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  Paris (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 Unborn children suffer no harm when their mothers take flu medication during pregnancy, a study of some 700,000 women said Wednesday. It was the largest study ever to assess the potential risks of taking oseltamivir or zanamivir (better known as Tamiflu and Relenza) - the two main drugs to combat serious flu infections - during pregnancy, its authors said. The team compared almost 6,000 pregnant women in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and France who were prescribed oseltamivir or zanamivir between 20 ... read more |
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New advance could boost available organs for transplantMiami (AFP) March 1, 2017 /> A new scientific advance could boost the number of donated organs available for transplant, and possibly reduce a critical shortage that leads to thousands of deaths each year, researchers said ... more 
More mosquito species than previously thought may transmit ZikaAthens GA (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 Zika virus could be transmitted by more mosquito species than those currently known, according to a new predictive model created by ecologists at the University of Georgia and the Cary Institute of ... more  
South Africa rhino poaching dips, stays above 1,000Johannesburg (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 Poachers killed 1,054 South African rhinos for their horns in 2016, a 10 percent dip on a year earlier, the environment ministry said Monday, as officials struggle to quell the slaughter. ... more  
Organ-on-a-chip mimics heart's biomechanical propertiesNashville TN (SPX) Feb 24, 2017 The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now scientists at Vanderbilt University have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart's amazing ... more |
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First drug-resistant malaria parasite detected in AfricaMiami (AFP) Feb 22, 2017 For the first time in Africa, researchers said Wednesday they have detected a malaria parasite that is partially resistant to the top anti-malaria drug, artemisinin, raising concern about efforts to fight a disease that sickens hundreds of millions of people each year. ... more 
Guatemala navy moves on Dutch 'abortion ship' after protestsPuerto De San Jose, Guatemala (AFP) Feb 23, 2017 Guatemala's navy on Thursday dispatched a vessel to watch over a Dutch "abortion ship" carrying activists vowing to help women circumvent the country's longstanding prohibition on terminating pregnancies. ... more 
Compound from marine snail is potent pain relieverSalt Lake City UT (SPX) Feb 22, 2017 A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids. Rese ... more 
Students play key biomedical research role in spaceBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 17, 2017 Several students are playing significant roles in the upcoming launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying two CU Boulder payloads - one designed to help researchers better understand and perhaps outsmart da ... more 
Bird-flu deaths rise in China, shutting poultry marketsBeijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 China is experiencing its deadliest outbreak of the H7N9 bird-flu strain since it first appeared in humans in 2013, killing 79 people in January alone and spurring several cities to suspend live poultry trade. ... more 
New 'living material' gloves light up when they touch target chemicalsBoston (UPI) Feb 16, 2017 Scientists at MIT have crafted wearable sensors out of cell-infused hydrogel film. Researchers used the new "living material" to design gloves and bandages that light up when they come in contact with target chemicals. ... more |
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New method to detect ultrasound with lightChicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2017 A tiny, transparent device that can fit into a contact lens has a bright future, potentially helping a range of scientific endeavors from biomedicine to geology. Developed by Northwestern University ... more 
New, flexible brain probes to improve long-term neural recordingAustin, Texas (UPI) Feb 15, 2017 Medical engineers at the University of Texas have developed a promising new type of ultra-flexible brain probe. The nanoelectronic thread, or NET, probe can deliver more reliable neural readings without triggering scar formation. ... more 
At least five infected with HIV at Chinese traditional medicine hospitalBeijing (AFP) Feb 9, 2017 At least five patients at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in China were accidentally infected with HIV, officials said Thursday, as authorities moved to censor online discussion over the incident. ... more 
Two Months to Stop Pandemic X from Taking HoldWashington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2017 Over the past several years, DARPA-funded researchers have pioneered RNA vaccine technology, a medical countermeasure against infectious diseases that uses coded genetic constructs to stimulate prod ... more |
  Les Cayes, Haiti (AFP) Feb 27, 2017  Starjuin Regent is still waiting for Haitian government aid to help him rebuild his fishing business, which was destroyed last year by Hurricane Matthew.
In the nearly five months since the massive category five storm hit, residents are still struggling to rebuild shattered homes and businesses.
