Thursday, March 11
Elective removal of ovaries questioned
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. physician suggests elective removal of the ovaries may do more harm than good.
Protein defect found in brain disorders
LONDON, Ontario, March 11 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say they have found a diverse group of brain disorders thought to be unrelated are all linked to defective chromatin proteins.
Video games may hurt boys' schoolwork
GRANVILLE, Ohio, March 11 (UPI) -- Owning a video-game system may hamper academic development in some children, U.S. researchers suggest.
Acceptance of human evolution investigated
MINNEAPOLIS, March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a recent study suggests high school and college students' perceptions of Earth's age influence their acceptance of human evolution.
More ethanol usage may be bad for Earth
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 11 (UPI) -- A Purdue University study suggests the increased use of corn ethanol might boost the Earth's greenhouse gas emissions.
Seismologists tie well to DFW earthquakes
IRVING, Texas, March 11 (UPI) -- A well used to get rid of wastewater from natural gas drilling may have caused small earthquakes at Dallas/Fort Worth airport, university researchers say.
Titan's interior: Too cold to form layers
PASADENA, Calif., March 11 (UPI) -- NASA says data from its Cassini spacecraft suggests Saturn's moon Titan's interior has been too cold and sluggish to split into layers of ice and rock.
New way found to mend traumatic bone loss
CLEVELAND, March 11 (UPI) -- Two Cleveland researchers say they've developed a method of using natural or artificial sheaths to mend traumatic bone loss using the body's own stem cells.
NASA offers zero gravity testing flights
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- NASA says it is offering opportunities to test emerging U.S. technologies during flights on an airplane that simulates the weightless conditions of space.
Gene causes neuropathy and brain disease
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. and Australian scientists say they've determined a gene that causes a fatal childhood brain disorder can also cause peripheral neuropathy in adults.
New cessation therapy more like smoking
DURHAM, N.C., March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest delivering nicotine to the lungs may give smokers a good way to kick the habit.
Cardiac catheterization revisions urged
DURHAM, N.C., March 11 (UPI) -- Some U.S. cardiologists say it is time to revise the criteria used to select patients for cardiac catheterization.
Metal ions may leak from some hip implants
CHICAGO, March 11 (UPI) -- Rush University Medical Center scientists in Chicago say they've found high cobalt and chromium levels in offspring of moms with metal-on-metal hip implants.
Jihad Jane had troubled past, records show
PHILADELPHIA, March 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. woman accused of plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist and suspected of recruiting jihadists online led a sometimes troubled, records indicate.
Geese collision prompts aircraft landing
ROCHESTER, N.Y., March 11 (UPI) -- A spokeswoman for an airport in Rochester, N.Y., said a US Airways flight was forced to land Thursday after striking several geese on takeoff.
New method of animal lab testing proposed
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 11 (UPI) -- A Purdue University scientist says adding environmental variables to laboratory mouse testing would increase the accuracy of such experiments.
Jury is out on emergency vehicle devices
NEW YORK, March 11 (UPI) -- Devices installed in emergency vehicles throughout the United States can be both beneficial in saving lives and distracting to drivers, workers say.
Energy unit may be named a 'Rosenfeld'
BERKELEY, Calif., March 11 (UPI) -- A U.S.-led international group of scientists says it has proposed the name of physicist Arthur Rosenfeld be used for a unit of electricity savings.
France holds deforestation conference
PARIS, March 11 (UPI) -- France's expertise in science and forestry makes it the best nation to lead the world's fight against deforestation, the French ecology minister says.
Whole genome sequencing diagnosis achieved
HOUSTON, March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have, for the first time, used whole genome sequencing to achieve a molecular diagnosis in a person with a genetic disorder.
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