Leaky Plastics May Help Diabetics
A plastic insulin implant in rats released insulin in response to changing blood sugar levels, suggesting similar implants could replace injections in the future. MIT professor Robert Langer cautioned the work is early and human treatment years away. Kenneth Farber of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation said such an approach could prevent complications by better matching insulin to blood sugar.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kenneth Farber
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
West Virginia Drives Sharp Employment Improvement in 12 Months
West Virginia led unemployment decline among states with a drop to 13.1 percent in February, down 3.9 points from a year earlier. Indiana fell to 7.5 percent, while Wyoming rose to 10.3 percent as job losses spread across sectors. Louisiana stayed high at 13.2 percent, with double digit rates in several states.
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Satellites Aimed at Malaria Control in Africa
Greenbelt Maryland AP reports at Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Marc L. Imhoff outlined a plan to map tropical disease areas from space and use the data to curb malaria-carrying mosquitoes. A demonstration is planned in Africa during the 1987 rainy season with potential expansion to monitor disease causes in the 1990s.
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Marc L. Imhoff
Goddard Space Flight Center
Imhoff
Africa
Governors urge tariffs on imported oil in wake of Libya embargo
Six oil producing state governors meeting near Dallas call on President Reagan to impose an import fee on petroleum to curb the swelling oil glut. Texas Governor Mark White says events from Geneva and Libya threaten U S energy security and urges swift action ahead of an April 22 White House meeting.
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