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  La Jolla CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 With a mortality rate of up to 88 percent, Marburg virus can rip through a community in days. In 2005, an outbreak of Marburg virus struck a pediatric ward in the country of Angola. With no treatment available, doctors struggled to help as the virus killed 329 of 374 infected patients. Now, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the workings of the first promising treatment for Marburg virus, a pathogen with the same pandemic potential as Ebola virus. The research buil ... read more |
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MSF warns of mounting cholera cases in flood-hit KinshasaKinshasa (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 Floods and mudslides in the Democratic Republic of Congo's chaotic capital Kinshasa have caused cholera cases to rise over five-fold to more than 100 a week, medical charity MSF said Tuesday. ... more  
Pharmaceuticals are triggering microbial resistance in urban streamsWashington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 Microbial communities in urban streams are developing resistance to drugs as a result of pharmaceutical pollution. ... more 
DR Congo mourns flood victims as cholera fears mountKinshasa (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 DR Congo started two days of national mourning Monday for 48 people killed by floods and mudslides in the capital Kinshasa amid concerns of a cholera outbreak in the vast city of 10 million. ... more 
Congress demands action from VA on allegations of doctors with revoked licensesWashington (UPI) Jan 3, 2018 More than two dozen members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs before the Christmas break demanding the agency take swift action on allegations it has illegally hired doctors with revoked medical licenses. ... more |
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Preventing the next epidemic in MadagascarWashington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 The peak epidemic season for plague in Madagascar is fast approaching and the severity of these outbreaks could be significantly reduced with improvements to their public health system, argues Matth ... more 
Going to the Source to Prevent Viral Disease OutbreaksWashington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2018 Avian influenza (H7N9). MERS coronavirus. Ebola. Hepatitis E. Yellow Fever. Lassa. Zika. When you consider the viral infectious diseases that emerged and reemerged around the world in 2017 alone, wh ... more
Supercharged antibiotics could turn tide against superbugsBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world's most dangerous superbugs. The supercharge technique , le ... more  
Silver nanoparticles take spectroscopy to new dimensionWashington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 As medicine and pharmacology investigate nanoscale processes, it has become increasingly important to identify and characterize different molecules. Raman spectroscopy, a technique that leverages th ... more  
Growing organs a few ink drops at a timeOsaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 Printed replacement human body parts might seem like science fiction, but this technology is rapidly becoming a reality with the potential to greatly contribute to regenerative medicine. Before any ... more 
Cholera hotspots found at Uganda's borders and lakesWashington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Uganda is among the countries is sub-Saharan Africa where cholera remains a recurring problem, despite advances in science and technology for prevention, detection and treatment of the infectious di ... more |
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A safer route to ultrasonic therapyDurham NC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018 Researchers at Duke University have discovered a way to enhance the effectiveness and safety of sonogenetics or ultrasonic modulation, emerging techniques that use sound waves to control the behavio ... more 
Engineers hack cell biology to create 3-D shapes from living tissueWashington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 Many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian tissues can be recreated with very simple instructions, UC San Francisco bioengineers report December 28 in the journal Developmental Cell. ... more 
NASA studies the human body in space for one year to extrapolate for missions to MarsHouston TX (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 Before we can run or jump, we walk. Before sending humans to Mars, NASA must understand how the human body is affected by living and working in space. Typical missions to the International Space Sta ... more  
3-D nanoscale imaging made possibleWashington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017 Imaging at the nanoscale is important to a plethora of modern applications in materials science, physics, biology, medicine and other fields. Limitations of current techniques are, e.g. their resolu ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2018 
Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico on Wednesday launched a new drive to become the 51st US state, with the island's governor demanding an end to "second-class" treatment of its citizens.
Puerto Rico's more than three million residents are US citizens, with no obstacles to living and working on the mainland.
Yet the US commonwealth in the Caribbean has just a non-voting delegation in the US Co ... more Tripoli (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Scores of migrants missing in Mediterranean: Libyan Navy  Miami (AFP) Jan 8, 20182017 the costliest year in US history for natural disasters  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Teachers in Iraq's Mosul learn to cope with traumatised pupils |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018  Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that quantum physics might enable communications and mapping in locations where GPS and ordinary cellphones and radios don't work reliably or even at all, such as indoors, in urban canyons, underwater and underground.
The technology may help mariners, soldiers and surveyors, among others. GPS signals ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shells  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 26, 2017DARPA Subterranean Challenge Aims to Revolutionize Underground Capabilities  Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Dec 19, 2017New satellite tracking of in-flight aircraft to improve safety |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 
New research suggests women are more resilient than men.
Analysis of three centuries of historical data showed women are more likely than men to survive famines and epidemics. Their advantage is earned early. Female newborns were more likely to survive trying circumstances during the last three centuries.
Researchers say the life expectancy gender gap is at least partially explai ... more Durham NC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Bonobos prefer jerks  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Unlike people, bonobos don't 'look for the helpers'  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Study redefines understanding of old age throughout human history |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
Sixty-five million years ago, clouds of ash choked the skies over Earth. Dinosaurs, along with about half of all the species on Earth, staggered and died.
