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December 01, 2016

Philip Morris looking towards cigarette phase-out
London (AFP) Nov 30, 2016
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is aiming to stop selling conventional cigarettes and replace them with a less harmful product, its chief executive said Wednesday. As the firm launched its smokeless iQOS cigarette in Britain, Andre Calantzopoulos told BBC radio that the company would try to move smokers over to the new product. The iQOS heats tobacco rather than burns it and it is claimed that smokers get the same hit of nicotine, but 90 percent less of the toxins present in cigarette smoke. It ... read more

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S.Africa launches major new trial of AIDS vaccine South Africa on Wednesday launched a major clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against the AIDS virus, which scientists hope could be the "final nail in the coffin" for the disease. ... more		Almost half of HIV infections worldwide undetected: WHO The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that nearly half of all people with HIV around the globe do not know they are infected, and called for broader access to at-home testing kits. ... more		One in seven with HIV in Europe unaware of infection: study One in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, the EU and World Health Organization reported Tuesday as 2015 marked another record year for new HIV cases in the region. ... more
				S.Africa launches major new trial of AIDS vaccine South Africa on Wednesday begins a major clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against the AIDS virus, which scientists hope could be the "final nail in the coffin" for the disease. ... more		Astronaut vision may be impaired by spinal fluid changes: study Astronauts may experience blurry vision and impaired eyesight after long spaceflights due to changes in spinal fluid that occur while in microgravity, researchers said Monday. ... more

Study finds cause of visual impairment in astronauts A visual problem affecting astronauts who serve on lengthy missions in space is related to volume changes in the clear fluid that is found around the brain and spinal cord, according to new research ... more		Death toll rises in Australia 'thunderstorm asthma' The death toll from Australia's "thunderstorm asthma" episode has risen to six and three others are in critical condition, authorities said Sunday, as they assessed the fallout from the unprecedented event. ... more		Kremlin cautions 'lots of work' ahead before Ukraine peace deal Eutelsat strikes global satellite internet deal with UK govt US promises Philippine president to ramp up deterrence on China		El Nino conditions in the Pacific precedes dengue fever epidemics Researchers have found a strong association between El Nino-Southern Oscillation conditions in the Pacific to observed weather and dengue epidemics in Sri Lanka. According to a study published in th ... more
				Worrying traces of resistant bacteria in air Polluted city air has now been identified as a possible means of transmission for resistant bacteria. Researchers in Gothenburg have shown that air samples from Beijing contain DNA from genes that m ... more		New class of drugs holds promise for combating antibiotic resistance A new class of drugs that combat antibiotic resistance has been discovered by a University of Oklahoma researcher and team. In the study supported by the National Institutes of Health, laboratory ex ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Develop commercial strategies for the global deployment of SMRs and Advanced Reactors

Researchers discover new antibiotics by sifting through the human microbiome Most antibiotics in use today are based on natural molecules produced by bacteria - and given the rise of antibiotic resistance, there's an urgent need to find more of them. Yet coaxing bacteria to ... more		Rift Valley Fever epidemic kills at least 32 in Niger At least 32 people have died since late August in an epidemic of Rift Valley fever in the western Niger region of Tahoua, the country's health ministry said Thursday. ... more		Restoring sea floor after mining may not be possible, researchers warn China starts construction of Tibet mega-dam Brazil's Congress passes bill easing environmental licensing rules		HIV treatment soars, but young African women suffer: UN The number of HIV-infected people taking anti-retroviral medicine has doubled in just five years, the UN said Monday, while highlighting high infection rates among young African women. ... more
Biologists give bacteria thermostat controls A new helper in the fight against cancer and other diseases of the gut may be genetically altered bacteria that release medicines to tumors or the gut. Now, a new study performed using mice demonstr ... more		Tiny super magnets could be the future of drug delivery Microscopic crystals could soon be zipping drugs around your body, taking them to diseased organs. In the past, this was thought to be impossible - the crystals, which have special magnetic properti ... more		Netherlands steps up measures to fight bird flu The Netherlands shuttered petting zoos and banned duck hunting as it stepped up measures Monday to stem a bird flu outbreak blamed for killing scores of poultry and more than a thousand wild birds. ... more		Vietnam destroys huge ivory, rhino horn cache Vietnam destroyed a huge stockpile of ivory and rhino horn Saturday, urging the public to stop consuming illegal wildlife products driving several species towards extinction. ... more

	Analog series-based scaffolds: a new definition that may aid medicinal chemistry While the Bemis-Murcko approach to scaffold analysis has remained the go-to definition for computational medicinal chemistry for the past few decades, it is not without its shortcomings. New r ... more		Ebola adapted to better infect humans during 2013-2016 epidemic Researchers have identified mutations in Ebola virus that emerged during the 2013-2016 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa that increased the ability of the virus to infect human cells, two independ ... more

AI helps automate nuclear reactor licensing process at INL

Battery sharing model boosts savings for local energy communities

Bifacial CuInSe2 solar cells achieve record efficiency on transparent substrates

Laser particles could provide sharper images of tissues		Towards better hip replacements		Rewritable material could help reduce paper waste		New coating is too slippery for bacteria to grow on		Restoring the sense of touch in amputees using natural signals of the nervous system
For the first time, brain surface stimulation provides 'touch' feedback to direct movement		How nanoscience will improve our health and lives in the coming years		Watching the brain in action		Quantum leap in the reliability of mass spectrometry-based proteomics		Feeling the Rhythm

3D-printed organ-on-a-chip with integrated sensors

Driving mosquito evolution to fight malaria

Not 'patient zero': the origins of US AIDS epidemic

Tobacco plants engineered to manufacture high yields of malaria drug

In a first, brain computer interface helps paralyzed man feel again

Brand-new cochlear implant technology born from frictional electricity

Haiti sees 800 new cholera cases after hurricane

A promising step toward controlling Zika virus and dengue fever

DARPA Helps Paralyzed Man Feel Again Using a Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm

Indian capital's zoo closes over bird flu scare

Devils' milk could fight superbugs: Australia scientists

UN worried over attacks on aid convoys in hurricane-hit Haiti

New smart textile is the muscle behind next generation devices

Tuberculosis epidemic larger than previously thought

WHO to send 1 mln cholera vaccine doses to hurricane-hit Haiti

Sensor material could enable more sensitive readings of biological signals

After hurricane, Haiti confronts cholera outbreak

Samsung's bio-drug unit to raise $2 bn in upcoming IPO

Scientists discover mechanisms of shape-shifting sea cucumbers

Deakin builds world-first robotic surgical system with sense of touch

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