Science news articles about 'key test'

After days of glitches, the space station's new urine recycler has passed a key test.

GENEVA (AP) -- The world's largest particle collider passed its first major tests by firing two beams of protons in opposite directions around a 17-mile (27-kilometer) underground ring Wednesday ...

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory's parachute passes wind tunnel flight testing.

The experimental treatment Benlysta greatly reduced symptoms of the autoimmune disorder in a test, says Human Genome Sciences. The findings offer hope that a 50-year drought in new drugs may end. ...

... aortas for four weeks. Before and after treatment, heart function was monitored by several key tests, such as echocardiogram and magnetic resonance imaging, as well as catheters placed within the ...

... research, which was funded by the National Cancer Institute. Key test findings included: The majority of the men ... 3% and 7.6% respectively). Both tests were positive in just over 1% of cases (1 ...

... of embryos in the right-handed snail Lottia, and on the left side in the left-handed snail Biomphalaria. A key test of the critical nature of nodal involved treating the snails with ...

... for gene therapy. In its first gene therapy test, it completely cured human cystic fibrosis ... Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, will provide a key test of the virus as a carrier of a gene to replace ...

... blood vessels. "Our survey shows that balance testing needs to be part of basic primary care, ... , study participants were subjected to a half dozen key tests of unsteadiness, including physical exams. ...

... tunnels from rocks, plants, and other objects along the ground or buried shallowly will be a key test. "We want to develop something that can be used with high reliability so you'll find tunnels and ...

NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft Kepler is in good shape to begin discovering Earth-like planets, according to its first science results, released today.