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  Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 Since the ancient times, mankind has used plants to treat diseases. An example is the plant Artemisia annua, used for over 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine to treat intermittent fevers. Nowadays, the artemisinin molecule - the active ingredient synthesized in the microscopic hairs (trichomes) of this plant - is the main component of malaria treatments worldwide. In fact, the Chinese scientist Youyou Tu was awarded in 2015 with the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of artemisinin ... read more |
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Improving memory with magnetsMontreal, Canada (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our daily lives - without it we would not be able to understand a sentence, or do simple arithmetic. New ... more 
Scientists image one of the largest viruses on the planetWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 In order to image one of the world's largest viruses, the Samba virus, scientists at Michigan State had to design and build their own microscope. ... more 
UNSW scientists unveil a giant leap for anti-agingSydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 27, 2017 UNSW researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a revolutionary drug that actually reverses ageing, improves DNA repair and could even help NASA get its astronauts to Mars. In a pape ... more 
Thousands of monkeys are dying from yellow fever in Brazil(UPI) Mar 22, 2017 Yellow fever, a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, is spreading through Brazil, infecting and killing both monkeys and humans. ... more |
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Stem Cells Seem Speedier in SpaceHouston TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 Growing significant numbers of human stem cells in a short time could lead to new treatments for stroke and other health issues. Scientists are sending stem cells to the International Space Station ... more  
China's demand for medicine fuels African donkey slaughterMogosani, South Africa (AFP) March 21, 2017 Under a cloudless sky in South Africa's northwestern farming region, donkeys still amble along muddy paths, pausing to nibble on grass, oblivious to the threat from a demand for Chinese medicine. ... more 
AsiaSat transmits live heart surgeryHong KongLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 AsiaSat was proud to support live transmissions of a heart surgery earlier this year in Hong Kong, providing medical practitioners attending a conference in Singapore the opportunity to see the proc ... more 
NASA twins study team begins integrating resultsHouston TX (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 It begins with one instrument. Then another joins in. Before you know it a grand symphony is playing before your eyes. NASA Twins Study researchers are eager to integrate their results and create a ... more  
Web-based counseling lowers blood pressure as much as meds: studyWashington (AFP) March 18, 2017 People who received regular lifestyle counseling online were able to lower their blood pressure as much as a medication would, researchers said Saturday. ... more 
UN body urges China to act as bird flu deaths spikeRome (AFP) March 17, 2017 The UN's food agency on Friday urged China to step up efforts to contain and eliminate a strain of bird flu which has killed scores of people this year. ... more |
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 700 dead as malaria 'epidemic' hits Burundi 
Making resistant superbugs sensitive to antibioticsCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Mar 15, 2017 New research is paving the way for the development of innovative drugs that restore antibiotic susceptibility in antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, a main cause of fatal l ... more 
Scientists zoom in on AIDS virus hideoutParis (AFP) March 15, 2017 French scientists said Wednesday they had found a way to pinpoint elusive white blood cells which provide a hideout for the AIDS virus in people taking anti-HIV drugs. ... more 
Paris's overworked rat-catchers on strikeParis (AFP) March 14, 2017 Paris's overworked rat-catchers staged a one-day strike Tuesday, protesting outside city hall to demand reinforcements and bonuses two months after carrying out a massive cull in the French capital. ... more  
Exhaust fumes as a resourceNuremberg, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 Chemists at Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have developed a process in which nitrogen oxides generated during industrial processes can be used in the manufacture of colouran ... more |
  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 30, 2017  On west Mosul's Baghdad street, thousands of displaced Iraqis flee the fighting with their meagre belongings but similar numbers walk in the other direction, heading straight back into the war-torn city.
The street is currently the main corridor for civilians fleeing the battle between the Islamic State group and the government forces trying to root them out of their last strongholds.
It ... more Ayr, Australia (AFP) March 29, 2017Military mobilises to help cyclone-ravaged Australian region  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 29, 2017Rising flood insurance costs growing will New York City  Dhaka (IANS) Mar 27, 2017Bangladesh to join India's South Asia Satellite initiative |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 
Using a satnav to get to your destination 'switches off' parts of the brain that would otherwise be used to simulate different routes, reveals new UCL research.
The study, published in Nature Communications and funded by Wellcome, involved 24 volunteers navigating a simulation of Soho in central London while undergoing brain scans. The researchers investigated activity in the hippocampus, ... more London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Technology can reduce GPS outages from Northern Lights, researchers say  Los Angeles CA (UPI) Mar 07, 2017DevOps process reduces GPS OCX development time for Raytheon  Beijing (AFP) Feb 21, 2017Police in China's restive Xinjiang to track cars by GPS |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 
DNA can predict a person's reading ability. Scientists at King's College London found DNA variants account for 5 percent of reading ability disparities among children.
Researchers identified gene variations associated with academic achievement. Next, scientists tallied a genetic score for each of the 5,825 individuals who participated in the Twins Early Development Study.
