2014 Event Japan launches an explorer that will take samples and collect data from the surface of an asteroid; the six-year trip will include eighteen months of study and data collection 2014 Event A recent study of over 11,000 people suggests that exercising three times per week can reduce depression risk by 19%, with an added risk reduction of 6% for every additional round of exercise 2014 Event A study on a leukemia treatment by Novartis shows that the treatment led to remission in 90 percent of patients; the treatment is still in trial but will be submitted for U.S. FDA approval in 2016 2014 Event A study announced today that high levels of vitamin D in the blood may increase the probability of survival for breast cancer patients 2014 Event For the first time in history, millionaires made up the majority of Congress in 2012; The Center for Responsive Politics study reveals that of the 534 members, 268 had a net worth of $1 million or more 2013 Event A study at New York City's Albert Einstein College of Medicine reveals that a modified version of radioimmunotherapy - the treatment for leukemia - can kill latent HIV cells 2013 Event NASA completes a launch of the MAVEN, whose mission is to study Mars atmosphere in depth' the data from the MAVEN will help researchers construct a history of the climate on Mars and should help them understand how the water on Mars disappeared 2013 Event The first federal health study reporting on the use of sleeping pills reveals that 8.6 million Americans take prescription sleeping pills 2013 Event According to a new study, breast milk boosts brain development by 30% compared to babies who are fed formula 2013 Event A new study reports that all Europeans are related to a small group of ancestors dating back only 1,000 years; researchers believe it's likely that everyone in the world is related over the past few thousand years 2013 Event A scientific study determines that common drugs taken for reducing cholesterol can prevent macular degeneration 2013 Event Scientists in Spain publish a study in the 'New England Journal of Medicine' that claims a Mediterranean diets, high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits, reduce the risk of heart disease 2012 Event A study conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York, announces the a harmful type of space radiation may accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease 2012 Event Four genetically different types of breast cancer are identified by researchers; the study, part of the Cancer Genome Atlas, will help scientists understand how to cure breast cancer in the future 2012 Event A study describing the Big Bang, published in 'Physical Review', suggests it is actually a phase change ruled by event symmetry, a theory which best supports how spacetime could originate from original matter 2012 Event Ending an extensive study on the wooly mammoth, scientists conclude that they were wiped out by multiple things, including climate change, human hunters, and shifting habitats 2012 Event Robert Spitzer, a retired American psychiatrist, claims his 2001 study was 'fatally flawed'; the study falsely supported the myth that gay people could be 'cured' 2012 Event A study finds that 90% of dropouts in Asia's major city schools suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with 10 - 20% having advanced, or high myopia, which can cause blindness 2012 Event In a gesture to honor North Korean founder Kim II-Sung's birthday in April, North Korea plans to launch a new satellite that reportedly will be used to study crops and natural resources 2012 Event A Harvard Medical School study claims that red meat increases the risk of death and has additional negative health implications 2012 Event Scientists claim a recent study suggests that donor stem cells may prevent organ rejection in cases of imperfectly matched transplants 2011 Event UK Researchers report a study showing that the use of drugs during vitro fertilization may increase the risk of Down syndrome for their baby 2011 Event According to a new study, the number of adults in the world with diabetes has doubled since 1980 2011 Event In Canada's Arctic regions, scientists study an outbreak of avian cholera responsible for killing thousands of eider ducks 2010 Event An important peer-reviewed study of the spatial memory of bumblebees published the Biology Letters journal of the Royal Society is written by two eight year-olds 2010 Event Pfizer sponsors a study of the smoking cessation drug Varenicline, suggest governments would be wise to fund smoking cessation treatments 2010 Event A study suggests the 2010 Haiti Earthquake was caused by newly