ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has approved Claritin, America's most widely prescribed allergy drug, for over-the-counter sales. The medication was available previously only by prescription.
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- In a technical tour de force that seems to solve a 40-year puzzle and provides a foundation for the design of bionic eyes, investigators said Wednesday they have determined the body's circuits underlying the visual detection of motion.
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- In a technical tour de force, investigators have determined the cellular circuit responsible for the detection of movement in the eye's retina.
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has approved the allergy medication Claritin for over-the-counter sales.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Slipping outside the International Space Station's airlock, two guest astronauts completed the first of three planned spacewalks Tuesday to install and outfit the station's newest addition: a $390 million exterior truss segment that will be used to hold s
The European Space Agency wants to use integrated optics to search for new planets, researchers find a cellular basis for the male biological clock and other scientific discoveries.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner without guilt, as researchers say the menu is stuffed with healthy food choices, nuts and peanut butter might help lower your risk of adult-onset diabetes and other news of modern medicine.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts wrapped up a six-hour, 45-minute spacewalk on Tuesday to install a new exterior truss segment onto the International Space Stat
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Many drug addicts seem to have had a childhood history of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, a surprise finding that could help treat both conditions, researchers reported Tuesday.
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Many drug addicts might have had a childhood history of attention-deficit disorder, or ADHD, researchers reported Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Some visually impaired people soon could benefit from a microchip electrode array designed to stimulate the optic nerve with simple image information, researchers said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Microchip electrode arrays that stimulate the optic nerve, partially overcoming some forms of blindness, could become available in a few years thanks to $9 million in Department of Energy funding, researchers said Tuesday.
The holiday season could bring a spike in SPAM, while a new site allows anxious tots to track Santa's progress on Christmas Eve, and other news about the World Wide Web.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- For the first time since the global HIV/AIDS epidemic began three decades ago, women now account for half of all cases worldwide, according to a joint report released Tuesday from the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A joint report released Tuesday from the United Nations and the World Health Organization revealed women now account for half of all HIV/AIDS cases worldwide.
MOSCOW, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A massive European multimedia satellite -- billed as the largest commercial communications spacecraft ever built -- was left in a useless orbit early Tuesday after the upper-stage of a Russian Proton rocket failed to fire.
MOSCOW, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A massive European communications satellite was left in a useless orbit early Tuesday after a botched launch attempt by a commercial Russian Proton rocket.
The Internet's hub and spoke system is vulnerable to a terrorist attack, an ancient art form is helping scientists develop better computer imaging techniques and other news of modern science.
Long-term estrogen therapy may worsen memory loss in women with Alzheimer's; non-prescription decorative lenses may pose health risks, and other news of modern health.
Before you consider plunking down cold hard cash to invest in Internet kiosks, you might want to look more closely at something else that's hot and growing hotter: WiFi networks.
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Researchers must integrate dozens of computer codes to simulate the components of a nuclear fusion reaction, as well as update supercomputer hardware, in order to help humanity harness the near-limitless power source, a government panel reported Monday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Shuttle Endeavour reached the end of a two-day orbital journey Monday, slipping into a docking port at the International Space Station to begin a week-long mission to swap out the station crew and install a new exterior truss segment.
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Future supercomputing hardware will be key to harnessing the fusion reactions that power the sun, but only if existing computer simulation codes are integrated, a government panel reported Monday.
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
