Life Science Log http://www.lifesciencelog.com/ en-us Weekly life sciences news headlines Scientists able to reconstruct words heard by test subjects Last September, scientists from the University of California, Berkeley announced that they had developed a method of visually reconstructing images from peoples' minds, by analyzing their brain ... http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster564543000/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:46:34 EST 564543000 Malaria death toll disputed Study doubles official estimate, but scientists say its methods are flawed. http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster566766720/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:16:51 EST 566766720 Brains of addicts are inherently abnormal: study Drug addicts have inherited abnormalities in some parts of the brain which interfere with impulse control, said a British study published on Thursday. http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster566495280/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:16:47 EST 566495280 Massage Doesn't Just Feel Good--It Changes Gene Expression and Reduces Inflammation http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster565540020/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:46:31 EST 565540020 Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants (AP) -- The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to eliminate grants to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism ... http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster564412500/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:46:40 EST 564412500 Researchers: Societal control of sugar essential to ease public health burden Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, ... http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster565399080/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:46:43 EST 565399080 Predatory pythons shift Everglades ecology As invasive snakes expand territory, some mammal populations drop by more than 90 percent http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster563389380/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:16:31 EST 563389380 Male spiders of one species lose their genitals after sex to increase sperm count in females (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have known for some time that the male sex organ, called a palp, in orb-web spiders is often broken off during copulation with females; what hasn’t been so ... http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster564636960/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:15:53 EST 564636960 Pfizer recalls 1 million packets of US birth control pills US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on Tuesday recalled one million packets of birth control pills over a packaging error that could put women at risk of unintended pregnancy. http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster564877080/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:46:44 EST 564877080 The Sound of Sterility http://www.lifesciencelog.com/cluster562721220/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:46:15 EST 562721220