Recovery School Helps Addicts Take it Day by Day
Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to rise. The majority of those deaths can be attributed to opioids, synthetic or natural drugs that when used correctly relieve pain.
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Robot Takes Sick Child to Class
Think back to grade school. If you were sick, you stayed home. If you had a serious illness, you’d miss weeks, or even months of classes. Technology could change all
Read MoreNASA Craft Reaches Uncharted Territory Between Saturn, its Rings
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft sailed into uncharted territory Wednesday between the planet Saturn and the rings that encircle it, and emerged Thursday unscathed. The Cassini craft is the first and only
Read MoreTop US, WHO Doctors Address Vaccine Safety
Anti-vaccine activists endured a cold, rainy day in Washington one recent Friday, to rally against childhood vaccines. Gabriele Cashman drove for five hours to support the anti-vaccine cause. She and
Read MoreExperimental Drug Cures Malaria in Mice
Scientists have developed a compound that both cured and prevented malaria in animals. They say the experimental drug even is effective against resistant strains of the mosquito-borne parasite. If
Read MoreLow-cost Drug Could Save Thousands of Mothers’ Lives Across Developing World
A new study says a low-cost and widely available drug could save the lives of one in three mothers who would otherwise bleed to death after childbirth. The global trial
Read MoreNearly 2 Million Children Participate in Polio Trials that Proved Successful
Up to this day in 1954 in American history, even a president of the United States, later President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, could be struck down by the debilitating effects of
Read MoreA Glimpse Inside the VR Hospital of the Future
The future is full of virtual reality games, and applications. But one place where its utility is clearly going to have a positive impact is in the world of medicine.
Read MoreExperts Discuss Danger from Space Debris
Scientists meeting at the 7th European Conference on Space Debris, held in Darmstadt, Germany, say the density of space trash orbiting earth in some areas is so high that it
Read MoreBison Births Are First in Canadian National Park Area in 140 Years
Bison calves have been born in the area that makes up Alberta’s Banff National Park for the first time in 140 years, Parks Canada officials said Tuesday, marking a milestone
Read MoreWinner of ‘Green Nobel’ says India Plundering not Protecting Tribal Lands
India is plundering the land of its indigenous people to profit from mining, with little regard of the devastation caused to poor tribal communities, said an Indian land rights activist
Read MoreKenya, Ghana, Malawi Chosen For Breakthrough Malaria Vaccine Trial
The World Health Organization has announced that trials of a new malaria vaccine will take place in three African countries – Kenya, Ghana and Malawi. They have been selected for
Read MoreDental Students Play Doctor in Virtual Reality
There’s a big difference between practicing dentistry, and finding a way to practice being a dentist. But thanks to the world of virtual reality, dentists-in-training have a new way to
Read MoreAstronaut Breaks Record for Most Time in Space by American
U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson on Monday broke the record for most accumulated time spent in orbit by an American. Commander Whitson, who is aboard the International Space Station, was congratulated
Read MoreGhana, Kenya, Malawi to Test First Malaria Vaccine
The World Health Organization has chosen Ghana, Kenya and Malawi as the countries where the world’s first malaria vaccine will be tested next year on young children. The injectable vaccine,
Read MoreWHO, Medical Workers, Mark Progress in Southeast Asia Malaria Fight
Concerted campaigns in the Greater Mekong Subregion [GMS] to radically reduce the impact of malaria has lifted hopes a vital target to eradicate malaria from the region may be within
Read MoreWorld Immunization Week – A Time To Take Stock Of What Vaccines Can Do
This year marks the half-way point in an international campaign to provide children and adults the world over with access to life-saving vaccines. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports on the progress
Read MoreWorld Immunization Week: Vaccines No.1 Public Health Tool
Six years ago, 194 countries signed on to the Global Vaccine Action Plan, an international campaign to provide children and adults around the world with access to life-saving vaccines. The
Read MoreScientists March in DC
Marches took place in hundreds of cities around the world Saturday in support of science. Organizers hoped to bring government attention to fact-based decisions on health, the environment, safety and
Read MoreWater Bubbles Could Fight Plastic Pollution
Global plastic consumption reached more than 110 million tons in 2009. Plastic can take up to 1,000 years to degrade. When it does degrade, it can end up as tiny
Read MoreAfter Ebola, Liberians Slowly Embrace Mental Health Care
Drawn-out deaths. Communities torn apart. Survivor’s guilt. Patrick Fallah says his memories of the days when the Ebola virus swept through Liberia are so awful that he sometimes has trouble
Read MoreSaturday’s March for Science an International Event
Thousands of people around the world are expected to March for Science Saturday, Earth Day, in more than 600 locations, including Seoul, Madrid, London and Cape Town. The flagship event
Read MorePhilanthropist Bill Gates Sounds Warning on Cuts to Development Aid
The founder of Microsoft, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, has given a passionate defense of foreign aid while voicing fears the political climate in the U.S. and in Britain could result