But in the seas, a colorful population of marine bivalves - the group including oysters, clams and scallops - soldiered on, tucked into the crevices of ocean floors and shorelines. Though they also lost half their species, curiously, at ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018To save grizzly bears, close roads, study suggests  Pekanbaru, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Tiger mauls Indonesian palm oil plantation worker to death  Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018Nomadic population of swift parrots at risk of extinction, research shows |
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 La Jolla CA (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
With a mortality rate of up to 88 percent, Marburg virus can rip through a community in days. In 2005, an outbreak of Marburg virus struck a pediatric ward in the country of Angola. With no treatment available, doctors struggled to help as the virus killed 329 of 374 infected patients.
Now, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the workings of the first promis ... moreKinshasa (AFP) Jan 9, 2018MSF warns of mounting cholera cases in flood-hit Kinshasa Kinshasa (AFP) Jan 8, 2018DR Congo mourns flood victims as cholera fears mount Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Jan 08, 2018Supercharged antibiotics could turn tide against superbugs |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018 
A former chief of staff of China's military is under investigation on "suspicion of bribery", state media said Tuesday, as Xi Jinping's sweeping anti-graft crackdown claimed another top general.
Fang Fenghui was appointed to the PLA's top post in 2012. But he was abruptly replaced in late August amid a stand-off with India over a territorial dispute and just days after he had met US top bras ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Pro-democracy leaders in court in Hong Kong  Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018China puts Tibetan language advocate on trial for subversion  Beijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2018Migrant worker evictions tear at Beijing's backbone |
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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 |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host 10 Southeast Asian leaders as guests of honour at India's Republic Day celebrations as New Delhi seeks to blunt China's influence in the region.
India will host the leaders at a commemorative summit on January 25 to mark a quarter century of ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Traditiona ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Macron urges European unity to face rising China  Manila (AFP) Jan 9, 2018Philippines to protest over China activity on reclaimed reef  Beijing (AFP) Jan 8, 2018Macron endorses China's Silk Road but warns against 'hegemony' |
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 Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017 
A pair of advanced U.S./German Earth research satellites with some very big shoes to fill is now at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base to begin final preparations for launch next spring.
Following a year-long test campaign by satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space at IABG in Ottobrunn, near Munich, Germany, the twin Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) ... more Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017A New Window on the Universe  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2017Sierras lost water weight, grew taller during drought  Mainz, Germany (SPX) Nov 30, 2017Researchers measure magnetic moment with greatest possible precision |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 
The rise of network-connected systems that are becoming embedded seemingly everywhere-from industrial control systems to aircraft avionics-is opening up a host of rich technical capabilities in deployed systems. Even so, as the collective technology project underlying this massive deployment of connectivity unfolds, more consumer, industrial, and military players are turning to inexpensive, comm ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Huawei setback in US market amid national security concerns  Paris (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Islamic State retreats online to 'virtual caliphate'  Washington (AFP) Jan 5, 2018Twitter won't block world leaders, citing need for discourse |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 10, 2018 
Along the waterfront of the Euphrates River in Iraq's war-torn Mosul, gaping holes in hotel walls reveal little but enormous heaps of rubble.
Six months since Iraqi forces seized the country's second city from Islamic State group jihadists, human remains still rot in front of the Al-Nuri mosque.
The building, denuded of its iconic minaret and largely reduced to ruins by the fighting, wa ... more Baghdad (AFP) Jan 4, 2018More than half of Iraq's displaced have returned home: IOM  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 1, 2018Crossing the river a major challenge in devastated Mosul  Baghdad (AFP) Dec 29, 2017Iraq faces 'new war' - on corruption |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018 
The Pentagon has clarified what the United States expects of Pakistan after suspending the delivery of security funds and military equipment, and what needs to happen for delivery of both to start back up.
The Pentagon's top press officer told reporters Monday that the United States wants Pakistan to take "decisive action" against terrorism within the region following the suspension of ... more Washington (AFP) Jan 7, 2018US military weighs supply options amid Pakistan spat  Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2018US conveys 'concrete' steps for Pakistan: Pentagon  Washington (UPI) Jan 5, 2018Afghan air force has made progress but work not yet done: Pentagon report |
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 New York (AFP) Jan 10, 2018  New York announced plans Wednesday to sell off $5 billion in fossil fuel investments from city pension funds after suing for billions of dollars in damages from oil companies to help fund protection against climate change.
While other cities in Europe and the United States have already taken similar steps, New York hailed its move as significant as it is the biggest metropolis in the country ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018French energy company EDF to replace coal in China  Warsaw (AFP) Dec 19, 2017Poland opens Europe's largest coal-fired power unit  Sydney (AFP) Dec 19, 2017BHP to exit global coal body over climate change policy |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
From a vacant plot in a blighted neighborhood springs neatly combed rows of plants put in by the neighbors. They meticulously care for this small piece of land and among the drab looking buildings sprouts a patch of green. Cultivating the land may have started as a way to unite a neighborhood; to give pride to place, or it might be the project of a local high school to teach land stewardship. ... more Paris (AFP) Jan 9, 2018French beef producers cheer chance for return to China  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2018Robotic weeders: to a farm near you?  (UPI) Jan 2, 2018Warming to force winemakers, growers to plant different varieties |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
Observations by NASA's Swift spacecraft, now renamed the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after the mission's late principal investigator, have captured an unprecedented change in the rotation of a comet. Images taken in May 2017 reveal that comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak - 41P for short - was spinning three times slower than it was in March, when it was observed by the Discovery Channel Telesc ... more Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017NASA image showcases Ceres mountain named for Kwanzaa  Osaka, Japan (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Development on muon beam analysis of organic matter in samples from space  Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2017Arecibo radar returns with asteroid Phaethon images |
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