HOUSTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Astronauts hooked up a water recycling system and installed two new bedrooms aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday while crew mates prepared for a second spacewalk to fix the outpost's power system. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A balloon-borne instrument soaring high over Antarctica has found evidence of a possible large clump of mysterious so-called dark matter relatively close to our solar system, scientists said on Wednesday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Tiny sacs released from tumor cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumor, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — A small fragment of genetic material may mean the difference between an easily treated local tumor and an aggressive cancer that spreads throughout the body, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Bleach has been killing germs for more than 200 years but U.S. scientists have just figured out how the cleaner does its dirty work. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Navy can conduct sonar training exercises off the southern California coast without restrictions designed to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a defeat for environmentalists. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Men and women who get heart transplants are more likely to die when the donor was of the opposite sex, U.S. researchers 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
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
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