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BALTIMORE, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- After two years of tedious measurements, scientists have determined the precise size of a planet beyond our solar system by measuring tiny shifts in the light coming from its parent star, they reported Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A three-day workshop on the science behind predicting climate change will help bridge the gap between the Bush administration and other nations on the issue of global warming, scientists said Tuesday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The latest fad in the world of mall medicine -- full-body CT screenings -- provides useful information only about half the time, and even then the results are only as good as the costly follow-up care required, researchers reported Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A gathering of researchers concerned with global warming will help foster global cooperation on the issue, scientists said Tuesday.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Scientists said Tuesday they have found a new way to measure the size of planets beyond our solar system -- and possibly hone in on locating Earth-sized worlds.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The latest fad in the world of mall medicine -- full-body CT screenings -- provides useful information only about half the time, researchers reported Tuesday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A new pill-sized camera that sends out images for eight hours after the patient swallows it is the first diagnostic test that can detect the vascular abnormalities that cause most intestinal bleeding episodes, researchers reported Tuesday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A new pill-sized camera that sends out images after a patient swallows it can detect the abnormalities causing most intestinal bleeding episodes, researchers reported Tuesday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The software marriage of two common imaging devices can offer cancer doctors a new tool to pinpoint malignancies and drive treatment decisions, researchers said Tuesday.
TORONTO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Women who carry BRCA1 gene mutations, which already place them at high risk for breast cancer, are even more at risk if they used oral contraceptives before the age of 25, used the pill for more than five years or used it before 1975, a study released Tue
TORONTO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A study released Tuesday shows women already at risk for breast cancer can be at even greater risk if they took birth control pills under certain conditions.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Enthusiastic doctors said Tuesday a new technology that blends images of two standard diagnostic machines can help make cancer diagnoses and treatment more accurate.
University of Florida researchers say a unique horse bone is helping them develop stronger, lighter airplane and spacecraft materials, the Navy is integrating its technology to get rid of antenna jungles atop its ships and other scientific discoveries.
Only half of heart attack patients call for an ambulance, which may prove to be a deadly mistake; for some, chewing gum may be a real pain in the head, and other news of modern health.
Uncertain, Texas, besides being one of those colorful named towns that dot the road map, is home to a little piece of bygone technology that might be worth the trip there to see.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Military research has produced technology to protect passenger airplanes from the sort of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles used in the Kenyan terrorist attacks, industry analysts told United Press International Monday.
A pair of palm-sized satellites deployed by the shuttle Endeavour crew on Monday could help pave the way for tiny robotic probes to be stationed on satellites and available for inspections and repairs when equipment problems strike.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers reported Monday that a high tech imaging device to detect microscopic flaws in car engines also can be used to provide proof estrogen works at a cellular level to keep aging bones stable and strong.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Fuel-cell-powered vehicles, which obtain electricity from the reaction in which hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water, will be vital to reducing U.S. petroleum use in the future, a Department of Energy official said Monday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A high-tech imaging device used to detect microscopic flaws in car engines also can provide proof estrogen keeps aging bones stable and strong, researchers said Monday.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Using new data analyses, satellite remote sensing could help identify potential areas of high risk for often-fatal outbreaks of hantavirus, scientists reported Monday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers said Monday they have begun examining methods the United States could use to generate enough hydrogen to begin reducing reliance on petroleum.
