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Americans, German-American win medicine Nobel
Two Americans and a German-American won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how key substances are transported within cells, a process involved in such important activities as brain cell communication and the release of insulin. James Rothman, 62, of Yale University, Randy Schekman, 64, of the University ...
Hundreds of bras line Kansas River bridge
Drivers across a Kansas River bridge near Lawrence might have some trouble keeping their eyes on the road. The guardrail on the east side of the bridge has been decorated with hundreds of decorated bras. The display is to publicize Breast Cancer Awareness Month and promote Health Care Access, a ...
Ex-coach appealing Pa. autistic boy's beaning case
A former western Pennsylvania T-ball coach wants a judge to grant him a new trial or let him appeal to Superior Court his conviction on charges the he offered a player $25 to bean a 9-year-old autistic teammate. Fayette County Judge Ralph Warman scheduled a hearing Oct. 20 on the ...
Bomb kills 2 in Pakistan anti-polio drive
A bomb exploded next to a van carrying Pakistani security guards tasked with protecting workers involved in an anti-polio drive in the country's northwest on Monday, killing two people, according to officials. The attack was the latest incident of violence against the government- and U.N.-backed effort to eradicate polio from ...
Man dies after contracting West Nile virus
Family members say a Middle Tennessee man has died after contracting the West Nile virus. WTVF-TV (http://bit.ly/1aeurWo ) cited family members in reporting that 82-year-old Marion Rogers died Sunday at Saint Thomas at Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, where he had been admitted about two weeks ago. Family members told the ...
Hepatitis B cases increase in Harrison County
Harrison County is seeing a large increase in Hepatitis B cases. County nursing director Margaret Howe says the Harrison County-Clarksburg Health Department has seen 17 acute cases so far this year. Typically, there are two to three cases a year in the county. Acute cases are people who haven't previously ...
Ethical issues as scientists peek into baby genes
Little Amelia Sloan is a pioneer: Shortly after her birth, scientists took drops of the healthy baby's blood to map her genetic code. Amelia is part of a large research project that is decoding the DNA of hundreds of infants. New parents soon can start signing up for smaller studies ...
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