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  Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Light-activated nanoparticles, also known as quantum dots, can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to combat drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli and Salmonella, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows. Multi-drug resistant pathogens, which evolve their defenses faster than new antibiotic treatments can be developed to treat them, cost the United States an estimated $20 billion in direct healthcare costs and an additional $35 billion in lost produc ... read more |
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Surfactants have surprising effect on nanobubble stabilityWashington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017 Nanobubbles have recently gained popularity for their unique properties and expansive applications. Their large surface area and high stability in saturated liquids make nanobubbles ideal candidates ... more  
Your personal running coachParis (ESA) Oct 03, 2017 A start-up company from ESA's business incubator in Bavaria has developed a training app to help runners to exercise in a healthy way, and to reduce injuries from over-training. Drawing on erg ... more 
Better, cheaper bio-ink may be used to create artificial organsVancouver, Canada (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 A new bio-ink that may support a more efficient and inexpensive fabrication of human tissues and organs has been created by researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus. Keekyoung Kim, an assistant pr ... more  
New test rapidly diagnoses ZikaBoston MA (SPX) Oct 02, 2017 MIT researchers have developed a paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes. Unlike existing tests, the new diagnostic does not cross-react with Dengue virus, a close relati ... more |
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Scientists are successfully breeding disease-resistance into mosquitoesWashington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017 While other mosquito-borne diseases have captured headlines in recent years, malaria remains the most problematic. Every year, several hundred million people become infected and a few hundred thousand perish. ... more  
Water from a rock: Puerto Ricans cope with hurricane aftermathComerio , Puerto Rico (AFP) Sept 29, 2017 The white pipes carved into the foot of the rain-soaked mountain stick out like needles, and from them flows water. ... more 
New synthetic molecule could trigger tissue regenerationWashington (UPI) Sep 25, 2017 A newly discovered DNA-targeting molecule could inspire the first tissue regeneration therapies. The synthetic molecule can cause stem cells to transform into heart muscle cells. ... more 
A sixth of new HIV patients in Europe 50 or older: studyParis (AFP) Sept 26, 2017 People aged 50 and older comprise a growing percentage of HIV patients in Europe, accounting for one in six new cases in 2015, researchers said Wednesday. ... more 
UC research shows ticks are even tougher and nastier than you thoughtCincinnati OH (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 They carry a host of diseases that they spread by plunging their barbed mouths into you like a grisly oil derrick. They're hard to remove and even harder to kill. Is your skin crawling yet? ... more 
Going under the knife in China's plastic surgery stampedeShanghai (AFP) Sept 25, 2017 Chen Yan is 35 and fears middle age is upon her, so like all of her friends she sees cosmetic surgery as the solution: time to get a new nose. ... more |
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 Broad swath of US deemed environmentally suitable for mosquitoes that transmit disease 
Exploring the adaptation extremes of human high altitude sickness and fitnessOxford UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2017 Many research groups have recently explored human adaptation and successfully identified candidate genes to high altitude living among three major far-flung global populations: Tibetans, Ethiopians ... more 
Vitamin super-cocktail to combat 60 days of lying in bedParis (ESA) Sep 22, 2017 This week will see the second ESA bedrest study investigating a mix of antioxidants and vitamins that could help astronauts to combat the side effects of living in space. Ten volunteers will l ... more 
NASA's one-year mission investigates how space affects astronauts' functional performanceHouston TX (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 Adapting to the microgravity environment of space changes the way your brain interprets sensory signals, decreases muscle strength and alters cardiovascular function. Astronauts will need to overcom ... more 
Low-level radiation exposure less harmful to health than other modern lifestyle risksOxford, UK (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 Human populations have always been exposed to ionizing radiation, and more so in modern life due to its use in medicine, industry and the armed forces. Whilst the risks to human health from medium a ... more |
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  Preston, United Kingdom (AFP) Oct 7, 2017 
When they signed up to study in the Caribbean they thought they were heading for an island paradise. But when Hurricane Irma devastated Sint Maarten, they ended up being transferred to drizzly northern England instead.
When the Category Five storm destroyed the island's infrastructure last month, more than 700 students and staff at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC ... more New Orleans (AFP) Oct 8, 2017US Gulf Coast begins cleanup after Nate proves weaker than expected  Ottawa (AFP) Oct 5, 2017800 Yazidis refugees resettled in Canada: minister  Los Angeles (AFP) Oct 8, 2017Sandy Hook mother angry but hopeful after Las Vegas slaughter |
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 Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 26, 2017 
exactEarth Ltd. reports that its exactTrax small vessel monitoring technology is now incorporated into Alltek Marine Electronic Corp's (AMEC) AIS Tracking Beacon (TB560).
The AMEC TB560 is a simplified Class B AIS device that offers an efficient and cost-effective vessel monitoring solution within AIS VHF transmission range. Now outfitted with exactTrax technology from exactEarth, which ex ... more Beijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2017BeiDou navigation to cover Belt and Road countries by 2018 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 |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 09, 2017 
Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding
Early humans seem to have recognised the dangers of inbreeding at least 34,000 years ago, and developed surprisingly sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid it, new research has found.
The study, reported in the journal Science, examined genetic information from the remains of anatomically mode ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate  Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2017Scientists find more modern human traits influenced by Neandertal DNA  Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Isotopic analyses link the lives of Late Neolithic individuals to burial location in Spain |
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Researchers have discovered that New Caledonian crows and kea parrots can learn about the usefulness of objects by playing with them - similar to human baby behaviour. The study, led by researchers at the Universities of York and St Andrews, demonstrated that two types of bird were able to solve tasks more successfully if they had explored the object involved in the task beforehand.
It has ... more Baghdad (AFP) Oct 9, 2017Iraqi animal lovers go online to help save Baghdad's strays  Newark DE (SPX) Oct 05, 2017Examining the lifestyles of microbes  Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2017Cats kill more than one million birds per day in Australia |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2017 
While other mosquito-borne diseases have captured headlines in recent years, malaria remains the most problematic. Every year, several hundred million people become infected and a few hundred thousand perish.
But a recent breakthrough in the genetic modification could help breed disease-resistance into mosquito populations and eradicate malaria altogether.
Malaria is caused by a ... moreBoston MA (SPX) Oct 02, 2017New test rapidly diagnoses Zika Cincinnati OH (SPX) Sep 26, 2017UC research shows ticks are even tougher and nastier than you thought Paris (AFP) Sept 26, 2017A sixth of new HIV patients in Europe 50 or older: study |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 4, 2017 
Unpopular former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying testified Wednesday in a case involving a sandwich thrown at him by a pro-democracy activist.
The sandwich was aimed at Leung, the city's then leader, as he was on his way to vote in the September 2016 legislative election - but it missed and hit a police officer.
In court, a stern-looking Leung occasionally smiled as he was questioned b ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Hong Kong democracy activist in court for throwing 'smelly' sandwich  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 1, 2017Hong Kong migrant mothers sing for their distant children  Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 4, 2017The making of Hong Kong's famous 'fire dragon' |
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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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 Washington (AFP) Oct 6, 2017 
President Donald Trump made a cryptic remark Thursday about the present time possibly representing the "calm before the storm," but declined to specify what specific crisis - if any - he was referring to.
