HEALTH AND SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

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May 2, 2013 (San Diego's East County) -- Our Health and Science Highlights brings you cutting edge news each week that could impact your health and our future.

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HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Diabetes warning over soft drinks (BBC)

A can a day raises the relative risk of diabetes by about 20%, compared with one can a month or under, say European scientists.

Failure Of Latest HIV Vaccine Test: A 'Huge Disappointment' (NPR)

(NPR) -- An oversight committee halted a big clinical study of an experimental HIV vaccine after a peek at preliminary results showed there was no way the study would be able show the vaccine works. More vaccinated people became infected with HIV than those who got placebo shots.

 Researchers Find Hormone That Grows Insulin-Producing Cells (NPR)

When researchers turned on a gene for the hormone in the livers of diabetic lab mice, the number of insulin-making cells in their pancreas glands tripled within 10 days. Although the research was conducted in animals, the scientists say the findings could be relevant for humans.

Want a solar home? Consider batteries. (Christian Science Monitor)

Most solar homes are still dependent on the grid, so when the grid fails, they lose power. But that's beginning to change as the solar industry begins to focus on battery storage as the next 'green' frontier.

Tiny satellites + cellphones = cheaper 'eyes in the sky' for NASA (Jewish World Review)

NASA is exploring ways to send a flotilla of small satellites to a destination, rather than one large orbiter. In a first test, three tiny satellites are now on orbit and beeping back at Earth. Why the idea could be an aid to scientific research.


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