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  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 An international research team has shown for the first time that carbohydrates on the surface of malaria parasites play a critical role in malaria's ability to infect mosquito and human hosts. The discovery also suggests steps that may improve the only malaria vaccine approved to protect people against Plasmodium falciparum malaria - the most deadly form of the disease. The research, published in Nature Communications, was led by Dr Justin Boddey, Dr Ethan Goddard-Borger, Mr Sash Lopaticki a ... read more |
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Using NASA Satellite Data to Predict Malaria OutbreaksGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 In the Amazon Rainforest, few animals are as dangerous to humans as mosquitos that transmit malaria. The tropical disease can bring on high fever, headaches and chills and is particularly severe for ... more  
Fire ant venom could be used for skin treatmentsWashington (UPI) Sep 11, 2017 A new study from Emory and Case Western universities found that compounds from fire ant venom could reduce skin thickening and inflammation in psoriasis. ... more  
A sweeter way to make green productsNewark DE (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 The shampoo you washed your hair with this morning. The balloons for the party. Refrigerators and sunglasses, medicine and mosquito repellent, guitar strings and fishing lures. These - and thousands ... more 
Tick tock and the risk of tick-borne diseaseSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Around the world, ticks are one of the most important vectors of zoonotic diseases - animal diseases communicable to humans - and they're everywhere. While North Americans worry about Lyme dis ... more |
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New method for producing malaria treatment at large scalesWashington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 Compared to smallpox or typhoid, malaria is proving one of the most challenging human diseases to eradicate - and so remains a real and constant danger to nearly half the world's population. Twenty ... more 
WHO sounds alarm over DRCongo cholera epidemicKinshasa (AFP) Sept 9, 2017 The World Health Organization on Saturday sounded the alarm over a cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has already claimed 528 lives and reached "worrying proportions". ... more  
Humans are still evolving, study suggestsWashington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017 Some have suggested modern medicine has frozen human evolution. With advanced medicine and reproductive technologies, the vast majority of humans enjoy lifespans long enough to pass on their genes to the next generation. ... more 
New boarding procedures could limit spread of infectious inside airplane cabinsWashington (UPI) Sep 1, 2017 New research out of Florida State University has offered policy makers new strategies for limiting the spread of disease among airline passengers. ... more 
Reusable ruthenium-based catalyst could be a game-changer for the biomass industryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 04, 2017 Known for their outstanding versatility, primary amines (derivatives of ammonia) are industrially important compounds used in the preparation of a wide range of dyes, detergents and medicines. ... more  
NASA's twin study investigates metabolitesHouston TX (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 You may think you're just an average Joe, but according to your metabolomics data your body is percolating some expressive information about your daily life. "Metabolomics measures small molec ... more |
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Global food markets further threaten endangered sharks, raysWashington (UPI) Aug 25, 2017 Researchers at the University of Guelph found that the majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold at markets around the world for traditional medicines come from endangered species. ... more 
Flooded Texas faces higher risk of disease, experts warnMiami (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 Sewage-laden floodwaters dumped on Texas by Hurricane Harvey bring a higher risk of disease, such as bacterial infections and mosquito-borne illnesses, and the fallout may linger for years, experts warn. ... more 
NASA Breaks Ground on New Collaborative Biosciences Facility in Silicon ValleyMoffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 24, 2017 Administrator Robert Lightfoot, acting Deputy NASA Administrator Lesa Roe, Ames Center Director Eugene Tu, Ames Director of Science Michael Bicay, and Amoroso Construction Northern California Operat ... more 
Study finds that gravity, 'mechanical loading' are key to cartilage developmentColumbia MO (SPX) Aug 23, 2017 Mechanical loading, or forces that stimulate cellular growth for development, is required for creating cartilage that is then turned to bone; however, little is known about cartilage development in ... more |
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  Miami (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
Shocked Americans were struggling on Thursday to understand how eight elderly people in a Florida retirement home - directly across the street from a hospital - could have died in the days following Hurricane Irma's devastating passage.
The matter is now in the hands of the law.
