Researchers find accurate way to predict miscarriage
2011-07-05 19:55:24
British fertility researchers have developed an accurate way to predict which pregnancies are most likely to miscarry and say it could help doctors target treatment at women who really need it.
Who wants to live forever?
2011-07-05 14:07:54
If Aubrey de Grey's predictions are right, the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born. And the first person to live for 1,000 years could be less than 20 years younger.
Last 4 shuttle astronauts arrive for countdown
2011-07-05 11:30:11
The four astronauts who will close out NASA's 30-year space shuttle program arrived Monday for their history-making launch week, saluting the nation's birthday and all those who contributed to Atlantis' final flight.
Late talkers do fine as they grow up - study
2011-07-05 11:26:22
In good news for parents of children who talk late, an Australian study shows that a slow start on language is unlikely to have lingering effects on the children's mental health.
Too many women get HPV tests - study
2011-07-05 09:34:01
Doctors are testing women for human papillomavirus, or HPV - some strains of which have been linked to cervical cancer - more often than guidelines recommend, according to a new US study.
E.coli seen spawning biofuel in five years
2011-07-04 14:02:28
The bacteria behind food poisoning worldwide, the mighty E.coli, could be turned into a commercially available biofuel in five years, a US scientist told technology industry and government leaders on Tuesday.
Huge rare earth deposits found in Pacific
2011-07-04 12:04:39
Vast deposits of rare earth minerals have been discovered on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean amounting to 1,000 times those on land, media reported on Monday citing a study by Japanese researchers.
Prostate surgery does less than expected
2011-07-04 11:33:38
Nearly half of men who undergo surgery for prostate cancer find that life after the surgery is worse than they expect, with less sexual function and greater incontinence problems than they anticipated, according to a poll.
People in deprived areas have higher stroke rates
2011-07-03 18:09:20
People living in deprived areas have higher rates of stroke than those enjoying more affluent lifestyles, Australian researchers said on Sunday.
Atlantis opens next chapter, says NASA
2011-07-03 09:54:59
The Atlantis mission to be launched by NASA on July 8 will not be an end to the space age, as some media suggest.
Germany's kitchen robots learn to be more human
2011-07-01 20:32:55
For your average robot, chess may be easy compared to simple everyday activities like frying a sausage, but that may be about to change thanks to software being developed by scientists in Germany.
Reports say FTC investigating Twitter
2011-07-01 15:45:03
Federal regulators are looking into the interactions between Twitter and a company called Ubermedia, which develops applications that help users follow and communicate with each other on Twitter's popular online messaging service.
