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Chinese scientists find new method to induce stem cells

Chinesescientistshavemadeabreakthroughincreatingstemcellswithacocktailoftwochemicalsthatcaninducematuresomaticcellstoturnbackintopluripotentstemcells.Thestudyby

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Stem cell eye treatment safe, restores some vision: study

Twopeoplewithseverevisionlossduetoadegenerativeeyediseaseareabletoreadafterembryonicstemcelltreatment,researcherssaidMonday.Thepairsufferfrom"wet"age-relatedmac

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Israel arrests 17 Palestinians for planning "terror attacks"

IsraelarrestedonMonday17PalestiniansforplanningterrorattacksonbehalfofaGaza-basedHamasoperative,theIsraelSecurityAgency(ISA)saidinastatement.ISAsaidthataccordin

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Phone radiation has been a topic of debate in China for years

Afewdaysago,theCaliforniaDepartmentofPublicHealth(CDPH)issuedaguidelinewarningusersaboutthesafetyhazardsofcellphoneradiation,launchinganotherwaveofdebateoverthe

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Japan carmakers make fresh push on hydrogen stations

AconsortiumofJapaneseautogiantsonTuesdayannouncedplanstosetupanewcompanynextyeartobuildmorehydrogenrefuellingstations,inanefforttobringfuel-cellcarsintothemains

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U.S. scientists find new possibility to cure leukemia

AgroupofAmericanscientistshavefoundanewpossibilitytocureleukemia,adeadlydiseasethatknocksdownpatientsasyoungasonlysevenyearsold,theresultsofanewstudypublishedMo

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Judge rules NYPD needed a warrant before using cell-site simulator

ABrooklynjudgehasruledthatbecausetheNewYorkPoliceDepartment(NYPD)usedacell-sitesimulator,alsoknownbythebrandnameStingray,totrackdownamurdersuspectwithoutawarran

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Toyota eyes 'game changer' in electric vehicle race

ToyotaMotorCorpsaiditssolid-statebatterytechnologyunderdevelopmentcouldbea“gamechanger”forelectricvehicles,butthatdoesnotmeanitismovingawayfromhydrogen-poweredf

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'Shape-shifting' bacteria spotted on International Space Station

BacterialcellstreatedwithacommonantibiotichavebeenspottedchangingshapetosurvivewhileaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Thewaybacteriaactinnear-zerogravitye

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Spain conditionally releases attacks suspect

Spain’sNationalCourtsaysthatoneofthefoursuspectsindeadlyattackslastweekinandaroundBarcelonahasbeenconditionallyfreedbecauseofalackofevidenceagainsthim.JudgeFern

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Spain attacks: Police find belt with explosives

PoliceinnortheasternSpainsaidWednesdaytheyfoundabeltwithrealexplosivesinahousewhereafatalexplosionlastweekderailedtheinitialplansbyanextremistcelltostrikewithbo

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Hyundai unveils new fuel cell SUV with longer travel range

HyundaiMotorsaidThursdayitplanstolaunchearlynextyearasecond-generationhydrogenfuelcellvehiclethatwilltravelmorethan580kilometers(360miles)betweenfill-ups.Ifdeli

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World’s first pigs cloned by robotic instrument from Tianjin

Chinahasprovenitssuccessinpigcloning,astestresultsshowthenew-bornpigletsandsurrogatesowsaregeneticallyunrelated.Thetwosowsgavebirthto13pure-bredpigletsaftera110

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You look familiar, and now scientists know why

The brain has an amazing capacity for recognizing faces. It can identify a face in a few thousandths of a second, form a first impression of its owner and retain the memory for decades.

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You look familiar, and now scientists know why

Thebrainhasanamazingcapacityforrecognizingfaces.Itcanidentifyafaceinafewthousandthsofasecond,formafirstimpressionofitsownerandretainthememoryfordecades.Centralt

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Gene editing offers hope for curing sickle cell anemia

​Scientists said Wednesday they have used a popular gene-editing tool to successfully fix a genetic mutation that causes sickle cell anemia, taking a key step toward a cure for the blood disease.

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Mexican clinic promotes stem cell therapy to treat range of diseases

​A Mexican clinic is promoting a stem cell therapy to treat a range of diseases, from diabetic foot to arthritis and pulmonary fibrosis.