Researchers Find Way to Reduce Methane from Cows

Scientists in Mexico say they may have found a way to cut production of methane, a gas linked to rising temperatures on the Earths surface. The scientists say their method may help reduce the methane released by cows, one of the main producers of the

US Researchers Discover New Breast Cancer Gene

Broadcast: Jan 21, 2003 U.S. researchers have discovered another breast cancer gene that may provide a new point of attack against the disease. The 1) molecule is common to many types of breast cancer

VOA慢速英语2013 Researchers Hunt for Clues about Parkinson’s Disease

Researchers Hunt for Clues about Parkinsons Disease This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell about Parkinsons disease. We also report on treatments for the disease. Parkinsons is a disea

VOA标准英语2008年-Researchers: Antarctic Ice Loss Is Accelerating

By VOA News 15 January 2008 A group of climate researchers says there is evidence that global warming is causing the Antarctic ice cap to melt more quickly than it did 10 years ago. The scientists said Monday they used satellite data to monitor the A

VOA慢速英语--Researchers Shocked at 'Pain Gap' Between Rich and Poor

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. A new study on pain management around the world has shocked researchers. The study found that many people in poor and middle-income countries suffer unimaginable pain without any help. T

VOA常速英语2008年-Researchers Say Depression in Middle Years Poss

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 05 February 2008 A new study shows that mid-life depression is not just a Western phenomenon. In fact, it is almost universal. But the good news is, it does not last forever. VOA's Carol Pearson has more on what resea

VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Researchers Seek Drought-Resist

A team sees promise in genetically engineered tobacco, and hopes for similar results with other crops. Transcript of radio broadcast: 02 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. One cause of the current food crisis is drought. F

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Researchers in South A

South African researchers at the international AIDS conference in Vienna, Austria have announced major progress in the fight against the disease. The researchers say their study shows a vaginal gel substance reduced the risk of HIV infection among wo

VOA慢速英语2012 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Researchers Hunt for Clues about Parkinson’s Disease

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Researchers Hunt for Clues about Parkinsons Disease BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell about the latest research and treatments fo

Researchers Develop Long-Term, Drug Release Capsule

Researchers have developed a long-lasting capsule that, when swallowed, slowly releases medicine into the body. The researchers say the capsule was developed for treatment of the disease malaria. But they believe it could hold medicines for a number

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Seek to Show Kenyan Farmer

Victor Otazu, a aeroponic specialist with the International Potato Center, tends to some aeroponic potato plants in Nairobi, Kenya Kenyans love to eat maize. It's the country's favorite food. But researchers at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institu

Researchers Ask: What Makes Chickens Happy?

How do you measure a chickens happiness? Is it in the way it runs for food? Or by how much time it spends cleaning itself? To find the answers to these questions, researchers in Canada are putting 16 kinds of chickens through a series physical and me

Medical Researchers: Aspirin May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

Barry Newhouse Medical researchers say a new study shows women who regularly take aspirin may lower their risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer. Cancer researchers say a study of ne

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Researchers Develop an Experimental Tre

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Researchers Develop an Experimental Treatment Against Cervical Cancer By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, April 11, 2005 This is Steve Ember with the V.O.A. Special English Developmen

Researchers make sperm from stem cell in dish

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have found a way to turn mouse embryonic stem cells into sperm and this finding opens up new avenues for infertility research and treatment, according to astudy published Thursday in the online edition of jo

VOA标准英语2008年-Researchers Say Umbilical Cord Blood Is Needed

By Robert Raffaele Washington 06 May 2008 Medical researchers say a simple decision by expectant mothers can mean the difference between life and death for thousands of people. Blood from umbilical cords has been used in life-saving transplants for p

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Finding Babies Smarter Tha

What babies know fascinates doctors, researchers and parents. With technology that can measure brain waves and other indicators, what researchers are finding is that babies know more than we suspect. What do they know and when do they know it? Such q

U.S. researchers find potential target for treating diabetes, obesity

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potential target for treating diabetes and obesity, according to a study published online on Thursday in the journal Cell Metab

U.S. researchers discover way to produce biofuels

LOS ANGELES, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers have successfully used certain microbes to produce biofuels(生物燃料), opening a door to developing cheaper green energy. The discovery was made by researchers at the University of California, Los

U.S. researchers discover human lung stem cell

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at Brigham and Women 's Hospital (BWH), a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have identified(鉴定) a human lung stem cell that is self-renewing and capable of forming and integrating multiple bi