Making the drama even more shocking, the deaths could perhaps have been prevented by hooking up an emergency ... more Naples, United States (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump views flooding's aftermath in hurricane-ravaged Florida  Pointe-a-Pitre (AFP) Sept 16, 2017France's hurricane-hit St Martin on guard for health threats  Dar Al Kabirah, Syria (AFP) Sept 17, 2017Russia plays up role as peacemaker, donor in Syria |
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Sep 18, 2017  It has become obvious to businesses in Ireland that Global Positioning System (GPS) and location-sharing is changing the way we do business. Let's explore just how geo-spatial services such as those offered by companies such as Turtler GPS Ltd can help the top 10 industries in Ireland. ... more Beijing (XNA) Sep 19, 2017China's BeiDou-3 satellites get new chips  Denver CO (SPX) Sep 13, 2017US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin GPS M-Code Early Use Ground System Upgrade Contract  Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Elbit unveils situational awareness system for dismounted forces in non GPS environments |
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 New York NY (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 
In a study analyzing the genomes of 210,000 people in the United States and Britain, researchers at Columbia University find that the genetic variants linked to Alzheimer's disease and heavy smoking are less frequent in people with longer lifespans, suggesting that natural selection is weeding out these unfavorable variants in both populations.
Researchers further find that sets of genetic ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 6, 2017Groups are more likely to lie than individuals, new study shows  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 31, 2017Human settlement in the Americas may have occurred in the late Pleistocene Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017Humans are still evolving, study suggests |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Sept 14, 2017 
The world's oldest captive giant panda has died at the ripe old age of 37 - more than 100 in human years - her handlers in China said on Thursday as they gave "Basi" an emotional send-off.
The Straits Giant Panda Research and Exchange Center in southeastern China, where she has lived for 33 years, bid a heartfelt farewell to the bear, with a memorial service that featured Basi's body surro ... more Paris (AFP) Sept 13, 2017Elephants hide by day, forage at night to evade poachers  Washington (UPI) Sep 8, 2017Monarch butterflies disappearing from western US  Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Scientists create alternate evolutionary histories in a test tube |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
An international research team has shown for the first time that carbohydrates on the surface of malaria parasites play a critical role in malaria's ability to infect mosquito and human hosts.
The discovery also suggests steps that may improve the only malaria vaccine approved to protect people against Plasmodium falciparum malaria - the most deadly form of the disease.
The research, ... moreGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Using NASA Satellite Data to Predict Malaria Outbreaks Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2017New method for producing malaria treatment at large scales Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017Tick tock and the risk of tick-borne disease |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 
The jailing of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists has pushed a new wave of young leaders to take the helm as they seek to keep the movement's message alive.
Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who carved out international reputations with their campaigning, were both sent to prison last month in what rights groups slammed as politically motivated prosecutions.
Alongside fellow activist A ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2017China tightens restrictions on religious freedom  Beijing (AFP) Sept 9, 2017Pregnant woman's suicide roils China  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Student backlash in Hong Kong independence row |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 4, 2017 
A massive cocaine haul bound for Australia in the hull of a yacht has been intercepted by the French navy in the Pacific, officials said on Friday.
The 1.46 tonnes of the drug with an estimated street value of Aus$322 million (US$256 million) was seized in the South Pacific and four crew members, believed to be Lithuanian and Latvian nationals, arrested.
The vessel "Afalina", which set s ... more Jakarta (AFP) Aug 1, 2017Indonesia to deport 153 Chinese for $450 million scam  Washington (AFP) June 28, 2017US lists China among worst human trafficking offenders Bangkok (AFP) June 1, 2017Golden Triangle narco-gangs churning out new highs, UN warns |
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 Moscow (AFP) Sept 14, 2017  Russia on Thursday began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union's eastern flank - a show of strength that has rattled nervous NATO members.
Named Zapad-2017 (West-2017), the manoeuvres, scheduled to last until September 20, are taking place on the territory of Moscow's closest ally Belarus, in Russia's European exclave of Kaliningrad and in its frontier Pskov a ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2017Trump plans to visit China, Japan, S. Korea in November  Istanbul (AFP) Sept 12, 2017Turkey signs landmark Russian weapons deal  Washington (AFP) Sept 15, 2017Trump's generals look to provide a steady hand |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 
With one of its twin satellites almost out of fuel after more than 15 years of chasing each other around our planet to measure Earth's ever-changing gravity field, the operations team for the U.S./German Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission is making plans for an anticipated final science collection.
