DAVIS, Calif., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. gerontologist says genetic advantages allow us to outlive our ape ancestors, although we are more susceptible to diseases of aging.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they have defined the feeding milestones that lead to an infant's transition to oral feeding, based on gestational age.
EAGLEVILLE, Mo., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The prairie chicken population in Missouri appears to be increasing after enduring a couple of minimal breeding seasons, experts said.
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists say they've found a home's proximity to wind energy facilities has no pervasive or widespread adverse effect on property values.
PHOENIX, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Translational Genomics Research Institute scientists in Phoenix say they've received a $1,000 prize for their study of lung cancer metastasis to the brain.
LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Researchers in California say the voices of male blue whales have gotten lower by 31 percent since the 1960s, although the reasons why aren't clear.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer researchers say they have developed a tumor-attacking virus that both kills brain-tumor cells and blocks the growth of new tumor blood vessels.
HOUSTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer experts say they've discovered computed tomography imaging, in some circumstances, can predict the survival of a colorectal cancer patient.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Radix Polygonati Officinalis, a Chinese herb, because of a labeling error.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- NASA says Kennedy Space Center technicians are testing space shuttle Endeavour's systems, preparing for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
OTTAWA, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced the voluntary recall of Western-brand cream cheese products because of possible contamination.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a drug called Kalbitor to treat people suffering from hereditary angioedema.
ROMEOVILLE, Ill., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Illinois officials said Wednesday they were conducting a massive fish kill in a shipping canal to prevent Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Leaders of the business community in Alaska say they have concerns about a proposed protected habitat for beluga whales in Cook Inlet.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Israeli scientists say the interval between the brain's registration of a visual stimulus and the conscious recognition of it is 1/3 to 1/2 second.
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DALLAS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found a protein that normally suppresses the growth of cancer can also cause aggressive cancer growth after prolonged exposure.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- University of Florida scientists say they have developed a forensic technique that identifies sharks by the bite marks left on their victims.
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Dr. Alan Guttmacher has been named acting director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have non-surgically reversed the onset of cleft palate in fetal mice, moving science closer to understanding similar human defects.
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist says riverbank and floodplain soils are the major source of mercury in fish from several Shenandoah Valley rivers.
TOKYO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Japanese astronomers using the Suzaku orbiting X-ray observatory say they have discovered the largest known reservoir of rare metals in the universe.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to analyze intact bone say atomic-level exploration of bone disease and aging is now possible.
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler
