Science
Drought tests a changed Ethiopia
January 31, 2016
Drought tests a changed Ethiopia
On a treeless plain in eastern Ethiopia, thousands of destitute pastoralists have set up camp outside the tiny village of…
8.8 million patients infected with hepatitis C in Egypt: conference
January 30, 2016
8.8 million patients infected with hepatitis C in Egypt: conference
Professors from Alexandria University have indicated that there has been an increase in the rate of infection in people with…
Facebook to prohibit private firearm transactions on its service
January 30, 2016
Facebook to prohibit private firearm transactions on its service
Facebook Inc (FB.O) prohibited global users from coordinating person-to-person private sales of firearms on its online social network and its…
Tendon pain linked to type 2 diabetes
January 30, 2016
Tendon pain linked to type 2 diabetes
Exercise is important to managing type 2 diabetes, but the condition may also make a person prone to tendon pain,…
An ethical way to choose which kids get chemo during a shortage?
January 30, 2016
An ethical way to choose which kids get chemo during a shortage?
When chemotherapy is in short supply, doctors should choose kids to receive treatment based on which patients have the best…
Did Brazil, global health agencies fumble Zika response?
January 30, 2016
Did Brazil, global health agencies fumble Zika response?
Last January, long lines formed outside health clinics in Recife, a city in Brazil's northeast hit hard in recent years…
YouTube wins German appeal over artists’ fees
January 30, 2016
YouTube wins German appeal over artists’ fees
A German court has handed Google another legal victory over German performing rights organization Gema, which had sought to make…
Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads
January 30, 2016
Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads
Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the mosquito-borne virus that has been…
Can smartphones actually make you more active?
January 29, 2016
Can smartphones actually make you more active?
New research suggests that using a smartphone can be an effective way of motivating people to get moving and can…
Italy welcomes back ancient Head of Hades dug up illegally in 1970s
January 29, 2016
Italy welcomes back ancient Head of Hades dug up illegally in 1970s
An ancient terracotta rendering of the head of Hades, god of the underworld, with a trace of blue in his…