Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine), a new therapy for patients with HER2-positive, late-stage (metastatic) breast cancer. HER2 is a protein involved in normal cell growth. It is found in increased amounts on some types of cancer cells (HER2-positive), including[Read More…]
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Pesticides, Not Crop Intensification, Found To Be the Primary Cause of Bird Declines
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 22, 2013 Scientists agree that farmland and grassland birds are on the decline worldwide, but the debate over the causes has been contentious. A study published Tuesday points to pesticide use as the single most important indicator of grassland bird declines in the U.S., raising long held concerns[Read More…]
NASA Deciphering the Mysterious Math of the Solar Wind
A constant stream of particles and electromagnetic waves streams from the sun toward Earth, which is surrounded by a protective bubble called the magnetosphere. A scientist at NASA Goddard has recently devised, for the first time, a set of equations that can help describe waves in the solar wind known[Read More…]
Czech Republic Legalizes Cannabis For Medicinal Consumption
Prague, Czech Republic–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus signed legislation into law last week legalizing the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. Under the new law, patients with a physician’s authorization will be able to access cannabis from pharmacies. Initially, cannabis will be imported into the country. However,[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Applaud Alaska Reserve Plan
Interior Department protects special areas within National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Today, the Department of the Interior issued a Record of Decision that formally adopts a new Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Reserve). Located on Alaska’s North Slope and almost 22 million acres in size,[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Johnson Controls, Macy’s and Sprint Join the Better Buildings Challenge
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to creating clean energy jobs and lowering energy bills for U.S. businesses, the Department announced that Johnson Controls, Macy’s and Sprint are joining the Better Buildings Challenge. Launched by President Obama in 2011, the Better Buildings Challenge brings together corporations,[Read More…]
January 2013 Global Temperatures Were Ninth Highest on Record
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. The globally-averaged temperature for January 2013 tied with 1995 as the ninth warmest January since record keeping began in 1880. January 2013 also marks the 37th consecutive January and 335th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. Most areas of the world[Read More…]
See the Sandhill Crane Migration March 2-April 7, 2013
Audubon Sanctuary in Nebraska Has Ideal Set-Up for Viewing Sandhill Crane (usfws) Kearney, NE–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. Each spring over a half million sandhill cranes congregate on Nebraska’s Platte River. Like the migration of wildebeest in Africa and the march of the penguins in Antarctica, the seasonal movement of these[Read More…]
Mercury May Have Harbored an Ancient Magma Ocean
Massive lava flows may have given rise to two distinct rock types on Mercury’s surface. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. By analyzing Mercury’s rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet’s history over billions of years. Now, drawing upon the chemical composition of rock features on the planet’s[Read More…]
How Human Language Could Have Evolved From Birdsong
Linguistics and biology researchers propose a new theory on the deep roots of human speech. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2013. “The sounds uttered by birds offer in several respects the nearest analogy to language,” Charles Darwin wrote in “The Descent of Man” (1871), while contemplating how humans learned to speak.[Read More…]
