US group tries again at studying environment, child health
Friday, 18 December 2015, 15:01
Last update: about 12 years ago
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is launching a new project to help unravel how early-in-life environmental exposures may affect autism, obesity and certain other childhood disorders. It's a...
UN says malaria cases drop but progress in Africa is slower
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 15:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
The number of malaria cases worldwide has dropped in recent years but the countries with the biggest outbreaks have made the least progress, according to a new report Tuesday by the World Health...
Scientists debate boundaries, ethics of human gene editing
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 15:00
Last update: about 12 years ago
Rewriting your DNA is getting closer to reality: A revolutionary technology is opening new frontiers for genetic engineering - a promise of cures for intractable diseases along with anxiety about...
Cryotherapy use spreads, though it's unproven, unregulated
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 14:59
Last update: about 12 years ago
From Japan to Europe and now in the U.S., a growing number of people are seeking cryotherapy - a treatment that subjects their bodies to temperatures far below those found anywhere on...
Born with no voice & low odds, boy talks with new voice box
Monday, 14 December 2015, 14:58
Last update: about 12 years ago
Grant Hasse was born with two very rare conditions - one that's usually fatal, the other that should have left him unable to talk. But at almost 4 years old, he's a healthy bundle of energy after...
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Gala Dinner – The Villa
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 15:16
Last update: about 12 years ago
M. Demajo Wines & Spirits Ltd. hosted an evening of Johnnie Walker Blue Tasting, screening of the Gentleman's Wager II Film, followed by a Dinner - at The Villa. The Gentleman's Wager II is a key...
Discovering Ambrosia
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 12:21
Last update: about 12 years ago
In 1915 a chance meeting occurred between an English businessman named Alfred Morris and an American named James Hatmaker, who was trying to set up his patent machines for drying milk on heated...
Transplant gives new face, scalp to burned firefighter
Friday, 4 December 2015, 15:02
Last update: about 12 years ago
A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday. The...