All the more reason then, for the ire of Regent and many others here over millions of dollars ... more Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 24, 2017Carnival helps Rio put crime, recession on back burner  Ottawa (AFP) Feb 25, 2017Canada conservationist warns of 'cyber poaching  Paris (AFP) Feb 26, 2017In Mosul, a long-term battle to repair Iraq's heritage |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017  A prefecture in China's restive Xinjiang region has ordered all vehicles to be equipped with GPS-like tracking software, police and media reports said Tuesday, as authorities step up an "anti-terrorism" campaign.
All drivers in the Bayingol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture must install a China-developed satellite navigation system called Beidou "to prevent theft, but also primarily to maintai ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 15, 2017GLONASS station in India to expedite 'space centric' warfare command  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Australia and Lockheed field 2nd-Gen sat-based augmentation system  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 14, 2017UK may lose access to EU Galileo GPS system after Brexit |
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The last Neanderthal died 40,000 years ago, but much of their genome lives on, in bits and pieces, through modern humans. The impact of Neanderthals' genetic contribution has been uncertain: Do these snippets affect our genome's function, or are they just silent passengers along for the ride?
In Cell on February 23, researchers report evidence that Neanderthal DNA sequences still influence ... more Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Mar 1, 2017Mothers dictate lifelong grooming habits in chimps  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Newfound primate teeth take a big bite out of the evolutionary tree of life  Buffalo NY (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Study shows ancient humans arrived in South America in multiple waves |
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Elephants hardly ever sleep in the wild, getting around two hours of shut-eye per night and only in the wee hours of the morning, researchers said Wednesday.
The findings in the journal PLOS ONE are based on two female wild African elephants - living in Botswana's Chobe National Park - who appear to sleep the least of any known mammals to date.
Researchers fitted the elephants' tru ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Dogs, toddlers show similarities in social intelligence  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017Recovering predators and prey  Johannesburg (AFP) Feb 27, 2017South Africa rhino poaching dips, stays above 1,000 |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 28, 2017 
Unborn children suffer no harm when their mothers take flu medication during pregnancy, a study of some 700,000 women said Wednesday.
It was the largest study ever to assess the potential risks of taking oseltamivir or zanamivir (better known as Tamiflu and Relenza) - the two main drugs to combat serious flu infections - during pregnancy, its authors said.
The team compared almost 6,00 ... more Athens GA (SPX) Mar 01, 2017More mosquito species than previously thought may transmit Zika  Miami (AFP) Feb 22, 2017First drug-resistant malaria parasite detected in Africa  Beijing (AFP) Feb 16, 2017Bird-flu deaths rise in China, shutting poultry markets |
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A nerve centre for migrant workers who stream in from around the country in search of a better life, Black Bridge Village is a place of industry and desperation.
Posters on the wall offer easy money for blood donations: 400 ml - almost one US pint - earns between 400 and 500 yuan, enough to pay the rent for a small room.
Ramshackle structures of brick, corrugated iron and wood have mu ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Activists gatecrash meeting of Hong Kong leadership hopeful  Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 28, 2017China's favourite wins strong backing in Hong Kong leadership race  Hong Kong (AFP) March 1, 2017Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban |
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 Manila (AFP) Feb 8, 2017 
The Philippines is seeking US and Chinese help to guard a major sea lane as Islamic militants shift attacks to international shipping, officials said Wednesday.
Manila does not want the Sibutu Passage between Malaysia's Sabah state and the southern Philippines to turn into a Somalia-style pirate haven, coast guard officials said.
The deep-water channel, used by 13,000 vessels each year, ... moreLome (AFP) Oct 15, 2016African leaders tackle piracy, illegal fishing at Lome summit  New York (AFP) Oct 5, 2016US to deport ex-navy chief drug trafficker to Guinea-Bissau  Culiacan, Mexico (AFP) Sept 30, 2016Gunmen ambush Mexican military convoy, kill 5 soldiers |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 19, 2016 
Chinese growth stabilised in the third quarter, data showed Wednesday, as ample credit and hot property markets propped up the world's second-largest economy.
But while the forecast-beating reading was in line with state targets, it came as experts warned that authorities have relied too much on easy credit, which has in turn increased financial risks.
The economy grew 6.7 percent in Jul ... moreNew York (AFP) Oct 14, 2016China data and US banks propel equities higher  Beijing (AFP) Oct 11, 2016No debt-for-equity cure for zombie firms, says China  Beijing (AFP) Oct 13, 2016China's ranks of super-rich rise despite economic slowdown |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied that no breakdown in ties is imminent.
