Doctors currently decide on their own when it comes to determining whether to treat patients suffering from depression with antidepressants or psychotherapy. But researchers in the US say, a brain scan might change that. US...
Dairy giant Fonterra has said its milk products at the center of a global contamination scare did not contain a bacteria that could cause botulism. The company said the products posed no food safety threat...
In the fifth-largest biotech deal in history, Amgen has agreed to buy cancer drug maker Onyx Pharmaceuticals. As part of the deal, Amgen will gain revenue from two of Bayer’s drugs, developed in partnership. The...
You blow your nose in a tissue and the tissue indicates you’ve got the flu. Sounds like science fiction? Stuff like this always does. But German researchers are designing a “lab in a hankie.” It’s...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed cases of the SARS-like coronavirus in France and Saudi Arabia. The new cases bring the worldwide total beginning in September 2012 to 34, 18 of which were fatal....
Old satellites and pieces of shuttles are floating in the space around Earth. Is space debris dangerous? What can we do about it? Experts are discussing solutions at a conference in Germany. At the 6th...
Medicine can save lives if you can get it and afford it. But now, generics are a cheaper alternative to more expensive brand name drugs. Generics no longer only play a major role in developing...
Researchers in the UK believe the energy needed to cool global data centers run by giants like Facebook and Google could be cut by more than 90 percent by replacing air cooling with non-conductive liquids....
Swiss pharmaceutical Roche is set to publish clinical study results, after being accused of covering negative outcomes. DW spoke with Michael Doherty, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs at Roche. DW: Roche has decided to open...
New research from the UK shows that autistic children can improve their communication skills by interacting with a virtual computer character, which reacts to their movements, touch and voices. Some children on the autistic spectrum...
It’s been banned in baby bottles since 2011, but is still allowed in food containers, despite links to deformities. Sweden’s environment minister now wants a total ban on bisphenol A. The substance has faced criticism...
The beginning of 2013 saw Infosys, India’s second biggest IT Company, upwardly revising its revenue guidance. Having posted a stronger than expected quarterly profit, the shareholders of Infosys surprisingly found a 17 per cent increase...
