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Young obesity doubles death risk before 55: study Men who are obese in their early 20s are twice as likely as peers of average weight to die before reaching the age of 55.

01 May 2013

Sharks dive by the moon: study The moon and water temperature affect the diving behaviour of sharks, researchers reported Tuesday, in a discovery that could help prevent fishermen from catching the marine predators inadvertently.

17 April 2013

Salt-tolerant rice bred at Philippines institute Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water.

17 April 2013

Japan's whale 'research' is flashpoint in global dispute The Institute of Cetacean Research can be found in a nondescript white-brick office building in Tokyo's port district.

05 April 2013

SARS-like virus seems to cause deep lung infection A new and deadly virus that has killed 11 of the 17 patients treated for it in the Middle East and Britain appears to cause an infection deep in the lungs.

05 April 2013

Canadian researchers develop energy storage system Canadian researchers have developed a ground-breaking method which may ultimately enable excess energy created by wind turbines and solar panels to be stored for later use.

30 March 2013

Young girl's 'cure' signals new path against cancer Emily Whitehead is kind of a big deal. At age seven, she is the only child to have beaten back leukemia with the help of a new treatment that turned her own immune cells into targeted cancer killers.

26 March 2013

Scientists unravel genetic code of oesophageal cancer Scientists said Sunday they had found mutations in 26 genes that may cause oesophageal cancer, a breakthrough they hope will lead to new drugs for the deadly and increasingly frequent disease.

25 March 2013

Study proves caffeine helps prevent road crash risk Research among long-distance commercial drivers in Australia has given weight to those who say coffee, tea or caffeine energy drinks or tablets help prevent dangerous drowsiness at the wheel.

21 March 2013

Skimmed milk ineffective against toddler obesity Giving your toddler skimmed or semi-skimmed milk is unlikely to make inroads against the risk of obesity, a large study conducted among American children has found.

19 March 2013

French patients keep HIV at bay despite stopping drugs A small French study of 14 HIV patients who have remained healthy for years after stopping drug treatment offers fresh evidence that early medical intervention may lead to a "functional cure" for AIDS.

15 March 2013

What have we learnt from SARS? A decade ago, a highly contagious and deadly new illness sent people worldwide scrambling to cancel flights and holidays as schools closed and sales of surgical masks spiked.

10 March 2013

Shipwreck find could be legendary 'sunstone' An oblong crystal found in the wreck of a 16th-century English warship is a sunstone, a near-mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners.

07 March 2013

Personality traits probed in high-res brain scans US researchers on Tuesday published incredibly detailed images of the human brain as part of an international project aimed at uncovering how brain architecture influences personality.

06 March 2013

HIV cured in baby for the first time: scientists Researchers said Sunday they had, for the first time, cured a baby born with HIV -- a development that could help improve treatment of babies infected at birth.

04 March 2013

New study links extreme weather to climate change Scientists said Monday they have identified a physical mechanism behind the extreme weather that has plagued many parts of the world in recent years -- and that it is tied to climate change.

27 February 2013

China's Geely to set up research centre in Sweden Chinese automaker Geely, owner of Sweden's Volvo Cars, said it would set up a research and development centre in the Scandinavian country to capitalise on advanced European technology.

21 February 2013

Zuckerberg, Brin join forces to extend life Famed founders of Internet rivals Google and Facebook joined forces on Wednesday to back big-money prizes for research aimed at extending human life.

21 February 2013

Lifelike ears created with 3D printing Researchers said Wednesday they had engineered artificial human ears that look and act like the real thing thanks to 3D printing, giving hope to patients missing all or part of their ears.

21 February 2013

NASA scrambles for better asteroid detection NASA, universities and private groups in the US are working on asteroid warning systems that can detect objects from space like the one that struck Russia last week with a blinding flash and mighty boom.

19 February 2013

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