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BOSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Two research groups have simultaneously discovered a critical gene responsible for fat cell development.

BOSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

New Year's Eve is almost here, and with the drunken cheer of the night may come the nightmare we all fear in the morning -- the dreadful hangover.

BIPOLAR DISORDER LINKED WITH SIBLINGS

URBAN AIR POLLUTION LINKED TO BIRTH DEFECTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The path for science and technology for the rest of the decade will likely be set in the next 12 months as the intense focus on the war on terrorism and a falte

Frustrated by smoking, over-eating and lack of exercise, many have

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A test conducted just a few days ago detected a remnant of anthrax at the Postal Service's huge Morgan Processing Center, reinforcing fears of some New York pos

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Want to shed those pounds you gained over the holidays? Nutrition experts have a bit of advice: Don't go for the restrictive "fad" diets that guarantee quick we

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The Sept. 11 terrorist hijackings marked 2001 as the year with the largest number of aviation-related fatalities ever recorded. But without the fatalities of th

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The year 2001 saw both successes and failures in the space programs of the world, with some events on Earth -- particularly project cancellations -- as signific

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Glowing, hollow strands of carbon more than 5,000 times thinner than a

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Glowing, hollow strands of carbon more than 5,000 times thinner than a human hair may help lead to ultra-high resolution computer displays, new biological senso

POTENTIAL TERROR BACTERIA SHEDS GENETIC SECRETS