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Wave of wearable technology products hit the market

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:20:13 -0400

By MARIA SCIULLO - It doesn't matter that Apple tantalizes with the promise of an iWatch or Apple Shoes. Or that people are working on T-shirts that can hold an electric charge to power tablets and cell phones.

Family of late Steeler great Mike Webster fights on

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:22:54 -0400

By MARK ROTH - Garrett Webster still remembers the incident because it was so out of character for his dad.

Vero Man site could show what Fla. was like at end of Ice...

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:16:57 -0400

VERO BEACH, Fla. - By JANET BEGLEY

Eyes may provide new insight into brain problems, including...

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:50:20 -0400

By SANDI DOUGHTON - The eyes may be the window to the soul, but researchers are finding they also provide a view into the brain that could help detect neurological damage from bomb blasts, sports concussions and a wide range of diseases, including Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis.

Cyanide-laced death of organ donor brings calls...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:46:44 -0400

By MARK ROTH - It has been more than two weeks since neurologist Dr. Autumn Klein died of apparent cyanide poisoning, and officials still have not said whether her organs or tissues were transplanted.

Who owns your genes? Supreme Court weighs the answer

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:46:16 -0400

By GABRIELLE BANKS - You own your DNA.

Snails respond to fear like humans do -- by not eating

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:51:49 -0400

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - By ERICA QUIROZ

St. Jude gene discovery gives hope to kids with brain...

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:21:59 -0400

Gaige Atwater fidgets and slumbers in a stroller much like any other seven-month-old, his demeanor providing no outward clue of the large brain tumor that surgeons can't remove and chemotherapy won't cure. - Seated next to his parents, he wears outsize plastic glasses to keep him from picking at eyes rendered sightless by the tumor. He's already spent more than two months at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, and his best immediate hope is for the tumor to be stabilized and perhaps shrunk, if only temporarily.

Senate unlikely to pass cyber security bill in present...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:46:12 -0400

A cyber security bill that riled privacy advocates when it was approved in the House last week is looking like a non-starter in the Senate. Both opponents and proponents say its best chance at resurrection is to put a leash on what types of information companies can share. - The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, was introduced in November by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. The act, which passed the House easily April 18, sets standards for how digital information owned by private sector companies can be shared with government agencies to assess potential threats.

'Amphibian Academy' at Toledo Zoo sees creatures as...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:55:06 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Amphibians play an important function in our food chain and in the balance of nature. In the world of biology, they're a sentinel of ecological health -- signs of when things are amiss.

Mystery surrounds dead manatees, pelicans in Fla.

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:17:13 -0400

Something is killing the manatees and pelicans of the Indian River Lagoon waterway along Florida's east coast. And researchers remain stumped about the cause. - Since July 2012, a total of 220 manatees have died in a stretch of the lagoon from Sebastian to Titusville, Fla., with about 100 of them perishing under mysterious circumstances. Since February, between 250 and 300 dead pelicans have been found in the same area.

In video gaming, more women gamers may curb sexism

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:49:20 -0400

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it might foster gender equality in the video game industry. - Games are big business. Despite declining retail numbers the past two years, they still accounted for $13.26 billion in sales in 2012. That takes into account the huge growth on mobile platforms, where games such as "Angry Birds," "Words With Friends" and "Temple Run" appeal to the many players who are not young white men.

English scientists study Mexican wasps in Texas to find...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:21:02 -0400

COASTAL BEND, Texas - The wasps are from Mexico. The researchers are from the United Kingdom. And the focus of both is a nest the size of a bassinet in South Texas.