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One out of every five sun-like stars in the Milky Way galaxy has a planet about the size of Earth that is properly positioned for water, a key ingredient for life, a study released on Monday showed. The analysis, based on three years of data collected by NASA's now-idled Kepler space telescope,...
The Milky Way galaxy is teeming with Earth-like planets that are not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist at their surface - and so be capable of supporting life, a study has found. Astronomers have calculated that about one in every five of the billions of Sun-like stars in our galaxy...
(Source: Medivir AB) Results from the COSMOS study with Simeprevir and Sofosbuvir in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic HCV genotype 1 patients presented at AASLD Stockholm, Sweden - Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR) today announced data from the interferon-free COSMOS study demonstrating safety and efficacy of the...
Tweet Washington, Nov. 5 (ANI): Researchers have found that obese patients who underwent gastric bypass or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgical procedures experienced substantial weight loss three years after surgery, with most of the change occurring in the first year itself. Led by...
Scientists are struggling to find the trigger for a disease that appears to be ravaging starfish in record numbers along the US West Coast, causing the sea creatures to lose their limbs and turn to slime in a matter of days. Marine biologists and ecologists will launch an extensive survey this week...
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is counting down to the launch of its first journey to Mars, a complex mission that it hopes will demonstrate and advance technologies for space travel. Mangalyaan, which means "Mars craft" in Hindi, will ride a powerful rocket first into an...
The information could be a blow to the estimated $5 billion per year US industry, where unproven herbal supplements promise everything from weight loss and fighting off colds to stopping hot flashes and boosting memory. Using DNA barcoding, a kind of genetic fingerprinting that was used to uncover...
