To commemorate this year’s 100th anniversary of the U.S. National Park Service, 148 fiber artists have created quilts honoring many of the breathtaking public lands. Members of Quilters Unlimited in northern Virginia recently displayed their contributions, with subjects ranging from Yosemite National Park's giant sequoias to the Grand Canyon's nearly 2-kilometers-deep gorge to the Everglades National Park's wetlands. VOA’s Jessica Berman reports.
International team with lab-equipped minibus travels country’s coastal areas tracking presence, possible mutations in virus in search of counter-measures
Nicotine exposure during pregnancy can trigger long-term genetic changes in unborn babies, according to Yale-led research
Discovery could lead to treatment for worst form of disease
Untreatable bacterial infections often are caused by too-frequent use of antibiotics; one experts says prescribing practices should be reviewed
Studies are underway to see whether giving antibiotics or anti-inflammatory medication to malnourished children improves health
New protocol identifies more tuberculosis patients, and is easy to implement in poor rural areas worldwide
Device, called Duo Fluor, can in about 30 seconds test for organic material like decaying plants and animals, and bacteria, including pathogens that cause cholera and dysentery
Reconciliation processes started after Sierra Leone's civil war produced positive results, but also increased emotional pain for some victims, researchers say
Neurosurgeons may have found a way to get past the blood-brain barrier to better delivery chemotherapy to patients
Researchers find Cryptosporidium infection common among small children in Bangladesh slum where rate of stunting is high
Nigerian government urges citizens to use home test kit in effort to avoid overmedicating for disease every time fever is present
Research with mice moves scientists closer to 'Holy Grail' of organ regeneration — without genetic engineering
Professor in Sweden and colleagues find way to turn off part of the natural immune system and take advantage of the part that promotes healing
Norovirus, which causes severe diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, responsible for about 50 percent of all gastrointestinal illnesses around world; killing approximately 219,000 people a year
There could be a new, potentially lifesaving use for drones. In Malawi, where an estimated one million people are living with HIV, drones may soon be carrying blood samples to faraway laboratories for testing. VOA’s Jessica Berman reports.
Domestic, international aid failing to keep up with global targets, health economists warn; sub-Saharan Africa, with greatest disease burden, may be hardest hit
Groups say cigarette makers run amok in places where smoking regulations are weak; their objective is to 'cut off that spigot' that leads to adult smoking
An estimated 740 million adults worldwide use tobacco daily; since 1980, there has been a 41 percent rise in the number of men who smoke regularly and a 7 percent increase among women
Viral strains in vaccine were genetically engineered so they grow well at 30 degrees Celsius but not at all at 37 degrees, normal human temperature
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