Trump made the remark during a photo opportunity at the White House as he and First Lady Melania prepared to have dinner with military leaders and their spouses, following a meeting with ... more Manila (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Philippines hails US as top ally, welcomes war games  Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Hong Kong lawmaker guilty of desecrating Chinese flag  Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Trump accepts Duterte's ASEAN summit invite after all |
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 University Park, PA (SPX) Oct 03, 2017 
For the first time, three detectors have tracked the gravitational waves emitted by a merger of two black holes - a critical new capability that allows scientists to more closely locate a gravitational wave's birthplace in space. Gravitational waves are ripples in space and time created when two massive, compact objects such as black holes merge. A paper about the new gravitational wave, known a ... more Oxford UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017Gravitational twists help theoretical physicists shed light on quantum complexity  London, UK (SPX) Sep 28, 2017British Technology at Heart of Gravitational Wave Discovery  Hannover, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2017Three Ears Listen Even More Accurately Than Two |
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 The Hague (AFP) Sept 27, 2017  An "epidemic" has erupted in global ransomware attacks, taking over computers as well as internet-linked devices like routers and CCTV cameras to turn them into tools for criminals, Europe's police agency said Wednesday.
"Ransomware attacks have eclipsed most other global cybercrime threats, with the first half of 2017 witnessing ransomware attacks on a scale previously unseen," Europol said ... more Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2017Twitter reveals Russia-backed ads ahead of US election  Beijing (AFP) Sept 26, 2017China fines tech firms over online content  Montreal (AFP) Sept 25, 2017Chelsea Manning barred from entering Canada |
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 Hawija, Iraq (AFP) Oct 7, 2017 
One side of the billboard calls for jihad, while the other warns of death for smokers. Iraq's Hawija still bears clear signs of its three years under jihadist rule.
Islamic State group jihadists set fire to everything they could before they fled an Iraqi government offensive on the northern town in oil-rich Kirkuk province.
Thick black smoke billows from burning oil wells around the tow ... more Hawija, Iraq (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Iraq forces retake IS bastion Hawija  Ranya, Irak (AFP) Oct 5, 2017Iraq flight ban halts dig for lost ancient city Hawija, Iraq (AFP) Oct 4, 2017Iraq forces retake centre of IS bastion Hawija: army |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 5, 2017  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thursday he did not want an armed conflict with his country's Kurds, days after the autonomous Kurdistan region voted for independence in a referendum.
"We don't want armed confrontation, we don't want clashes but federal authority must prevail," he said after a meeting in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron.
"Separatism is unacceptable," ... more Baghdad (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Row breaks out in Iraq over Kurd flag on Talabani coffin  Washington (AFP) Oct 7, 2017Trump sends lieutenants to Pakistan with tough message  Washington (AFP) Oct 3, 2017Afghanistan pull-out would be 'to our ultimate peril': Mattis |
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 Sydney (AFP) Sept 22, 2017 
Rio Tinto will return $2.5 billion to shareholders in a buyback after selling most of its Australian coal assets to China-backed Yancoal, the mining giant said Friday.
The world's second-largest miner sold Coal & Allied to Yancoal, majority-controlled by China's Yanzhou Coal, earlier this month in a divestment drive analysts expect will lead to a complete exit from the sector.
The buybac ... more Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017First-ever U.S. coal shipment arrives in Ukraine  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 |
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 Miami (AFP) Oct 5, 2017 
Traces of pesticides that act as nerve agents on bees have been found in 75 percent of honey worldwide, raising concern about the survival of these crucial crop pollinators, researchers said Thursday.
Human health is not likely at risk from the concentrations detected in a global sampling of 198 types of honey, which were below what the European Union authorizes for human consumption, said t ... more Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Are we at a tipping point with weed control?  Stanford CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Climate solution in soil  Corvallis OR (SPX) Oct 06, 2017Climate change, population growth may lead to open ocean aquaculture |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2017 
A postgraduate of the Faculty of Geology at Moscow State University working as a part of an international team has assessed the oxidative environment and its changes inside asteroids from the core to the surface. This gives the authors of the study a better understanding of how the planets were formed. The paper was published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
Asteroids were formed by a ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2017Team led by UCLA astrophysicist observes primitive comet 2 billion kilometres from the sun  Riga, Latvia (SPX) Oct 03, 2017Studies of 'Crater Capital' in the Baltics Show Impactful History  Paris (ESA) Oct 02, 2017Unexpected Surprise: A Final Image from Rosetta |
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