discovered fault line 2010 Event The Census of Marline Life 10-year study reports that 230,000 species of animal live in the world's oceans 1998 Death Shirley Ardell Mason, psychological study, "Subject of Sybil, a best-seller on multiple-personality disorder", dies at 75 1996 Death Claude Mauriac, writer, journalist, author, personal secretary to Charles de Gaulle1944 - 1949, co-scripted his father's novel titled Therese Desqueyroux, wrote study of Marcel Proust, dies at 81 1993 Death Barbara Buczek, composer, works include, Study Nr. 1 for flute solo, 1990, Blaeserquintett, 1969, dies 1991 Death Donald Houston, actor (Battle Hell, Study in Terror), dies at 67 1989 Event 6-week study of Arctic atmosphere shows no ozone "hole" 1986 Event NASA awards study contracts to 5 aerospace firms 1983 Event Japan launches Tenma satellite to study x-rays (450/570 km) 1981 Event Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k) 1980 Event U.S. launches Solar Maximum Mission Observatory to study solar flares 1975 Event Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays 1973 Event U.S.S.R. launches Prognoz 3 to study sun (589/200,300 km) 1972 Event Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 48 launched to study gamma rays 1971 Event U.S. and Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere 1970 Event Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 42 launched to study X-rays 1969 Event U.S. / Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere 1968 Event U.S. launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun 1968 Event Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 Event Beatles go to Wales to study TM with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson sets up commission to study cause of urban violence 1967 Event Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission 1962 Death Andrew E Douglass, Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings), dies 1961 Event NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays 1956 Death Ludwig Klages, German philosopher (Study of Graves), dies at 83 1956 Birthday Judith Butler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, philosopher, professor, U of C, Berkeley, specialty, post-structuralism, Ph. D. Yale University, areas of study include feminist theory, Jewish philosophy, ethics, sexuality, developed idea of sex and gender as social construction 1950 Birthday Stephen Chatman, born in Faribault, Minnesota, Canadian composer, received Fulbright grant for study at Hochschule fur Misik in Cologne, since 1976 has served as professor and Head of the Composition Division at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver 1948 Event U.S. announced a study to launch an Earth satellite 1942 Birthday Daniel Dennett, born in Boston, Massachusetts, philosopher, atheist, focus of study includes philosophy of biology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, relative to cognitive science and evolutionary biology 1940 Birthday Barbara Buczek, born in Krakow, Poland, composer, works include, Study Nr. 1 for flute solo, 1990, Blaeserquintett, 1969 1938 Death Edmund Husserl, German philosopher (study of phenomenon), dies at 79 1937 Birthday Barbara Windsor, actress, Study in Terror 1933 Birthday Georgia Brown, Lillian Getel, actress, Study in Terror, Fixer 1922 Birthday Aage Neals Bohr, born in Denmark, physicist/study atomic nucleus, Nobel 1975 1914 Birthday Claude Mauriac, born in France, writer, journalist, author, personal secretary to Charles de Gaulle1944 - 1949, co-scripted his father's novel titled Therese Desqueyroux, wrote study of Marcel Proust 1909 Birthday Francis Bacon, born in Ireland, painter, Study for a Pope 1907 Birthday Anna May Wong, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Impact, Study in Scarlet 1906 Birthday Albert Hofmann, born in Baden, Switzerland, scientist, first to synthesize, examine, study, the psychedelic effects of LSD 1904 Event Theodore Roosevelt, appoints 7 man committee to study Panama Canal 1890 Event 1st U.S. edition of Sherlock Holmes (Study in Scarlet) published 1889 Birthday Arnold Toynbee, born in England, historian, Study of History 1887 Event Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" 1881 Event Holmes and Watson begin "A Study in Scarlet," 1st case together 1872 Birthday Ludwig Klages, German philosopher, study of graves 1870 Event Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse 1867 Birthday Andrew Ellicott Douglass, Dendrochronologer, study of tree rings 1830 Birthday Eadweard Muybridge, born in England, pioneered study of motion, photography 1805 Birthday John Stephens, U.S. archaeologist; founded study of Central America
