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Cholera epidemic timeline![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) June 8, 2017 Cholera, which has killed 789 and infected 100,000 in war-ravaged Yemen since the end of April, is a water-borne disease which goes hand in hand with poverty. Here are the worst outbreaks around the world in the past ten years: - Haiti: most virulent outbreak - The most virulent outbreak in modern times was in Haiti, where more than 9,500 people have died and more than 800,000 been infected since the epidemic broke out in October 2010. The disease was introduced by infected Nepalese UN p ... read more |
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![]() Houston TX (SPX) Jun 07, 2017 A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart is being introduced by researchers from Rice University and their colleagues at the Texas Heart Institute (TH ... more ![]() ![]() Houston TX (SPX) Jun 01, 2017 Coinciding with May - Healthy Vision Month, NASA's One-Year Mission investigators are peering into their new findings to help address astronaut vision issues. While the One-Year Mission has conclude ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney (AFP) June 2, 2017 Human medicines and household substances have been discovered in the blood of green turtles in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, researchers said Friday, highlighting the impact of man-made matter on marine life. ... more ![]() ![]() New York NY (SPX) May 31, 2017 As CRISPR-Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study published in Nature Methods has found that the gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome. ... more |
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![]() Houston TX (SPX) May 28, 2017 If you took all the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) in your body and strung it end-to-end, it would reach all the way to Pluto and back. The Twins Study, looking at the effects of space on the human bod ... more ![]() ![]() Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 30, 2017 Materials classified as "nanoporous" have structures (or "frameworks") with pores up to 100 nm in diameter. These include diverse materials used in different fields from gas separation, catalysis, a ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) May 24, 2017 New Zealand's startup regenerative medicine company, Upside Biotechnologies, has signed a development agreement with the U.S. Army. ... more ![]() ![]() Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 30, 2017 The quest to develop a cure for HIV has long been plagued by a seemingly simple question: How do doctors determine if someone is cured? The virus has a knack for lying dormant in immune cells at lev ... more ![]() ![]() La Jolla CA (SPX) May 30, 2017 Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have given new superpowers to a lifesaving antibiotic called vancomycin, an advance that could eliminate the threat of antibiotic-resistant infect ... more ![]() ![]() Nijmegen, Netherlands (SPX) May 31, 2017 Autonomous targeting and release of drugs at their site of action are desired features of nanomedical systems. Now, a team of Dutch scientists has designed a nanomotor that has these functions: An a ... more |
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![]() ![]() 'Freak': meet Cuba's last self-infected HIV punk rebel ![]() ![]() Miami (AFP) May 24, 2017 Freeze-dried mouse sperm that spent nine months in space has been used to produce healthy rodent offspring back on Earth, Japanese researchers said this week. ... more ![]() ![]() Cannes, France (AFP) May 26, 2017 A galaxy of stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman and Will Smith turned out for an AIDS benefit that is the social highlight of the Cannes film festival. ... more ![]() ![]() London, UK (The Conversation) May 24, 2017 When we think about the difficulties of colonising another planet, the last thing we probably worry about about is sex. However, for our species to survive beyond Earth it's a fundamental issue. Whi ... more ![]() ![]() Seattle WA (SPX) May 18, 2017 A diverse group of the world's leading experts in marine conservation is calling for a Hippocratic Oath for ocean conservation ? not unlike the pledge physicians take to uphold specific ethical stan ... more |
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![]() Khazir, Iraq (AFP) June 8, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Art seeks to heal wounds in divided Cyprus ![]() ![]() Philippine war refugees facing deadly health risks ![]() ![]() Japan workers exposed to dangerous radiation in lab |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 30, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Japan launches satellite in bid for super accurate GPS system ![]() ![]() exactEarth Broadens Small Vessel Tracking Offering ![]() ![]() Chinese firms develop BeiDou navigation applications |
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![]() Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Living long and living well: Is it possible to do both ![]() ![]() Ancient grains offer insights into the birth and growth of the world's oldest cities ![]() ![]() Tourists risk getting bit when they mistake monkey aggression for affection |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() African park ranger hits out at Hong Kong ivory trade ![]() ![]() How the Galapagos cormorant lost its ability to fly ![]() ![]() Skin cure fad driving Myanmar elephant poaching surge: WWF |
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![]() Paris (AFP) June 8, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Toward an HIV cure: Pitt team develops test to detect hidden virus ![]() ![]() 'Freak': meet Cuba's last self-infected HIV punk rebel ![]() ![]() Stars dig deep at charity Cannes AIDS gala |
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![]() Hong Kong (AFP) June 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Chinese firm tied to Communist Party critic stands trial ![]() ![]() China rights lawyer charged with subversion ![]() ![]() Chinese skinny-dippers defy public morals |
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![]() Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() UN counter-drug official kidnapped in Colombia: officials ![]() ![]() Indian, Chinese navies rescue ship hijacked by Somali pirates ![]() ![]() Philippines seeks US, China help to combat sea pirates |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) June 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ukraine MPs back NATO application push ![]() ![]() Trump says US committed to NATO's mutual defense pledge ![]() ![]() Pentagon praises 'very helpful' Russia in southern Syria |
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![]() Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 08, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Breaking Newton's Law ![]() ![]() Are dense star clusters the origin of the gravitational waves discovered by LIGO? ![]() ![]() Gravitational Waves Detected for Third Time |
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![]() Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 05, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Saab starts cyber-security company ![]() ![]() 'Tallinn Manual 2.0' -- the rulebook for cyberwar ![]() ![]() Random numbers: Hard times ahead for hackers |
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![]() Geneva (AFP) June 8, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Iraq on cusp of Mosul victory three years after major defeat ![]() ![]() Iraq paramilitaries make fresh progress west of Mosul ![]() ![]() After fleeing Mosul, displaced face arrest over alleged IS ties |
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![]() Islamabad (AFP) June 8, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Three US soldiers killed in Afghan 'insider attack' ![]() ![]() Iran opposes Iraqi Kurdish independence vote ![]() ![]() Kurdish referendum would distract from IS fight, US warns |
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![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Foreign bidding war for Rio's Australia coal mines ![]() ![]() India's Adani to start work on mine near Great Barrier Reef ![]() ![]() From coal miner to writer of China's hit TV show |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Jun 8, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Spain's 'jamon' conquers China ![]() ![]() Study predicts where global warming is likely to spark food violence ![]() ![]() Culls, poultry transport ban as S. Korea fights bird flu outbreak |
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![]() Paris (ESA) Jun 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Scientists solve meteorite mystery with high-pressure X-ray experiments ![]() ![]() High-pressure experiments solve meteorite mystery ![]() ![]() NASA's Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft a Discovery Machine |
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