The newly elected US president initially caused consternation in Beijing by flirting with Taiwan, calling into question US support for the One China policy and threatening a trade war.
But he has since walked back his comments on One ... more Istanbul (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Erdogan says paper to pay 'price' over controversial report  Moscow (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Russia and UK hold high-level military talks in Moscow  Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 28, 2017Russia wants to form new Collective Security Bloc that replaces NATO |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's pull disappears? Previously, many experiments exhibited cell changes - after hours or even days in zero gravity. Astronauts, however, returned to Earth without any severe health problems after long missions in space, which begs the question as to how capable cells are of ada ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors |
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 Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
The encryption codes that safeguard internet data today won't be secure forever. Future quantum computers may have the processing power and algorithms to crack them. Nathan Hamlin, instructor and director of the WSU Math Learning Center, is helping to prepare for this eventuality. He is the author of a new paper in the Open Journal of Discrete Mathematics that explains how a code he wrote for a ... more Beersheba, Israel (UPI) Feb 22, 2017A computer's LED light can smuggle out data from the hard drive  New York (UPI) Feb 21, 2017Northrop Grumman, PGZ to deepen industrial cooperation  Washington (AFP) Feb 19, 2017Tech tools gain traction amid Trump war on leaks |
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 1, 2017  Iraqi soldiers are in control of the road linking west Mosul with the Islamic State group-held town of Tal Afar, isolating jihadists in the city, a senior commander said Wednesday.
Iraqi forces are battling inside west Mosul to retake it from IS in a major push launched on February 19, but have also moved through the surrounding desert to cut the area off from Tal Afar and increase press ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 1, 201726,000 Iraqis flee west Mosul fighting in 10 days Talul Al-Atshana, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017To secure Mosul, Iraq army makes desert push with US help South Of Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Feb 28, 2017Iraqi civilians flee fighting, privation in west Mosul |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2017 
Islamic State militants from China's Uighur ethnic minority have vowed to return home and "shed blood like rivers", according to a jihadist-tracking firm, in what experts said marked the first IS threat against Chinese targets.
The threat came in a half-hour video released Monday by a division of the Islamic State in western Iraq and featuring militants from China's Uighur ethnic group, said ... moreKunduz, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 27, 2017Air strike kills key Afghan Taliban commander Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2017China offers huge anti-terror awards in Xinjiang  Islamabad (AFP) Feb 22, 2017Pakistan launches nationwide anti-militant offensive |
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 Beijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2017  China's world-leading coal consumption fell for the third straight year in 2016, government data showed Tuesday, as the planet's biggest carbon emitter struggles to break its addiction to the heavily polluting fuel.
Coal consumption fell by 4.7 percent year-on-year in 2016, and the share of coal in the country's energy mix slipped to 62.0 percent, down 2.0 percent year-on-year, the National ... more Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2017China halts N. Korea coal imports after missile test  Brussels (AFP) Feb 9, 2017EU must shut coal plants by 2030 to meet climate pledge: study  Canberra, Australia (UPI) Feb 7, 2017Do more to advance CCS, BHP Billiton says |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 27, 2017 
Nearly half the environmental impact of a loaf of bread comes from the "unsustainable use" of fertilisers on wheat crops, researchers said Monday.
Synthetic fertilisers boost yields, but they contain or generate chemicals - ammonia, nitrates, methane and carbon dioxide, among others - that drive global warming, they reported in the journal Nature Plants.
"This arises from the large amo ... more London (AFP) Feb 26, 2017Brexit sows seeds of doubt for British farmers  Boca Raton FL (SPX) Feb 27, 2017SpaceX delivers BAM-FX to ISS for Zero Gravity Solutions  Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Researchers unravel powerful tool in maize breeding |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
A trip past the sun may have selectively altered the production of one form of water in a comet - an effect not seen by astronomers before, a new NASA study suggests. Astronomers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, observed the Oort cloud comet C/2014 Q2, also called Lovejoy, when it passed near Earth in early 2015. Through NASA's partnership in the W. M. Keck Observa ... more Berkeley, Calif. (UPI) Feb 27, 2017Researchers aim to measure risk of exploding asteroids  Paris, France (SPX) Feb 24, 2017Surprising Dunes on Comet Chury  Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 22, 2017Dawn discovers evidence for organic material on Ceres |
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