BOSTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Boston scientists are creating an injectable gel to help fix torn cartilage, a common sports injury, so injured athletes can resume competing sooner.
Indonesia's swift birds are endangered by increasing competition for their nests, which are considered an aphrodisiac. The national government has enacted regulations to protect the nests, but scientists are concerned that without new regulations and robu
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A panel of experts has told NASA the space shuttle should service the Hubble Space Telescope without undue danger to the astronauts.
LONDON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Downing Street has played down claims Prime Minister Tony Blair is discussing a new treaty on climate change with the United States.
DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered a genetic defect that could be the key in screening for predisposition to major depression.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have discovered a vulnerability in the organism that causes pneumonia, offering a new target for a new class of antibiotics.
LONDON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The British General Medical Council is not doing enough to protect patients from "dysfunctional or under-performing doctors," a new report has found.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The National Institutes of Health said it will invest $32.8 million to support collaborative efforts to use information technologies to aid medical research.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- BioWatch, the Bush Administration's effort to use a network of sensors to snatch early warning of a bioterror attack from the air, still lacks sufficient coordination with local officials, critics say.
STONY BROOK, N.Y., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Researchers say teenage boys and young men face fertility risks from prolonged use of laptop computers kept on their laps.
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LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Humans and chickens share over half of their genes, but chickens have less DNA, an international team of researchers sequencing the chicken genome discovered.
HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Chinese scientists said Wednesday they have developed a new test to detect avian influenza infections in humans rapidly -- perhaps within hours.
ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., will soon begin testing new ways to treat arsenic-contaminated water.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U. S. scientific publishers and three health groups will launch a Web site next year to provide free access to selected journal articles on recent research.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A series by UPI covering the technological, cultural and social impact of the World Wide Web. This week: As the Web continues to mature as a medium, cities are desperately vying for dot-com businesses, offering economic incentives, building out fiber-opti
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The female baby elephant rejected by its mother at Canada's Calgary Zoo has died after living just three weeks, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Eli Lilly & Co. of Indianapolis announced a Web site Wednesday on which it will post clinical trial results for many of its top-selling drugs.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- New York researchers say myeloma cells express a protein that makes it an easy target for an existing class of diabetes drugs.
DALLAS, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Texas scientists say hepatic steatosis, or fatty liver disease, was found in nearly one third of U.S. adults in a sample of big city residents.
American Serena Williams reaches for a shot during her French Open womens first round match against Virginie Razzano of France at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Razzano defeated Williams 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa
