Wednesday, March 10
Immune system cells use membrane nanotubes
LONDON, March 10 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've discovered immune cells can ensnare tumor and other dangerous cells by using bungee-like membrane nanotubes.
Virus can be passed from parents to kids
TAMPA, Fla., March 10 (UPI) -- University of South Florida scientists say they've discovered a common herpes virus hidden in some people's chromosomes can be reactivated to infectious form.
Collider to shut down at end of 2011
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 10 (UPI) -- The Large Hadron Collider is to be shut down at the end of 2011 for as long as a year to strengthen its magnets, officials in Geneva, Switzerland, said.
New nanotechnology sensor array unveiled
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect a molecule of hydrogen peroxide coming from a single living cell.
King Cobra venom may lead to a new drug
SINGAPORE, March 10 (UPI) -- Singaporean scientists say a protein discovered in the venom of the King Cobra, the world's largest venomous snake, may lead to development of a unique drug.
Potential new source for biofuel found
YORK, England, March 10 (UPI) -- British scientists say they've discovered a mechanism that might lead to a new way of converting wood and straw into liquid biofuels.
Supplements may hurt prostate treatment
ROYAL OAK, Mich., March 10 (UPI) -- Some dietary supplements may harm rather than help prostate cancer patients, U.S. researchers say.
Less kidney cancer for men who work in sun
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say men who work in the sun have less kidney cancer risk than workers who do not work in the sun.
Tuesday, March 9
'Non-drugs' ease hospital pain
MINNEAPOLIS, Maine, March 9 (UPI) -- Non-traditional techniques are effective in reducing pain in hospitalized patients, U.S. researchers say.
Cisco says new routing system can handle overflowing Internet
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It won't make your iPhone run any faster right away, but Cisco says its new generation of high-speed routing equipment -- unveiled to much fanfare Tuesday -- is designed to handle a rising tide of video and mobile data transmissions that is threatening to flood the Internet.
Electromagnetic pulses ease pain
NEW ORLEANS, March 9 (UPI) -- Patients with osteoarthritis treated with electromagnetic pulses said they experienced 40 percent less pain, U.S. researchers said.
Diabetes drug effective if taken early
PORTLAND, Ore., March 9 (UPI) -- The sooner people with diabetes take the generic drug Metformin that helps prevent high blood sugar levels, the longer it is effective, U.S. researchers said.
'Puff City' may help teens with asthma
AUGUSTA, Ga., March 9 (UPI) -- A computer asthma program tailored to teens could help those in rural areas manage their disease and avoid fatal complications, U.S. researchers said.
Woman admits faking cancer
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 9 (UPI) -- A former city employee in Chattanooga, Tenn., admitted Tuesday she falsely claimed to have breast cancer to get money and time off.
Discovery launch preparations under way
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 9 (UPI) -- Space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 astronauts spent the day Tuesday at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston conducting a simulated shuttle liftoff.
Botox approved to treat muscle spasticity
WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved Botox to treat spasticity in the flexor muscles of the elbow, wrist, and fingers in adults.
Scientists detail human cell division
WOODS HOLE, Mass., March 9 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led group of international scientists has described newly discovered interactions that occur to a human chromosome within a dividing cell.
NASA extends Johnson safety contract
HOUSTON, March 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has extended a safety and mission services contract for work at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and other NASA facilities.
More dinosaur extinction evidence offered
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says he's found more evidence an asteroid that crashed into the Earth 65 million years ago ended the age of the dinosaurs.
New way to produce electricity discovered
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 9 (UPI) -- A team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists say they've discovered a phenomenon that might lead to a new way of producing electricity.
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