Health & Science

Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 09:04 UTC
Measles and “immunization gap” causing an alarming upsurge of the disease

Measles is staging a devastating comeback in epidemics across the world as the virus exploits dangerous gaps in vaccination coverage, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said.
Friday, October 11th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Cosmo-burgers: Artificial meat made by Russian astronaut in the Space Station

Creating meat from cells is no longer the realm of science fiction: A Russian cosmonaut did it aboard the International Space Station, and it is just a matter of time before these products arrive in supermarkets. Tests carried out in space in September led to the production of beef, rabbit and fish tissue using a 3D printer.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Nobel Physics Prize for a Canadian cosmologist and two Swiss astronomers

Canadian-American cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won the Nobel Physics Prize for research increasing our understanding of our place in the universe, the jury said.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Lithium-ion battery developers win the Nobel Chemistry Prize

Three researchers won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for the development of lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for smart-phones and a fossil fuel-free society. John Goodenough of the United States - at 97 the oldest person to be awarded a Nobel prize - Britain's Stanley Whittingham, and Japan's Akira Yoshino will share the nine million Swedish kronor (about US$914,000 or €833,000) prize equally, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
Brazil will reopen its Antarctica base Comandante Ferraz next January

The Brazilian Navy will inaugurate its new 4,500 m² Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station (EACF) in January 2020, the head of the Navy Programs Management Directorate (DGePM), Vice Admiral Petronio Augusto Siqueira de Aguiar, said earlier this month.
Wednesday, October 9th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Johnson & Johnson must pay US$ 8 billion punitive damages for Risperdal drug

Johnson & Johnson must pay US$8 billion in punitive damages to a man who previously won US$680,000 over his claims that it failed to warn that young men using its antipsychotic drug Risperdal could grow breasts, a Philadelphia jury said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 8th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Two Americans and a Briton win the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize

Two Americans and a Briton won the 2019 Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for discovering a molecular switch that regulates how cells adapt to fluctuating oxygen levels, opening up new approaches to treating heart failure, anemia and cancer.
Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Trump suspends entry of immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who cannot pay for their healthcare costs and will not be covered by health insurance within 30 days of entering the United States.
Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
WHO and FIFA agree to promote healthy life-styles through football globally

The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, agreed on Friday a four-year collaboration to promote healthy lifestyles through football globally. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino signed the memorandum of understanding at WHO’s Geneva-based headquarters. “WHO is excited to be working with FIFA. Half the world watched the 2018 World Cup. This means there’s huge potential for us to team up to reach billions of people with information to help them live longer healthier lives,” said Dr Tedros.
Friday, October 4th 2019 - 14:57 UTC
Falklands flagged, BAS latest incorporation: RRS Sir David Attenborough”

The Royal Research Ship RRS Sir David Attenborough, has been flagged to the Falkland Islands and officially named in a ceremony at Birkenhead, near Liverpool on Thursday September 26.