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Prioritizing protection of intact forests is to conserve biodiversity

Anewglobalanalysisofforesthabitatlossandwildlifeextinctionriskshowsthatspeciesmostatriskliveinareasjustbeginningtoseetheimpactsofhumanactivitiessuchashunting,mi

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A 'big fall' in markets is coming as traders put record cash to work

Inglobalmarkets,allsignsofsentimentarepointingup.Andit'sthatveryunbridledenthusiasmthatcouldspelltheirdownfall.Butbeforewegetintothenegativeimplications,let'sta

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Lifestyle changes could prevent a third of dementia cases

Morethanathirdofdementiacasesmightbeavoidedbytacklingaspectsoflifestyleincludingeducation,exercise,bloodpressureandhearing,anewreportsuggests.Approximately45mil

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US Army wants helicopters to refuel at robotic pumps

Militariesregularlysetupfuelingstationsatforwardbasessothathelicopterscangetbacktothefightasquicklyaspossible.However,requiringfuelcrewscreateshugerisksandlogis

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Study assigns risk levels to 25 cancer-associated mutations

ResearchersworkingonastudyledbyStanfordUniversityhaveassignedlevelsofriskto25mutationsassociatedwithbreastandovariancancer,andtheresultsmaybehelpfulinguidingtre

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Test able to identify breast cancer patients with lowest risk of death

A new molecular test can pinpoint which patients will have a very low risk of death from breast cancer and these "ultra-low" risk patients could be treated less aggressively to avoid toxic effects, a new clinical study indicates.

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Test able to identify breast cancer patients with lowest risk of death

Anewmoleculartestcanpinpointwhichpatientswillhaveaverylowriskofdeathfrombreastcancerandthese"ultra-low"riskpatientscouldbetreatedlessaggressivelytoavoidtoxiceff

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New CSRC rules open way for security investment market

Chinesesecuritiesandfuturesinvestorsmustabidebynewrules,enforcedonSaturdaywithanaimtoprotectinvestors'interests,accordingtothenewguidelinesissuedbytheChinaSecur

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Australian medical breakthrough could save thousands of lives

AnAustraliandoctorhascreatedtheworld'sfirstscreeningtestforhighriskinfluenza,inaninternationalmedicalbreakthroughthatpredictswhichflupatientsareatriskofcontract

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Anti-diabetes drug also 'lessens kidney, heart disease' risk

Ananti-diabeticdrugthatlowersbloodsugarlevelsfortype2diabetessufferersalsosignificantlycutstheriskofcardiovascularandkidneydisease,accordingtoastudypublishedMon

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Scientists say even light drinking can lead to brain structure changes

Drinkingevenmoderateamountsofalcoholcanleadtochangesinbrainstructureandharmcognitivefunction,researcherssaidonTuesday,counteringthenotionthatlowlevelsofdrinking

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A drink a day linked to higher breast cancer risk, study shows

A daily glass of your favorite alcoholic beverage might increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a new report by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research.

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A drink a day linked to higher breast cancer risk, study shows

Adailyglassofyourfavoritealcoholicbeveragemightincreasetheriskofbreastcancer,accordingtoanewreportbytheWorldCancerResearchFundandtheAmericanInstituteforCancerRe

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Durham Police using artificial intelligence to make custody decisions

PoliceinDurhamwilltrialanartificialintelligencesystem(AI)tojudgetheriskofsuspectsre-offending.TheAIwillhelpcustodysergeantsdecidewhethersuspectsshouldbesentinto

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Hong Kong government unveils plan to regulate use of medical devices in beauty clinics

Beauticians will be banned from operating high-risk devices while they can use other machines either on their own or under supervision of a doctor

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France votes to extend state of emergency to July 15

France's parliament voted early Wednesday to extend a national state of emergency until July 15, after next year's elections.

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France votes to extend state of emergency to July 15

France's parliament voted early Wednesday to extend a national state of emergency until July 15, after next year's elections.