After c ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Bigger brains help primates cope with conflict  Austin TX (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Human skull evolved along with two-legged walking, study confirms  University Park PA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Nose form was shaped by climate |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
The ability to generate oxygen through photosynthesis - that helpful service performed by plants and algae, making life possible for humans and animals on Earth - evolved just once, roughly 2.3 billion years ago, in certain types of cyanobacteria. This planet-changing biological invention has never been duplicated, as far as anyone can tell. Instead, according to endosymbiotic theory, all the "g ... more Merced, CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Dust helps regulate Sierra Nevada ecosystems  Nairobi (AFP) March 29, 2017Hope for elephants as ivory prices fall: conservationists  Mamuju, Indonesia (AFP) March 29, 2017Indonesian man found dead inside giant python |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
Since the ancient times, mankind has used plants to treat diseases. An example is the plant Artemisia annua, used for over 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine to treat intermittent fevers. Nowadays, the artemisinin molecule - the active ingredient synthesized in the microscopic hairs (trichomes) of this plant - is the main component of malaria treatments worldwide.
In fact, the Chi ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Scientists image one of the largest viruses on the planet  (UPI) Mar 22, 2017Thousands of monkeys are dying from yellow fever in Brazil  Rome (AFP) March 17, 2017UN body urges China to act as bird flu deaths spike |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 30, 2017 
A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city.
The cases come days after pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam was selected as city leader by a committee skewed towards the mainland camp.
They also precede an expected visit by China's Presid ... more Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017Tibetan fashion hits the Beijing runway  Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2017Australia-based professor blocked from leaving China  Hong Kong (AFP) March 26, 2017China's favourite Lam wins Hong Kong leadership, vows to heal rifts |
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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 |
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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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 Brussels (AFP) March 31, 2017 
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will push his NATO allies to boost defence spending, at their first talks on Friday, by warning them that the disproportionate US share is "unsustainable," officials said.
Tillerson will be the latest top US administration official to deliver that message when he meets fellow NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
The meeting is in preparation for a May ... more Brussels (AFP) March 30, 2017NATO raises 'serious concern' over Ukraine separatist IDs  Pristina (AFP) March 30, 2017Kosovo's president bows to pressure on his army plan  Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017China's Xi and Trump tee up Mar-a-Lago summit |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017 
Spatial analytics company Esri is to place National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency personnel in temporary positions as part of an embedded training program, the company announced on Thursday.
The move is part of the agency's eNGAge program to enable NGA personnel to gain familiarity with new emerging technologies and methodologies in the private sector.
"Esri is excited to partne ... more Washington (AFP) March 30, 2017With new iPhone, Trump still a target for hackers  Beijing (AFP) March 28, 2017VPN users in China megacity Chongqing face fines  London (AFP) March 26, 2017UK targets WhatsApp encryption after London attack |
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 Hasan Sham Camp, Irak (AFP) March 31, 2017 
The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling despite the fear and death and destruction they have faced in their ruined city.
With the impetuousness that only children can muster, they forget for a moment the hell they've endured in Mosul.
"We had a big house, but Daesh bombed and burned it," says 10-year-old Nora, her undersized ... more Baghdad (AFP) March 30, 2017In Iraq, UN chief Guterres calls for protection of civilians  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2017US-led coalition 'probably' had role in Mosul civilian casualties  Qaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) March 29, 2017Freed from IS, but Iraq's Qaraqosh is now a ghost town |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 30, 2017
China has announced bans on beards and burkas in its remote violence-wracked Xinjiang region as part of tighter 'anti-extremism' regulations that also prohibit refusing to watch government propaganda.
Xinjiang is the homeland of the Uighurs - a traditionally Muslim group, many of whom complain of cultural and religious repression and discrimination.
The area has been hit by a wave of de ... more Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) March 28, 2017Disputed Iraqi province votes to fly Kurdish flag  Islamabad (AFP) March 28, 2017Pakistan extends secret military courts Istanbul (AFP) March 29, 2017Turkey slams Kurdish decision to fly flag in Kirkuk |
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 Mumbai (AFP) March 19, 2017 
India's Adani Enterprises says work on a giant coal mine near Australia's Great Barrier Reef will begin in August despite mounting opposition to the long-delayed project, local media reported Sunday.
The controversial $16 billion Carmichael mine - destined to be one of the world's biggest - has encountered numerous regulatory and legal hurdles, leading to over six years of delays.
Comp ... morePrague (AFP) March 19, 2017Czech energy group bucks green trend with bet on coal Washington (AFP) March 17, 2017World Bank indirectly backs harmful SE Asian projects: report  Beijing (AFP) March 14, 201717 killed in China coal mine accident: state media |
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 Aarhus, Denmark (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
Stronger legs in fast-growing broilers, reduced phosphorus emissions to the environment, improved health for undernourished populations in developing countries and better use of scarce resources - these are some of the perspectives of a unique type of wheat; a wheat with a specific ability to increase the digestibility of phosphorus and other important minerals.
Scientists from the Departm ... more Columbia MO (SPX) Mar 30, 2017Robotics aid in the study of corn and drought tolerance  Pullman WA (SPX) Mar 29, 2017WSU findings point way to more nutritious crops  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Scientists are trying to make cows more eco-friendly |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 29, 2017 
For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the "wrong" way around the Sun has been playing a cosmic game of chicken with giant Jupiter and about 6,000 other asteroids sharing the giant planet's space, says a report published in the latest issue of Nature.
The asteroid is the only one in the solar system known to have an opposite, or retrograde, orbit around the Sun while at the sam ... more Littleton CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2017ExoTerra to become first privately owned space company to fly to an asteroid  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2017OSIRIS-REx asteroid search tests instruments, science team  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 23, 2017Ice in Ceres' shadowed craters linked to tilt history |
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