By Carol Pearson Washington 29 May 2008 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommends that adults ages 60 and older get vaccinated against shingles. The painful blisters of the disease, caused by the same virus as chickenpox,can...
By Ricci Shryock Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 29 April 2008 New research shows a community-controlled approach to fighting illness has doubled the malaria coverage for children in some African villages during the past three years. Ricci Shryock has more...
By Brian Wagner Key West, Florida 06 March 2008 Researchers in the United States are set to begin testing underwater turbine systems that can produce electricity from ocean water flows. The projects in Florida are the latest efforts to find alternati...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 05 February 2008 A new study shows that mid-life depression is not just a Western phenomenon. In fact, it is almost universal. But the good news is, it does not last forever. VOA's Carol Pearson has more on what resea...
By Jessica Berman Washington 14 October 2007 An international team of scientists say they are on the verge of developing the first blood test for Alzheimer's disease which experts hope will help doctors identify patients with the memory-robbing disea...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 23 August 2007 Medical researchers studying the recent outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever in Uganda say common bats are the most likely source of the outbreak. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 23 April 2007 Scientists have discovered that an earthquake two years ago in Indonesia lifted hundreds of kilometers of sea floor out of the water, causing the largest death of coral reefs ever recorded. As Chad Bouchard rep...
By Paul Sisco Washington 23 March 2007 U.S. scientists in the United States say they have moved a step closer toward success in the fight against malaria, by developing mosquitoes that are resistant to at least one form of the deadly illness. More o...
By David McAlary Researchers have shown that it may be possible to prevent sexual transmission of the AIDS virus HIV with a compound now in the experimental stage. Female monkeys who received it vagin...
Barry Newhouse Medical researchers say a new study shows women who regularly take aspirin may lower their risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer. Cancer researchers say a study of ne...