KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Scientists will finally get a closeup view of Pluto -- the only planet in the solar system unvisited by a spacecraft. NASA on Thursday selected a mission called
CHICAGO, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Changes in breast density during a woman's menstrual cycle aren't sufficient to impair the accuracy of mammograms, according to a new study.
LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Sexually active British men and women are choosing more sexual partners and increasingly are engaging in concurrent partnerships, according to a new study relea
CHICAGO, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Changes in breast density during a woman's menstrual cycle aren't sufficient to impair the accuracy of mammograms, according to a new study. The density of brea
CHICAGO, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Intense pain caused when cancer spreads to bones can be controlled or eradicated by new image-guided treatments with laser energy that heats up the tumor and ki
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Frustrated federal health officials on Thursday were not ready to say the anthrax trail has grown cold, but could not point to any specific direction being purs
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- New organic crystal lattices -- able to internally arrange themselves -- may someday open the door to high energy blue lasers for use in advanced cutting tools
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A National Research Council study released Thursday suggests Congress should avoid intervening in the deployment of high-speed Internet access or "broadband."
CAMBRIDGE, England, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A new study suggests that among middle aged and older people, eating more frequently throughout the day could help lower cholesterol levels.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Harvard Medical School researchers claim to have identified all of the genes responsible for human vision, according to a report released Thursday.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Harvard Medical School researchers have identified nearly all of the genes responsible for human vision. The discovery of the full set of photoreceptor genes ex
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Nov. 29 (UPI) -- NASA will keep space shuttle Endeavour grounded until at least Friday while engineers study a possible problem with the docking of an unmanned cargo craft at th
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The most common inherited form of mental retardation, Fragile X disease, is not too complex to be treated, research released Thursday said.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The most common inherited form of mental retardation, Fragile X disease, is not too complex to be treated, researchers now claim. This discovery, published in t
CHICAGO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A large group of Peruvian mummies -- entombed in sheer cliff caves for hundreds of years -- show signs of tuberculosis and arthritis when X-rayed, researchers r
CHICAGO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A large group of Peruvian mummies -- entombed in cliff caves for hundreds of years -- showed signs of tuberculosis and arthritis when X-rayed, researchers repor
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
