WASHINGTON (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the addition of a boxed warning for Regranex (becaplermin) because of an increased risk of cancer mortality. The warning includes updated epidemiological data about the increased risk for diabetic patients who use three or more tubes of the topical cream that’s indicated for the treatment […]

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (UPI) — U.S. scientists report discovering a tiny species of bacteria that has survived for more than 120,000 years within a Greenland glacier. Pennsylvania State University researchers say the bacteria, found at a depth of nearly two miles, are among a type of ultra-small bacteria that can pass through microbiological filters, including […]

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ARMONK, N.Y. (UPI) — IBM scientists in the United States and Israel announced creation of a technology that standardizes the method of sharing health information. Company officials said the first of its kind system was created in collaboration with the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Global Health and Security Initiative and the Middle East Consortium on Infectious […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UPI) — U.S. physicists say they’ve discovered unusual properties in a novel superconducting material that might lead to an entirely new kind of superconductor. The researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University found the surprising magnetic properties and predict they might have very powerful applications — from improved […]

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI) — The U.S. space agency has scheduled Thursday for the launch of its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said GLAST will be launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT daily […]

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TRAIL, British Columbia (UPI) — A smelter leak of acid and a ton of lead into the Columbia River in British Columbia had Canadian and U.S. environmental officials taking water samples Friday. The spill happened in Trail, British Columbia, Wednesday night at the Teck Cominco Metal plant several miles north of the border, and the […]

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WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. nuclear regulators say doctors need to take extra care to make sure young children aren’t exposed to radiation from thyroid cancer patients. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said patients given therapeutic doses of radioactive iodine-131 should avoid direct or indirect contact with infants and young children for a specific period of time […]

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WASHINGTON (UPI) — The U.S. space agency said Ed Weiler, interim chief of its science directorate, has been named the directorate’s permanent director. “I’m very pleased to have Ed officially accept a more long-term position as science chief,” said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. “His leadership style and 26 years of headquarters experience will be vital […]

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CORVALLIS, Ore. (UPI) — Scientists aboard a U.S. research ship have discovered high levels of acidified ocean water within 20 miles of the West Coast shoreline. The international team of researchers aboard Oregon State University’s research vessel Wecoma surveying the waters of the continental shelf off the West Coast of North America said their finding […]

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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (UPI) — U.S. government scientists say the next generation of combat vehicles will be equipped with titanium alloy doors to provide increased safety for soldiers. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers said the doors would be made using low-cost titanium powders in a non-melt consolidation process they developed that will reduce the amount […]

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