SHEFFIELD, England (UPI) — British medical scientists say they have created a technology that illuminates a person’s lungs to help determine if they are correctly functioning. The University of Sheffield researchers said their technology could result in earlier diagnosis of emphysema and smoking related damage, as well as other lung conditions and diseases. The technique […]

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GREENBELT, Md. (UPI) — The U.S. space agency says its Polar satellite has concluded its 12-year mission to study the Northern and Southern lights. When the Polar satellite was launched in February 1996, the plan was for a two-year mission to study the lights that form a ring around Earth’s north and south magnetic poles. […]

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WOODS HOLE, Mass. (UPI) — U.S. marine scientists say they’ve established a network of electronic buoys along Massachusetts Bay’s shipping lanes to protect endangered right whales. The Right Whale Listening Network developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution recognizes the whales’ distinctive calls and routes the information to a public […]

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TOKYO – Japan‘s oldest giant panda, Ling Ling, a longtime star at Tokyo‘s largest zoo and a symbol of friendship with China, died Wednesday of heart failure, zookeepers said. Ling Ling was 22 years and seven months old, equivalent to about 70 human years, the Ueno Zoo said. It said he was the fifth-oldest known […]

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Marine scientists studying the carcass of a rare colossal squid said Wednesday they had measured its eye at about 11 inches across — bigger than a dinner plate — making it the largest animal eye on Earth. One of the squid’s two eyes, with a lens as big as an orange, […]

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CHICAGO (UPI) — The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered major retailers to pull certain types of Scotts Miracle-Gro products from their shelves. The EPA ordered Home Depot, Lowe’s, Wal-Mart, Ace, Do-It-Best, True Value, Sam’s Club, Meijer and K-Mart to stop selling and distributing “illegal, unregistered and misbranded” Miracle-Gro Shake ‘n Feed All Purpose […]

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WASHINGTON (UPI) — The United States’ three-ship space shuttle fleet faces “significant challenges” in its future orbiter work, the U.S. government has warned. The Government Accountability Office told Congress that completing construction and continuing operation of the $31 billion International Space Station raised the possibility of severe cutbacks, the Houston Chronicle reported from Washington. Cristina […]

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COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they have clarified a complex series of biochemical steps involved in abnormal cell proliferation that can lead to cancer. The Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) Laboratory researchers said they used the adenovirus — a DNA tumor virus that causes the common cold, but whose genome contains known […]

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WASHINGTON (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prodrug designed for once-daily treatment of adults with ADHD. Although ADHD — attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder — is often thought of as a childhood malady, it’s estimated 4.4 percent of U.S. adults ages 18-to-44 suffer from it. The new drug, Vyvanse, has been […]

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HOUSTON (UPI) — A U.S. optometrist says he has developed a series of tests designed to replace the standard eye chart to gauge athletes’ special visual abilities. University of Houston Assistant Professor Kevin Gee said athletes need above average vision to engage their special skills. To that end, Gee founded the Sports Vision Performance Center, […]

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