HealthDay News reports here: A naturally occurring protein called HLJ1 may slow down or even stop the progression of tumors in non-small-cell lung cancer, a new study finds. Non-small-cell lung cancers comprise about 85 percent of lung malignancies, according to the American Cancer Society. The new study included 71 patients diagnosed with non-small-cell lung cancer. Researchers [...]
LiveScience reports here at Yahoo News: Scientists have discovered an orchid that never needs to get a date—it can fertilize itself by performing a sexual act never before seen in flowers. The hermaphroditic orchid shuns the sexual practices of other flowers and completes the deed without the help of sticky liquids, birds or even a [...]
AP reports here at Yahoo News: Your parents may still tell you to take your vitamins, but a cancer doctor might be less enthusiastic. A recent study that found calcium and vitamin D supplements don’t reduce the odds of developing breast cancer is the latest to deflate the cancer-prevention claims of some vitamin proponents.
Spiegel Online reports here: Russia is constructing a floating nuclear power plant for remote regions that could provide energy for coastal cities. Environmentalists warn of a catastrophe at sea. And nuclear proliferation experts point out that the ship would use weapons-grade uranium to generate electricity.
Bloomberg.com reports here: Bird flu was spread directly between members of an Indonesian family in the first laboratory-confirmed case of human-to-human transmission of the lethal virus, a World Health Organization official said. Genetic sequencing of a virus sample taken from a 10-year- old boy who died from the H5N1 avian influenza strain showed a minute [...]
"Administration Began Using Global Database Shortly After 2001 Attacks", the Washington Post reports here: "The Bush administration, relying on a presidential declaration of emergency, has secretly been tapping into a vast global database of confidential financial transactions for nearly five years, according to U.S. government and industry officials."
BBC News reports here: UK doctors have warned of the danger of lightning strikes when using mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather. In the British Medical Journal, they highlight the case of a teenager left with severe injuries after being struck by lightning when talking on her phone. The metal in the phone directs the [...]
World Cup Sex Guide: It’s the eternal sporting question. Does sex before a big game improve your performance on the field or does a bit of pre-match nooky rob players of that winning aggressive edge? SPIEGEL ONLINE has the definitive answer here (so they say).
The Associated Press reports here at the Washington Post website: "The Earth is the hottest it has been in at least 400 years, probably even longer. The National Academy of Sciences, reaching that conclusion in a broad review of scientific work requested by Congress, reported Thursday that the "recent warmth is unprecedented for at least [...]