psilocybin - the chemical ingredient in ''sacred'' or ''magic'' mushrooms - in a carefully controlled laboratory setting.
A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the brain
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Online Edition: Friday, June 27, 2008 09:43 AM
Study participants suffer memory lapses after consuming a high-fat, high-sugar meal
