日期：2009-08-17 Women who drink moderate amounts of beer may be strengthening their bones, according to Spanish researchers. 西班牙研究人员发现，妇女适当饮用啤酒可以增强骨骼健壮。 Official advice says women should not drink more than three units a day Their study o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-17 Genetic flaws that increase the risk of the most common form of childhood leukaemia have been uncovered by British scientists. 英国科学家发现导致儿童时期最普遍的白血球过多症风险的基因缺陷。 Leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer The three var... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-15 A compound that appears to target the master cells which help breast cancers grow and spread has been discovered by US scientists. 美国科学家发现了以主要细胞为对象帮助癌细胞生长并扩散的混合物。 Some 16,000 chemicals were tested by researchers In tes... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-15 Raw images of the moment Saturn reached its equinox have been beamed to Earth by the US Cassini spacecraft. 木星到达昼夜平分点的原始照片被美国卡西尼号宇宙飞船拍摄到并发回地球。 Scientists are studying the unprocessed（未加工的） pictures to uncover... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-15 Sony is taking steps to open up its ebook Reader and online ebook store. 索尼将要开放电子书阅读器和在线书店。 Readers for digital books are steadily becoming more popular The electronics giant said it would stop using a proprietary standard（专用标... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-11 Toshiba is to start making products that can play Blu-ray discs. 东芝开始制作可以播放蓝光光碟的设备。 The format war over high-def discs effectively ended in early 2008 The decision marks a big change for the electronics firm which was the prime mov... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-10 A measurement to spot small placentas could act as an early warning system and potentially stop babies dying in the womb, a study suggests. 研究显示，对于小胎盘的测量可以作为早期的预警系统并可以无形中防止胎儿死于子宫中。 The placenta supplies the fo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-10 Radiotherapy used to treat brain tumours may lead to a decline in mental function many years down the line, say Dutch researchers. 荷兰研究人员称，用于治疗脑瘤的放射线疗法可能导致若干年后心理功能的衰弱。 Radiotherapy is a common treatment for brain... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-10 A virtual reality exhibit is giving visitors the extreme ranges of sight and hearing that many animals have. 一套虚拟现实设备可以给人许多动物的极致的视野和听觉。 The view of a bird's nest is different in visible, infrared, and ultraviolet The so-cal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-08 国际空间站考察组的日本宇航员若田光一在其离开地球的四个半月中不经常换内衣，因为他穿的是新近研制的高科技除臭内衣。据悉，这套名为J-Wear的内衣专为宇航员设计，包括衬衫、短裤及袜子，其材质兼具除菌、吸水、除臭等特性。在国际空间站期间，若田光一共试穿了四套... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-07 US scientists have pinpointed a type of nerve cell in mice which appears to generate the itch sensation. 美国科学家在老鼠身上精确的找到一种可以产生痒痒感觉的神经细胞。 Chronic itch can be a debilitating condition The finding suggests itching（瘙痒，... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-07 Men with angina are much more likely than women to develop further serious heart problems, a study suggests. 调查显示，有狭心症的男人似乎比女人更容易发展至严重的心脏问题。 Researchers found male patients were twice as likely to have a heart attack a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-06 Scientists say they have decoded the entire genetic content of the HIV-1 virus, a key source of Aids infection. 科学家称他们已经解码了整个HIV-1病毒的基因内容，这是一个艾滋病传染的关键因素。 The team hope their work will pave the way to new treatment... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-06 Methane on Mars is produced and destroyed far faster than on Earth, according to analysis of recent data. 最近的统计数据显示，火星上的甲烷产生和消亡比地球上的快多了。 The Martian surface is very hostile to organics say scientists Scientists in Paris... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-05 A compound harvested from soft coral off the coast of Taiwan could provide a new treatment for pain from intractable nerve damage, experts say. 专家称，台湾沿海附近的软珊瑚上提取的复合物可能会提供一个新的治疗方法来对付棘手的神经损伤带来的疼痛。 Keny... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-04 Scientists say they have genetic proof malaria spread by mosquitoes jumped species from chimpanzees to humans. 科学家称他们已经找到遗传证据证明通过蚊子传播的疟疾可以从黑猩猩跳跃物种到人身上。 A chimp from the Mfou National Park in Cameroon By lookin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-04 Middle-aged people who smoke, have high blood pressure or diabetes massively increase their risk of developing dementia, medical experts warn. 医学专家警告道，抽烟、高血压或者患有糖尿病的中年人患痴呆的风险非常大。 High blood pressure raises dementia... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-04 Scientists have prevented epilepsy caused by a faulty gene from being passed down the generations in mice. 科学家阻止了由错误基因导致的癫痫症在老鼠世代之间的传承。 Myshkin mice can develop severe seizures The key gene, Atp1a3, regulates levels of ch... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-03 Premature labour, the major cause of death and disability among babies, may be prevented by blocking a key protein, a study suggests. 一项研究建议，早产--婴儿死亡和残疾的主要原因，可能通过阻止一种关键性的蛋白质来预防。 Premature labour, the major ca... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-08-03 Scientists have identified a genetic flaw which can increase the risk of ovarian cancer. 科学家发现了一个可能导致卵巢癌的基因缺陷。 Over 4,000 UK women die from ovarian cancer each year The international team of researchers, led by UK scientists, lo... 阅读全文>>