PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Pro-eating disorder Web sites claiming to help adolescents with eating disorders can do more harm than good, a California university study found. The study, appearing in the December issue of Pediatrics, is the first to confirm that pro-eating disorder We
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The closing of six federal libraries has created alarm among the public and U.S. scientists, who say vital data will no longer be accessible.
TORONTO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Canadians feeling blue during the last three months shouldn't be surprised -- they were robbed of more than 100 hours of sunlight, climatologists said. From September to November, Ontario recorded its gloomiest fall in 29 years, with 343 hours of sunlight
JERUSALEM, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- British physicist Stephen Hawking will meet with Israeli and Palestinian scientists to promote scientific cooperation between the two countries.
ROME, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Archaeologists working for the Vatican discovered in Rome what they said may be the remains of the apostle Paul. The remains were found in a tomb believed to date back to 390 A.D. in a crypt beneath the basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls, the larges
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Blood donors and recipients participating in a British study have been warned that they may be at risk for the human form of mad cow disease.
STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Esther Lederberg, who identified a virus that could invade bacteria, hide within its DNA and possibly emerge later, has died in Stanford, Calif.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Researchers from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the state said they want a fuller picture about why Alaska's sea lion population is falling.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A renowned British scientist was a long-time consultant for a chemical company while he was investigating cancer risks associated with in the industry.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- NASA canceled Thursday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery when clouds rolled back over Florida during the critical 10-minute window.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Hundreds of thousands of Americans may have benefited from drug-eluting stents but new research may throw them a costly curve.
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Although marijuana is illegal under federal law, it's still allowed for medicinal purposes in California after a judge refused to overturn the state law. Superior Court Judge William Nevitt Jr., upheld last month's preliminary ruling rejecting San Diego C
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say insulin-dependent, permanent diabetes in infants may be caused by a deficiency in the enzyme Pancreatic Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase.
MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A German study of polycystic ovary syndrome has provided further evidence that calpain-10, the "diabetes gene," is related to PCOS susceptibility.
YUMA, Ariz., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- An historic event was held this week near the lower Colorado River, with more than 50 U.S. Indian tribes meeting to discuss the global warming crisis.
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists, working with a common form of brewer's yeast, say they've discovered a novel protein function that might cause neurological disorders.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. study finds children using drugs when alone may have more health and behavioral problems as young adults than those doing so only in social settings.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers say hospitals planning for a surge of disaster victims should begin with a strategy to empty beds of relatively healthy patients.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed the first egg-injected vaccine to protect chickens against the avian influenza virus.
MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- German scientists have discovered a method of treatment that appreciably slows the progress of the fatal brain disease scrapie in mice.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led study suggests the Earth's biggest mass extinction about 250 million years ago changed the ecology of the oceans. Researchers say the event wiped out an estimated 95 percent of marine species and 70 percent of land species.
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
