Science & Health

As DRC Grapples with Ebola, Guinea Keeps Up Its Guard

Guinea sends experts to help DRC combat virus, reciprocating after earlier West African outbreak

Kenya Seeks to Boost Girls' Education by Providing Free Sanitary Products

Issue continues to stir debate in East African countries but especially in Kenya, where President Kenyatta signed Basic Education Amendment Act

Nick Hague Dreamed of the Stars as a Boy, Now He's Heading to Space

Ultra-Secure Lab in Gabon Equipped for Ebola Studies

"Only 4 people, 3 researchers and a technician, are authorized to go inside the P4," said virologist in charge of lab, one of only two in all of Africa authorized to handle deadly Ebola, Marburg, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viruses

WHO Lists Compulsive Video Gaming As Mental Health Problem

Parents suspicious that their children may be addicted to video games now have support from health authorities. The World Health Organization has listed "gaming disorder" as a new mental health problem on its 11th edition of  International Classification of Diseases, released on Monday. But as VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports, not all psychologists agree that compulsive gaming should be on that list.

New Compound Shows Promise in Treating Alzheimer's - in Mice

Despite decades of research, there has been no treatment to slow the progression of Alzheimer's in humans. But scientists have found a synthetic compound that can be used to slow the disease in mice. Steve Baragona narrates this report from Faith Lapidus.

Warned 30 Years Ago, Global Warming 'Is in Our Living Room'

Earth is noticeably hotter, the weather stormier and more extreme; polar regions have lost billions of tons of ice; sea levels have been raised; far more wildfires rage

As Venezuela's Health System Crumbles, Pregnant Women Flee to Colombia

Numbers of babies and women dying during or after childbirth have soared, while medicines and supplies have become increasingly scarce

Climate Change a 'Man-made Problem with a Feminist Solution' says Robinson

Former Irish president and UN climate envoy says women most adversely affected by disasters and yet rarely 'put front and center' of efforts to protect the most vulnerable

Trump Announces Plans for Pentagon to Create 'Space Force'

Vowing to reclaim US leadership in space, president requests independent service branch aimed at ensuring American supremacy in space

WHO Classifies Gaming as a Mental, Addictive Disorder

Children and adults who use Gaming in an excessive manner and neglect their studies, work and other activities may be addicted and in need of help