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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:44:00 -0500

NASA to begin attempts to free Spirit … Dark chocolate eases emotional stress … Study: U.S. climate still changing … Leukemia med may also fight ovarian cancer ... Health/Science news from UPI.

New method created for cell analyzing

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:54:12 -0500

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- George Washington University scientists say they've developed a new way of exploring the insides of living cells.

Study uncovers fruit fly metabolism gene

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:10 -0500

BONN, Germany, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- German scientists say they have discovered a new fruit fly gene that directs the metabolism of fat.

New microscope used to biopsy brain tumors

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:42:13 -0500

PHOENIX, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a miniature, hand-held microscope that may allow more precise removal of brain tumors.

Astronomers discover 22 more galaxies

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:29:58 -0500

PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. and Japanese astronomers say they've discovered 22 galaxies, and confirmed one galaxy formed as early as 787 million years after the Big Bang.

Leukemia med may also fight ovarian cancer

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:41:35 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered the drug Sprycel, approved for chronic myeloid leukemia, also is effective against ovarian cancer cells.

Neurological disease drug target found?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:34:51 -0500

COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've detailed the molecular structure of a key part of a cellular receptor involved in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other diseases.

Climate change, California droughts linked

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:12:43 -0500

DAVIS, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've linked centuries-long droughts in California during the past 20,000 years with thawing of arctic ice caps.

NASA to begin attempts to free Spirit

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:41 -0500

PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- NASA scientists say they plan to begin transmitting commands to the Mars exploration rover Spirit in an attempt to free the robot from martian sand.

Scientists find link between cancer genes

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:44:34 -0500

KINGSTON, Ontario, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists say they've found a link between two genes involved in cancer formation that might lead to a drug target for cancer treatment.

Study: U.S. climate still changing

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:21:54 -0500

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Scientists say global warming has produced daily record high temperatures twice as often as record lows across the United States in the last decade.

Gorilla blood pressure device created

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:39:25 -0500

ATLANTA, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have developed the world's first gorilla blood pressure reading device.

Study: Africa's Congo Basis once treeless

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:33:58 -0500

DALLAS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A U.S. paleontology student says he has determined central Africa's tropical Congo Basin was arid and treeless during the Late Jurassic period.

Northwestern Univ. doctor to make history

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:48:31 -0500

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Northwestern University physician is to become the first orthopedic surgeon to orbit the Earth when he lifts off on space shuttle Atlantis.

NASA prepares for Atlantis liftoff

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:33:37 -0500

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The six astronauts who will be aboard space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-129 mission began their pre-launch activities at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday.

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:44:00 -0500

Life on Earth: Quicker start than thought? … Post breast cancer treatment pain common … Brown pelican no longer endangered … HIV vaccine research takes new direction ... Health/Science news from UPI.

Study shows seizure drug curbs cocaine use

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:22 -0500

MANHASSET, N.Y., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a placebo-controlled, double-blind study has shown vigabatrin, an anti-convulsant drug, also reduces people's use of cocaine and alcohol.

Brown pelican no longer endangered

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:52:20 -0500

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. officials Wednesday removed the brown pelican from the list of threatened and endangered species.

New idea offered to fight climate change

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:32:08 -0500

ATLANTA, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist suggests the impact of deforestation and urbanization on the Earth's climate must be addressed along with greenhouse gas emissions.

NASA readies WISE for December launch

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:04:53 -0500

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Engineers have started cooling the science instrument on NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite to be launched next month in California.

Mucosal immune mechanism identified

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:46:22 -0500

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Japanese scientists say they've discovered how specialized mucosal cells in the intestine identify, capture and destroy germs that make people sick.

Life on Earth: Quicker start than thought?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:22:18 -0500

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered Earth's climate was much cooler than thought billions of years ago, which may mean life developed earlier than thought.

Wasps give hope for vanishing tree species

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:54:28 -0500

LEEDS, England, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've found fig wasps can travel about 100 miles in fewer than 48 hours, transporting pollen 10 times farther than any other insect.

Human movement critical in dengue spread

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:29:26 -0500

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Brazilian researchers say they've determined population movement is a key factor in the spread of the dengue virus in Rio de Janeiro.

Space shuttle Atlantis readied for launch

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:25:28 -0500

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Kennedy Space Center technicians in Florida started pressurizing space shuttle Atlantis' propulsion systems Wednesday, preparing the spacecraft for launch.