New research suggests that at any given time, almost 10 percent of the emergency medical…
Winemaking Waste Proves Effective Against Disease-causing Bacteria In Early Studies
A class of chemicals in red wine grapes may significantly reduce the ability of bacteria…
Autism: Removing Thimerosal From Vaccines Did Not Reduce Autism Cases In California, Report Finds
Autism cases continued to increase in California after the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal was eliminated from…
No Convincing Evidence For Decline In Tropical Forests
Claims that tropical forests are declining cannot be backed up by hard evidence, according to…
Scientists Can Predict Psychotic Illness In Up To 80 Percent Of High-risk Youth
Which at-risk teens will cross the line from having risk factors for psychosis to actually…
More Sun Exposure May Be Good For Some People
A new study suggests that the benefits of moderately increased exposure to sunlight — namely…
Pacemaker to stop faints fitted
In a world first, a London hospital fits a patient with a new type of…
Many Disappointed by Wikia Search Debut
The long-awaited and much-hyped Wikia Search, a project of Jimmy Wales’ Wikia empire, launched on…
Grass biofuels ‘cut CO2 by 94%’
Producing biofuels from a fast-growing grass emits up to 94% less carbon dioxide than petrol,…
Skype Comes to PlayStation Portable
In a week of consumer electronics madness, Sony announced it is introducing Skype features to…