, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The Total Information Awareness program tops Fortune's "Worst of 2002," a rustic California town available on E-bay, and other stories of the World Wide Web.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Patients suffering from chronic sinus infections who have not benefited from standard drugs or surgery can experience significant improvement by inhaling antibiotics, a new study released Thursday suggests.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Research released Thursday suggests patients suffering from chronic sinusitis can achieve signficant symptom relief from a new inhaled antibiotic treatment.
Oceanographers are exploring five newly discovered currents in the equatorial Atlantic strip to learn about how the ocean stores heat, new genetic studies say our early African ancestors mated with local populations rather than replacing them, and other n
The dust from the World Trade Center collapse is less hazardous than thought, workplace abuse can harm the bottom line, and other news about modern health.
The tree and decorations will remain up for another week or more, of course, but you might want to begin considering how to store all of those ornaments so there won't be so much mayhem next year.
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A video signal received from an electronic eye and converted to sound and mechanical oscillations can be used as an eyesight substitute for the blind, its Uzbek inventor told United Press International.
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A device that can convert a video signal to sound and mechanical oscillations can help the blind "see," its inventor told United Press International.
The FoxM1B gene may be a key to the aging process in humans, an international software company is working on making a math-friendly Internet and other news of modern science.
Even a year of counseling and medication could not achieve a sustained improvement in children with ADHD, a new survey reveals depressed teens engage in particularly dangerous behavior during the holidays, and other news about modern health.
Using the exclusive Gizmo Flux Monitor, a super-secret device that detects tiny changes in the magnetic flux emitted by Earth's North Pole, we have the unique ability to track Santa's progress.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer might emerge from the Christmas Eve tale into reality someday, thanks to genetic engineering and fluorescent proteins from coral reefs, scientists report.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer might become real someday, thanks to fluorescent proteins from coral reefs and genetic research.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A new survey released Tuesday suggests disabled faculty members who work in the medical profession feel stymied by the stigma often associated with disabilities and would like to see the academic world become more accommodating.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A new survey released Tuesday concludes disabled medical school faculty members struggle to advance and many feel stymied by the stigma often associated with disabilities.
Researchers say there is a link between the increasing strength of the northeast monsoon and decreasing strength of the southwest monsoon, nitric oxide might explain the survival rate difference between men and women with sickle cell anemia, and other sci
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Microscopic engines that might drive high-tech devices of the future can be sent into overdrive with pulses of ultraviolet light, an international team of scientists has discovered.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Microscopic engines that will drive the devices of the future can be sent into overdrive with pulses of light, an international research team has reported.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Fifteen months after a series of anthrax-laced letters killed five Americans, the FBI again intensified its acknowledged interest in bio-war expert Stephen Hatf
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A person's metabolism appears tied to his or her ancestral climate, a finding that suggests mismatches in lifestyle between present and past could underlie such modern epidemics as obesity, diabetes and heart disease, researchers reported Monday.
Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa
