Health & Science

Monday, October 8th 2018 - 08:17 UTC
Double purpose rocket launch: Argentine satellite for farmers and recovering first stage

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Argentine satellite has blasted off from California. The primary purpose of Sunday's mission is to place the SAOCOM 1A satellite into orbit, but SpaceX will also try for the first time to bring the Falcon's first stage back to a landing at the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch site.
Sunday, October 7th 2018 - 12:15 UTC
World Medical Association appeals to Nicaragua to stop criminalizing doctors

The World Medical Association has appealed to the Nicaraguan Government to stop criminalizing doctors for delivering medical care to protesters during the country’s continuing wave of violence.
Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 08:39 UTC
Enzyme research delivers Chemistry Nobel Prize to two Americans and a Brit

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their discoveries in enzyme research. Americans Frances Arnold and George P Smith will share the prize with Briton Gregory Winter, who is based at Cambridge University.
Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 - 08:28 UTC
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to a woman: first time in 55 years

A trio of United States, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into precision tools for everything from eye surgery to micro-machining.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 09:12 UTC
NASA scientists solve mysteries of the Earth's rotation wobbling

Using satellite data on how water moves around Earth, NASA scientists have solved two mysteries about wobbles in the planet's rotation - one new and one more than a century old. The research may help improve our knowledge of past and future climate.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 08:43 UTC
Nobel Medicine Prize for harnessing immune system to fight cancer

James Allison from the United States and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries leading to new approaches in harnessing the immune system to fight cancer, the award-giving body said on Monday.
Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:47 UTC
WHO kicks off global initiative to treat children with cancer

WHO has announced a new effort - the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer - with the aim of reaching at least a 60% survival rate for children with cancer by 2030, thereby saving an additional one million lives. This new target represents a doubling of the global cure rate for children with cancer.
Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 09:18 UTC
World Heart Day will emphasize awareness on air pollution risk

This year the World Heart Federation (WHF) is raising awareness of an increasingly important CVD risk factor: air pollution. World Heart Day takes place this Saturday. The latest scientific evidence by Nature warns that exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter air pollution is clearly linked to CVD mortality. Poor air quality is also ranked as the 4th cause of Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) – one lost year of ‘healthy life’ – according to latest Global Burden of Disease study .
Saturday, September 29th 2018 - 09:11 UTC
WHO-led initiative to reduce the use of alcohol by 10% by 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday released SAFER, a new initiative and technical package outlining five high-impact strategies that can help governments reduce the harmful use of alcohol and related health, social and economic consequences.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 08:43 UTC
World medical association calls for systems based on physician led primary care

A call to strengthen health care systems around the world based on physician-led primary care was made by the President of the World Medical Association Dr. Yoshitake Yokokura.