Cream to prevent HIV safe, but not effective: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cream designed to protect women from the AIDS virus did not prevent infection, but it was safe, raising hopes that it might be combined with drugs or other compounds to work better, researchers said on Monday. feeds.reuters.com
College teachers to be graded on results
A new rating system will soon be introduced to grade college teachers based on their teaching and research performance, replacing the long-standing practice of seniority-based titles at universities, said a government notice yesterday.J ... english.people.com.cn
The Lede: NASA Elated by Orbital Putty
When astronauts tried out the sticky stuff NASA developed to repair chips and gouges in the shuttle’s thermal skin, it seemed to work fine. thelede.blogs.nytimes.com
Inhaled insulin gets lung cancer warning
U.S. drugmakers Pfizer Inc and Nektar Therapeutics warned Wednesday of cases of lung cancer in clinical trials of their inhaled insulin Exubera. Nektar announced it was stopping all spending on the drug, including research and market ... english.people.com.cn