CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA managers on Wednesday cleared the space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts for launch on Friday on a mission to make the International Space Station a bit more like home. ... > full story
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Dutch group Philips has developed an "intelligent pill" that contains a microprocessor, battery, wireless radio, pump and a drug reservoir to release medication in a specific area in the body. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — More testing and regulation of nanomaterials used in an increasingly number of everyday products is urgently needed, experts said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Songs that make our hearts soar can make them stronger too, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. ... > full story
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — A new blood test to identify heart failure patients in most dire need of treatment when they turn up at an emergency room complaining of shortness of breath proved better than current tests, according to results of a study unveiled on Tuesday. ... > full story
BEIJING, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Wild animals are climbing back onto Chinese plates after the deadly SARS virus made some diners wary, and booming demand for traditional medicine is also threatening some plants, environmentalists said on Wednesday. ... > full story
SAQQARA, Egypt, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a pyramid buried in the desert and thought to belong to the mother of a pharaoh who ruled more than 4,000 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief said on Tuesday. ... > full story
JAKARTA, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Indonesia launched a new hi-tech system Tuesday aimed at detecting a potential tsunami and providing faster alerts in a region battered by frequent earthquakes. ... > full story
TOKYO, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — A Japanese astronaut and mother of one has been picked as a crew member of the space shuttle Atlantis, Japan's space agency said Tuesday, making her the country's first mom to go into space. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Brain scans of people with an abnormality that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease are strengthening the notion that greater education levels somehow protect against this common form of dementia. ... > full story
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Emsworth native at space station Nov. 12, 2008 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) — Growing up within miles of communities called Mars and Moon might have helped Emsworth's Mike Fincke get used to the idea of being closer to ...
Obsolete 1960s tape drive could help crack lunar mysteries Nov. 12, 2008 (CBC News, Canada) — NASA's Apollo 11, 12 and 14 missions of the late 1960s carried dust detectors that were invented by Perth physicist Brian O'Brien. (NASA)A 1960s ...
Obese kids have arteries of 45-year-olds: study Nov. 11, 2008 (CTV, Canada) — Obese children have neck arteries that have prematurely aged and look more like those of 45-year-olds, new research says, putting them at high risk ...
Emeritus (ESC) Misses Q3 EPS by 1c Nov. 10, 2008 (StreetInsider) — Emeritus Corporation (NYSE: ESC) reports Q3 loss of $0.59, 1 cent worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.58). Revenue for the quarter was $193.0 ...
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