HOUSTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. physicists have discovered a new electronic property in lodestone, also known as magnetite -- one of the most studied magnetic minerals on Earth.
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have isolated and repressed stem-like cells in mouse breast cancer tissue.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Inspection Service announced a recall of approximately 102 pounds of hamburger patties and bulk ground beef due to possible contamination.
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Michigan Health and Hospital Association has started a Web site listing prices for common procedures for 146 nonprofit hospitals.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Leading U.S. medical researchers say the cloning of human embryos is still their best hope for developing effective treatments for diseases.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said it will begin testing core rocket engine components from the Apollo era this month to help build the Ares rocket.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency astronauts will be carrying custom-made blankets when they embark on the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission next August.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. medical college has been selected to be the RNA laboratory for a worldwide study of the causes of children's type 1 diabetes.
SARASOTA, Fla., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists are joining an international team starting a study of a minimally invasive airway bypass treatment for emphysema patients.
PHOENIX, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A team of air-quality modelers, climatologists and air-policy specialists said they expect U.S. space agency satellites to greatly improve pollution monitoring.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has determined vacuuming kills household fleas with an average 96 percent success in adult fleas and 100 percent destruction of younger fleas.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has determined poultry workers are 32 times more likely to carry antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria than are non-poultry workers.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have used time-lapse videos and computer simulations to discover how molecular "muscles" help cells divide.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists have developed a technique using a flexible video endoscope that might replace certain types of conventional surgery.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Two pharmaceutical companies reversed plans to change direction in a heart-drug study of Vytorin and they're back to the original course.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have identified specific brain regions that become active when people express belief or disbelief in statements.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers have determined cosmic and solar radiation damages a type of stem cell in mice important for learning and memory.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists, using computer simulations, have developed a new DNA sequencing technique that might lead to a device that could read human genomes.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found two new drug targets for controlling lupus -- a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease that can affect joints and many organs.
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Forest Service scientists at the Pacific Southwest Research Station are using dogs to detect the presence of rare California carnivores.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 365-brand Swiss milk chocolate bars due to a labeling error.
LONDON, Ecuador, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A leading environmental scientist urged British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to curtail plans for new coal plants in the wake of the Bali climate summit.
Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler
