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India unveils vaccine for deadly diarrhoea virus

Agence France-PresseMay 14, 2013 09:02
Indian scientists Tuesday announced a low-cost vaccine against a deadly diarrhoea-causing virus that kills some 100,000 children in th country every year. Rotavirus, which causes severe diarrhoea, is globally responsible for some 453,000 deaths annually and is particularly dangerous in the developing world where swift health care is often out of reach. K. Vijaraghavan, secretary of India's Department of Biotechnology which led the quest for an affordable vaccine, said it was a product of international cooperation although it has yet to be approved by Indian drug authorities.

Panic grips Saudis as toll rises from SARS-like virus

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 23:02
Panic has gripped Saudis in the country's east, where most cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected, witnesses said, as the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom hits 15. Scores of people have reported to the emergency services at hospitals in the city of Al-Ahsa in Eastern Province after showing even the slightest signs of a fever. "I felt the symptoms of a cold, accompanied by a fever," a young man told AFP by telephone on Monday from one hospital where he was admitted and placed in quarantine.

US kidnap suspect's DNA not linked to other crimes

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 17:28
A search of a US national crime database found no matches to the DNA of the Ohio man charged with the kidnap and rape of three young women who were held captive for a decade, officials said Monday. Ariel Castro, 52, has been cooperating with investigators since his arrest last week and police said they do not believe he held any other women captive in his Cleveland home. Ohio's attorney general said in a statement that a search all DNA samples submitted to both the FBI's national database and the state's database "returned no matches" to Castro.

Gene clues for testicular cancer, heart defect

Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 14:00
Separate studies of the human genome have found tantalising clues to the inherited causes of testicular cancer and non-inherited causes of congenital heart disease, journals reported on Sunday. University of Pennsylvania researchers looked at the DNA of more than 13,000 men, comparing the DNA code of those with testicular cancer -- the commonest form of cancer diagnosed among young men today -- against men who were otherwise healthy.

Montana looks to expand hunting of wolves despite criticism

May 12, 2013 05:45
By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - Conservationists are criticizing a plan by wildlife managers in Montana that would nearly double the number of wolves a person is allowed to kill each year, lengthen the hunting season and sanction shooting of wolves near baited traps. The proposal by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission officially begins receiving public comment on Monday and is to be voted on by commissioners this summer.

Study shows that adventure shapes the individual

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 16:46
The act of exploring helps shape the brain and adventuring is what makes each individual different, according to a study out Thursday by researchers in Germany. The findings published in the US journal Science may offer new paths to treating psychiatric diseases, scientists said. Researchers sought to pin down why identical twins are not perfect replicas of each other, even when they have been raised in the same environment, and studied the matter using 40 genetically identical mice.

Study shows that adventure shapes the individual

Agence France-PresseMay 11, 2013 04:58
The act of exploring helps shape the brain and adventuring is what makes each individual different, according to a study out Thursday by researchers in Germany. The findings published in the US journal Science may offer new paths to treating psychiatric diseases, scientists said. Researchers sought to pin down why identical twins are not perfect replicas of each other, even when they have been raised in the same environment, and studied the matter using 40 genetically identical mice.

Toss your toothbrush after a sore throat? Maybe not

Agence France-PresseMay 8, 2013 13:28
Logic predicts that tossing a toothbrush after a bout of strep throat is a good idea, but a new study finds that it's perhaps not necessary.

Scientists identify dog-sized dinosaur that once roamed southern Alberta

The Canadian PressMay 7, 2013 12:32
TORONTO - A newly identified species of dome-headed dinosaur roughly the size of a large dog once roamed the plains of southern Alberta, a team of Canadian scientists announced Tuesday. The discovery of the Acrotholus Audeti touched off further investigation that suggested the world's dinosaur population was more diverse than once believed. Details of the study were published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.

Outrage over China tiger abuse

Agence France-PresseMay 7, 2013 03:45
A Chinese tiger park has sought to quell public anger after images of holidaymakers sitting astride a strapped-down cub prompted outrage online, state media said Tuesday. Pictures taken at a Siberian tiger park in northwest China's Jilin province showed visitors posing for photos while sitting on top of a tiger cub tied to a wooden table, the state-run Global Times reported.
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