Project Aims to Map DNA of 1,000 People
WASHINGTON (AP) – Any two people may be roughly 99 percent identical at the genetic level. But the small differences are what tantalize scientists, and now they plan to map the DNA of 1,000 people worldwide to examine human genetic variation.

Study: Bisexuality Not Just an Experimental Phase
Bisexuality in women could be a lifelong sexual orientation, not a phase, a new study suggests. The finding runs counter to the idea that bisexuality is an experimental or transitional period for women who, for instance, are uncertain or have fear of commitment. In addition to debunking stereotypes about bisexuality, the research sheds light on the complex nature of sexual orientation in women.

Gastric Lap-Band Surgery Can Send Diabetes Into Remission
It helps patients shed more pounds than dieting and exercise do, study shows.

Another Study Links Western Diet to Heart, Health Risks
But it also found that diet soda doesn’t protect against metabolic syndrome

A Little Regular Exercise Extends Men’s Lives
Brisk 30-minute walk a few days a week cut death risk in half, study found.

Missing Link Between Belly Fat And Heart Disease?
A team of University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center scientists reports direct evidence of a link between inflammation around the cells of visceral fat deposits, and the artery-hardening process of atherosclerosis. The researchers also show that a medication often given to people with diabetes can be used to calm that inflammation, and protect against further artery damage.

Reports of Gay Staph Disease Overblown
A grossly misinterpreted study about drug-resistant staph infections in a gay community in San Francisco, conducted by the University of California, San Francisco, has led some newspapers and numerous anti-gay groups on the Internet to proclaim that an AIDS-like epidemic is upon us, spread through sinful behavior.

Genetics Influence Blood Pressure Medications
A person’s gene profile seems to dictate reponse, study finds

New Evolution in Mice May Explain Infertility Problems in Humans
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that field mice have evolved a unique way of ensuring faster fertilisation, a phenomenon which could explain some cases of infertility in humans.

A Good Fight May Keep You And Your Marriage Healthy
ScienceDaily (Jan. 23, 2008) — A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, research suggests. Couples in which both the husband and wife suppress their anger when one attacks the other die earlier than members of couples where one or both partners express their anger and resolve the conflict, according to preliminary results of a University of Michigan study.

Ancient Maya scarified boys not virgin girls
The victims of human sacrifice by Mexico’s ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as previously believed, archeologists said on Tuesday.

China hails “greatest discovery since Peking Man”
BEIJING (Reuters) – An almost complete human skull fossil that could date back 100,000 years has been unearthed in China, state media said on Wednesday, hailing it as the greatest discovery since Peking Man.

New Russian space base to send manned flights by 2018
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia, whose space programme relies heavily on a base in neighbouring Kazakhstan, is to build its own launch site for manned flights by 2018, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying Wednesday.

A Whole New View: Hubble Overhaul to Boost Telescope’s Reach
When astronauts overhaul the Hubble Space Telescope this summer, they will leave behind a vastly more powerful orbital observatory to scan the universe.