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Study might lead to new AIDS treatment
PHILADELPHIA, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've used tiny proteins called zinc fingers to modify T-cell receptor genes in a study that may lead to a new type of AIDS treatment.
Nanoporous metal self-assembly created
ITHACA, N.Y., July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've developed a method to self-assemble metals into complex configurations using nanotechnology and polymers.
Weight Watchers compared to going to gym
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers compared the commercial weight loss program Weight Watchers to gym membership programs to determine which worked best.
Chemical reduces cows' carbon 'hoofprint'
ITHACA, N.Y., July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have discovered that cows receiving recombinant Bovine Somatotropin, or rbST, supplement produce more milk.
Scientists create possible footrot vaccine
CLAYTON, Australia, July 3 (UPI) -- Australian scientists say they have started three-year clinical trials to find a successful vaccine against footrot in sheep.
Multi-target therapy helps lupus patients
NANJING, China, July 3 (UPI) -- Chinese scientists say a treatment using several drugs targeting various parts of the immune system helps patients with severe lupus involving the kidneys.
Non-toxic nanotherapy for cancer created
BOSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've used nanotechnology to transform an old drug derived from mold into a potential non-toxic therapy for a wide range of cancers.
TVA seeks power hike at Alabama nuke plant
BROWNS FERRY, Ala., July 3 (UPI) -- The Tennessee Valley Authority has asked nuclear regulators to allow a 15-percent increase in electricity output from three reactors in northern Alabama.
DNA vaccination for avian flu created
PHILADELPHIA, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a potential way to use DNA to vaccinate against avian flu, allowing rapid mobilization during an epidemic.
Obama's centrist moves upsetting the left
WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Likely Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama's more centrist-sounding themes are giving his base constituency pause, liberal bloggers say.
NASA reveals new discoveries about Mercury
GREENBELT, Md., July 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has determined Mercury's smooth plains were produced by volcanoes and its magnetic field is produced in the planet's core.
Canada confirms derailed rail car leaking
LYTTON, British Columbia, July 3 (UPI) -- Canadian environmental officials have acknowledged a rail tanker car derailed by a landslide into a British Columbia river is leaking a toxic chemical.
Study explains how cold sore virus hides
DURHAM, N.C., July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say the herpes simplex virus 1 lies dormant in a nerve of the face until triggered to reawaken by sunlight, fever or other stresses.
Microsoft-Yahoo Picture Remains Hazy
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In the wake of Microsoft's failed bid to buy all of Yahoo, one thing is clear: The two companies have what could be called a failure to communicate.
Study shows molecular basis of crib death
MONTEROTONDO, Italy, July 3 (UPI) -- Researchers in Italy say an imbalance of the neuronal signal serotonin in the brain stem may help explain Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Women may respond less to two heart drugs
NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- Women may respond less favorably than men to cardiovascular disease drug treatments -- losartan and atenolol -- for enlarged hearts, U.S. researchers said.
Resveratrol seen to boost quality of life
BOSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- A compound found in red wine -- resveratrol -- was found to improve the quality of life of aging mice, but not lengthen their lives, U.S. researchers said.
NYC: Most fireworks injuries of children
NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- A review of the 69 fireworks-related hospitalizations that occurred in New York City from 2000 to 2005 said 67 percent of the patients were children.
New Calif. blaze threatens Santa Barbara
GOLETA, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- Firefighters struggled Thursday in Southern California to keep a wildfire as small as possible as it devoured brush they said had not burned for 50 years.
Athletes should be screened for heart
FLORENCE, Italy, July 4 (UPI) -- Athletes should be screened for heart health because one competitive U.S. athlete dies every three days from an unrecognized heart disorder, a researcher said.
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