Sleep position may affect stillbirth risk
2011-06-15 11:30:29
Women who do not sleep on their left side on their last night of pregnancy have double the risk of late stillbirth.
Sun going quiet: Sunspots may disappear for years
2011-06-15 10:25:46
Scientists are predicting that the sun is heading into an unusual and extended super quiet mode. Around 2020, sunspots may disappear for years, maybe decades.
China genomics institute outpaces the world
2011-06-14 17:19:33
Many people were surprised when BGI (formerly Beijing Genomics Institute), a Chinese genomics institute, sequenced a strain of E. coli bacterium responsible for the outbreak in Germany that killed at least 18 people earlier this month.
'Extreme Makeover' is turbocharged
2011-06-14 15:02:32
Chris Powell, trainer for the US reality TV show "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition," may hold a degree in exercise science, but he says his business is transformation.
Girl survives rabies without vaccination
2011-06-14 14:01:36
A North California girl lately survived rabies after a medically-induced coma called "Milwaukee protocol", becoming the third documented person in the United States to have recovered from the fatal infection without receiving the vaccine.
Researchers seek to convert carbon dioxide into energy
2011-06-14 13:09:26
Researchers from Singapore and China are conducting a research aimed at using different technologies to completely capture and convert carbon dioxide in industrial emissions into energy, local daily Lianhe Zaobao reported on Tuesday.
German shortcomings in focus as outbreak wanes
2011-06-14 11:23:44
The battle against Europe's deadly E. coli outbreak descended into cacophony and confusion. Now that the crisis is stabilizing, German officials acknowledge lessons to be learned.
Obesity surgery fails to extend life in older men
2011-06-14 11:10:28
Very obese older men hoping to live longer may be let down by a new long-term study that found weight-loss surgery didn't increase survival for people like them - at least during the first seven years.
Blood test may unlock secrets of the womb
2011-06-14 08:34:09
Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus.
UK, Gates pledge $2.3 b for vaccines for poor
2011-06-13 20:47:45
Britain and billionaire Bill Gates pledged $2.3 billion at an international donor conference on Monday to fund vaccination programmes to protect children in poor countries against diseases like diarrhoea and pneumonia.
US woman gets full face transplant
2011-06-13 17:36:32
A combination photo shows face transplant recipient Charla Nash, of Stamford, Connecticut, before (L) and after her injury.
Germany seeking reason for E.coli outbreak
2011-06-13 16:47:54
German authorities said they haven't been able to resolve how sprouts at a farm became contaminated with an aggressive strain of E. coli.