On Sept. 3, one of 20 battery cells aboard the GRACE-2 satellite stoppe ... more Paris (ESA) Aug 28, 2017Granting weightless wishes  Bozeman MT (SPX) Jul 26, 2017MSU gravitational physicist receives NASA award to explore extreme gravity and the universe  Hull UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2017First look at gravitational dance that drives stellar formation |
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 8, 2017  It could be the worst-ever data breach for American consumers, exposing some of the most sensitive data for a vast number of US households.
The hack disclosed this week at Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus which collect consumer financial data, potentially affects 143 million US customers, or more than half the adult population.
While not the largest breach - Yahoo attacks ... more Tallinn (AFP) Sept 7, 2017EU defence ministers put to test in mock cyberattack  Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2017Israel Aerospace develops signals intelligence center  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2017High-dimensional quantum encryption performed in real-world city conditions for first time |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Sept 16, 2017  Iraqi forces on Saturday captured a desert outpost of the Islamic State group near the Syrian border in preparation for a drive up the Euphrates Valley towards the frontier, commanders said.
The capture of Akashat, a former mining town in mainly Sunni Arab Anbar province, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of the jihadists' border bastion of Al-Qaim, came just hours after the forces assaul ... more Al-Sagra, Irak (AFP) Sept 18, 2017Iraq moves to attack last IS bastion on Syria border  Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Iraq anti-graft task force fishes for 'sharks'  Al-Sagra, Iraq (AFP) Sept 19, 2017Iraqi forces launch assault for last IS bastions in Anbar |
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 Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 15, 2017  A US drone killed three suspected militants in an attack on a compound in Pakistan's tribal region Friday, officials said, in the first strike since President Donald Trump vowed to crack down on the country.
Pakistani officials said the strike took place in remote Ghuz Ghari village in Kurram agency, close to the Afghan border where at least five fighters from the Afghan Taliban had gathered ... more Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 18, 2017Iraqi Kurdistan, autonomous and oil-rich  Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 18, 2017Iraqi Kurds push ahead with referendum to pressure Baghdad  Baghdad (AFP) Sept 16, 2017UN urges Iraqi Kurds to drop referendum, hold talks |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 
The first batch of U.S. coal sent to Ukraine could open additional doors for bilateral energy trade, the Ukrainian minister of infrastructure said.
Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said Friday that, after declaring a state of emergency because of coal blockades in eastern Ukraine, his country was supported with the arrival of U.S. coal.
"My dream is that other ships coming from United ... more Sydney (AFP) Sept 1, 2017Rio completes Australia coal mines sale to China's Yancoal  Washington (UPI) Aug 22, 2017In a first, U.S. ships coal to Ukraine  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017China to strictly control new coal-fired power capacity |
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 Beijing (AFP) Sept 8, 2017 
Fans of French cheeses in China have received news they may find hard to digest: the country's food hygiene authorities have turned their noses up at some people's favourite fare, blocking imports of Camembert, Brie and Roquefort.
"We haven't been able to get our orders through customs for three weeks," Vincent Marion, co-founder of Cheese Republic, one of China's leading online cheesemonger ... more Beijing (AFP) Sept 11, 2017EU chamber urges China to lift cheese ban  Aqaba, Jordan (AFP) Sept 7, 2017Parched Jordan starts growing vegetables in  Melbourne FL (SPX) Sep 15, 2017Research finds roots use chemical 'photos' to coordinate growth |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2017 
Research at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has revealed new evidence for the occurrence of ground ice on the protoplanet Vesta. The work, under the sponsorship of NASA's Planetary Geology and Geophysics program, is part of ongoing efforts at USC Viterbi to improve water detectability techniques in terrestrial and planetary subsurfaces using radar and microwave imaging techniques.
Th ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 07, 2017Radar Reveals Two Moons Orbiting Asteroid Florence  Perth, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2017Sling-shot show for NASA spacecraft over Australia  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 04, 2017NASA's Asteroid-Bound Spacecraft to Slingshot Past Earth |
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