VOA双语新闻：运铁素蛋白质对肿瘤细胞的影响

Almost all cells need iron to grow. Now, researchers have identified a link between the body's system for regulating iron and breast cancer. The discovery could help doctors predict the course of breast cancer disease and even help them decide the mo

VOA双语新闻：肥胖导致质量生命年损失

Americans continue to gain weight and it's having a negative impact on their quality of life, according to a new report. Poor eating habits and a lack of exercise are two of the reasons people gain weight. 不良的饮食习惯和缺乏运动，是人们

VOA双语新闻：联合国安理会敦促伊拉克尽快组建

U.S. troops will begin their drawdown in Iraq at the end of this month, but there still is no government in place and violence is on the rise. On Wednesday, the U.N. Security Council urged Iraq's recently-elected legislature to form a government quic

VOA双语新闻：美国一工程学会设立科学新闻奖

Engineered devices are all around us. 我们身边全是机械电子产品。 From cell phones and computers to hybrid cars and deep-water oil platforms, advances in engineering are profoundly changing our lives. But concerns are growing that public

VOA双语新闻：俄罗斯火灾烟雾肆虐 民众逃离首都

Some 500 fires continue to blaze across Russia. The flames have created toxic fumes in the capital of Moscow. Several embassies, including those belonging to the United States and Canada, have evacuated all non-emergency personnel due to the many hea

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马前往墨西哥湾海滨

President Obama and his family are vacationing on the Gulf coast to show support for businesses hurt by the BP oil leak since April. Many residents hope the visit sends a positive message that the beaches are open to tourists. 奥巴马及其全家正在

VOA双语新闻：报告指伊朗能源危机加重 官方否认

A top Iranian oil official is saying Monday that Tehran is not having problems purchasing gasoline supplies, despite tough new U.N., U.S. and EU economic sanctions. Reports from both inside and outside Iran, however, indicate the Iranian government i

VOA双语新闻：我有一个梦想演讲周年举行多个集

Competing rallies have been held in Washington on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, offering different visions for America's future. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the bigger protest, a conservative rally on

VOA双语新闻：朝鲜半岛纪念日据100周年

A brass band played martial tunes under a tent in pouring rain at a civic event marking the date 100 years ago that Korea formally came under Japanese rule. 瓢泼大雨中，铜管乐队在一个帐篷下演奏军乐，纪念朝鲜半岛100年前正式

VOA双语新闻：驻伊拉克美军人数降到5万以下

The U.S. military says the number of its troops in Iraq is now less than 50,000, the lowest level since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. 美国军方说，目前驻伊拉克美军不足5万人，是2003年出兵伊拉克以来的最低水平。 The ann

VOA双语新闻：巴分析人士谨慎回应印度洪水援助

As hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid come pouring into Pakistan to help with the flooding crisis, Islamabad has accepted a pledge from an unlikely source, longtime rival India. 就在数亿美元外国援助大量涌入巴基斯坦，帮助

VOA双语新闻：巴基斯坦保证把援款送交洪水灾民

Pakistani officials say all money donated for flood assistance will go to help the victims. The officials assure international donors none of the funds meant to provide aid to millions of desperate people will fall into the wrong hands. 巴基斯坦官

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马在中期选举前为经济政策辩

U.S. President Barack Obama is concluding a three-day, five-state trip around the country, defending his administration's progress in repairing the economy. Support for the president's economic plan is fading as mid-term elections for Congress get cl

VOA双语新闻：病人的干细胞或能修复其受损关节

Millions of people in the United States suffer from osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease. The most severe cases requiring joint replacement surgery. 数百万的美国人患有骨关节炎，又称退化性关节疾病。病情严重的需要做

VOA双语新闻：墨西哥湾油污的后续处理

The arrival of oil-tainted waste to federally approved landfills across the Gulf coast is raising concerns are raised about the potential impact on the environment and public health. An estimated 700 million liters of oil have spilled into the Gulf o