Read MoreAs Orbit Becomes More Crowded, Risk From Space Debris Grows
Decades’ worth of man-made junk is cluttering up Earth’s orbit, posing a threat to spaceflight and the satellites we rely on for weather reports, air travel and global communications. More
Read MoreWHO: Thousands Dying from Viral Hepatitis
The United Nations’ World Health Organization says millions of lives could be saved if people infected with viral hepatitis were tested and treated for these potentially fatal diseases. New WHO
Read MoreCatching Waves For Science
Catch a wave, and you’re sitting on top of the world. You’re also sitting on top of a unique biome. What does that do to our bodies? One surfer, who
Read MoreWily Bald Underground Critter Uses Plant-like Survival Strategy
They are homely, buck-toothed, pink, nearly hairless and just plain weird, but one of the many odd traits of rodents called naked mole-rats that live in subterranean bliss in the
Read MoreBacterial Product Can Lower Blood Sugar in Prediabetic People
Scientists have discovered that compounds derived from some bacteria can lower blood sugar levels in obese people with prediabetes, possibly preventing diabetes itself from developing. Scientists call the bacteria-derived compounds
Read MorePoll: More Americans Than Ever Want Marijuana Legalized
Marijuana enthusiasts in the United States celebrate April 20 — or 4/20 — as an informal holiday, but this year they have something else to get excited about: New polling
Read MoreRobotic Pet Could Provide Comfort for the Disabled, Elderly
A pet can provide comfort and companionship for an elderly person or someone who is disabled. But in the future that pet may be a robotic animal that uses artificial
Read MoreAlgae May Provide Next Generation of Sun Protection
Because of the risk of skin cancer, sunscreen should be a necessity if you’re headed to the beach. But sunscreen pollution, in fact, exists, and the chemicals in synthetic sunscreen
Read MoreOvercoming Opioids: The Quest for Less Addictive Drugs
Tummy tucks really hurt. Doctors carve from hip to hip, slicing off skin, tightening muscles, tugging at innards. Patients often need strong painkillers for days or even weeks, but Mary
Read MoreGoal to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases Moves Ahead
Governments and private donors have pledged more than $800 million to control or eliminate neglected tropical diseases. The commitment was made at a five-day summit convened to advance efforts to
Read MoreSouth Africa’s Toxic Mining Legacy
[Mining is big business in South Africa. It is the world’s largest producer of chrome and platinum, and the second largest producer of palladium and zirconium. It is also the
Read MoreWHO Reports ‘Record-breaking’ Progress in Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that unprecedented progress had been made in tackling many of the world’s most disfiguring and disabling neglected tropical diseases over the past 10 years.
Read MoreStudy: Rising Sea Levels a Challenge to Inland Cities as Well
Inland cities in the United States could face stress from migration caused by sea levels rising, says a new study. According to models created by researchers at the University of
Read MoreCataloguing Traditional Medicine, One Plant at a Time
Traditional Chinese medicines like acupuncture, whether they work or not, are gaining fans outside of China. And there is some scientific evidence to support the idea that natural compounds can
Read MoreScientists Speak Out and March for Science
Scientists like to let the facts speak for themselves. But with the Trump administration’s embrace of what advisor Kellyanne Conway called “alternative facts,” many scientists feel it’s time to speak
Read MoreJudge Orders US Doctor Charged with Female Genital Mutilation to Remain in Jail
A federal judge in Detroit has ordered a doctor to stay in jail pending trial for alleged female genital mutilation of two 7-year-old girls. The judge ruled Monday that Dr.
Read MoreUS Psychologist Goes beyond Headlines, Tells Refugees’ Stories
After nine attempts to sneak across the border between Syria and Turkey, with an indescribable amount of fear and painful near-death experiences, 31-year-old Mustafa Hamed finally found a home in
Read MoreSecond Immune Cell Found to Harbor HIV During Treatment
The challenge of finding a cure for AIDS may have gotten harder. Scientists have discovered another cell in the body where HIV — the virus that causes AIDS — hides
Read MoreScientists Research the Brain in an Effort to Stop Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease was first identified 200 years ago, but so far, there is no cure. Most people have the disease for many years before it’s diagnosed, making it too late
Read MoreFruit Flies Help Unlock Genetic Secrets of Parkinson’s
Researchers in Britain have shown that genetic manipulation can prevent or slow the symptoms of Parkinson’s, in the inherited form of the disease. That’s a minority of Parkinson’s patients, but
Read MoreUgandan Inventors Invent Better Way to Diagnose Pneumonia
Three university engineering graduates in Uganda are taking on one of the leading killers of young children in Africa – pneumonia. They say the prototype of their invention, a “smart
Read MoreWhat Progress for Parkinson’s Disease?
Shaking, slowness of movement and difficulty talking, those are the most obvious symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The progressive neurological disorder affects the way the brain connects with muscles. It has
Read MoreScientists Hunt in Oman Mountains for Clues to Capturing Greenhouse Gas
As humans struggle to control the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet, scientists are searching for natural ways to remove them from the atmosphere. One group of researchers is
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