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For young children with autism, directing attention boosts language

An intervention in which adults actively engaged the attention of preschool children with autism by pointing to toys and using other gestures to focus their attention results in a long term increase in language skills, acc...

Adding nevirapine to HIV regimen halves newborn transmission rate

Adding the drug nevirapine to the regimen given to newborns of women diagnosed with HIV shortly before or during labor halves the newborns' risk of contracting the virus, according to findings by a National Institutes of H...

Russia denies changing its stance on Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has rejected British Prime Minister David Cameron's recent comments saying Russia has changed its stance on Syria.

As rivals claim victory, Egypt postpones poll results

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CAIRO Political uncertainty continued in Egypt with the announcement of results of the p...