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B vitamins found to slow progression of dementia

LONDON (Reuters) - Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with memory problems and may slow their progression toward dementia, data from a British trial showed on Wednesday,
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:22:04 +0000

Can money buy happiness? Maybe, up to $75,000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Can money really make you happy? Not really, but up to about $75,000 a year can ease the pain of life's stresses, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:30:25 +0000

Great apes protected as EU restricts animal testing

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Primates, including mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- have gained new protection after the European Parliament backed a clampdown on animal testing.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:41:37 +0000

Protect corals with reef networks, U.N. study says

OSLO (Reuters) - The world should safeguard coral reefs with networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, and shift from favoring single, big protected areas, a U.N. study showed.
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:41:18 +0000

Diverse water sources seen key to food security

LONDON (Reuters) - Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage.
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:28:12 +0000

God did not create the universe, says Hawking

LONDON (Reuters) - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:08:52 +0000

Wheat genome work just at initial stage: scientists

BEIJING (Reuters) - Efforts to sequence the wheat genome are only at an initial stage of what will be a long-term project requiring more government support, leading Chinese and international scientists said on Tuesday.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:17:17 +0000

Study finds first genetic link to common migraine

LONDON (Reuters) - An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks.
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:22:53 +0000

U.N. climate panel urged to reform, stick to science

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. climate panel should make predictions only when it has solid evidence and should avoid policy advocacy, scientists said in a report on Monday that called for thorough reform of the body.
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:05:35 +0000

Scientists crack through wheat's genetic code

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked and published almost all of the highly complex genetic code of wheat -- a staple food for more than a third of the world's people -- and say breeders can now use their findings to improve yields.
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:14:12 +0000

Thousands flee as long-sleepy Sumatra volcano erupts

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Thousands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday after it erupted for the first time in more than 400 years, spewing out lava and sending smoke and dust 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) into the air.
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:46:09 +0000

Scientists create liver cells from patients' skin

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have created liver cells in a lab for the first time using reprogrammed cells from human skin, paving the way for the potential development of new treatments for liver diseases that kill thousands each year.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:31:06 +0000

Sponges beat seaweed in battle for Florida reefs

MIAMI (Reuters) - Giant barrel sponges that can live for thousands of years have proliferated in the waters around the Florida Keys, the apparent winner in a recent battle for dominance among corals, seaweed and sponges.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:20:51 +0000

UK bee industry abuzz with mite resistant breed

LONDON (Reuters) - A British beekeeper said on Wednesday he may have discovered a strain of honey bee immune to a parasite that has been gradually wiping out populations of the vital insect worldwide.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:19:09 +0000

Space-based detector could find anti-universe

GENEVA (Reuters) - A huge particle detector to be mounted on the International Space Station next year could find evidence for the anti-universe often evoked in science fiction, physicists said on Wednesday.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:48:10 +0000

Archaeologists uncover 3,500-year-old Egypt city

CAIRO (Reuters) - Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 3,500-year-old settlement in one of Egypt's desert oases that predates earlier cities by a millennium, the Ministry of Culture said Wednesday.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:32:49 +0000

Colombia's Galeras erupts, evacuation ordered

PASTO, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombia's Galeras Volcano erupted on Wednesday, forcing authorities to order the evacuation of thousands, but only a few residents trickled from nearby villages to shelters, officials said.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:27:47 +0000

"Stunned" government to appeal stem-cell ruling

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stunned and disappointed Obama administration officials said on Tuesday they would appeal a federal court ruling that temporarily barred federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:18:42 +0000

Effect on stem cell ruling on companies unclear

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Government officials say they will appeal a U.S. District Court injunction that stops new federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:15:33 +0000

Pea sized frog found on Borneo island

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a frog the size of a pea, the smallest found in Asia, Africa or Europe, on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:31:53 +0000