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  Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 Want to manage your stress? A "neurofeedback" headband could help. Need to be sure your elderly father is taking his medication? Attach a sensor to his sock. With virtual reality and motion-tracking sensors, the tech world is borrowing some of the gadgetry from self-driving cars, gaming and fitness applications and bringing them to medicine. The 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, a high-tech showcase this week in Las Vegas, included the latest advances in digital health, suggesting promising avenu ... read more |
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Potential brain-machine interface for hand paralysisWashington DC (SPX) Jan 16, 2018 A brain-machine interface that combines brain stimulation with a robotic device controlling hand movement increases the output of pathways connecting the brain and spinal cord, according to a study ... more  
Life-saving NASA Communications System Turns 20Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 10, 2018 NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) don't just enable data from spacecraft to reach Earth - they provide internet and even telemedicine to researchers at the South Pole. The South Pole ... more  
TSRI scientists discover workings of first promising Marburg virus treatmentLa 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 treatmen ... more  
Stingray soft robot could lead to bio-inspired roboticsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 UCLA bioengineering professor Ali Khademhosseini has led the development of a tissue-based soft robot that mimics the biomechanics of a stingray. The new technology could lead to advances in bio-ins ... more |
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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 
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 
Weightlessness increases astronauts' body temperatureBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 08, 2018 Astronauts float weightlessly through space, and the condition of weightlessness is something many would love to experience. However, in addition to producing both physical and psychological stress, ... 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 
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 
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 |
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 Going to the Source to Prevent Viral Disease Outbreaks
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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 Musselburgh UK (SPX) Jan 16, 2018 
Astrosat, one of the leading businesses in Europe's space exploitation industry, has formed a partnership with Irish start-up DroneSAR- Search and Rescue, to incorporate drone software with Astrosat's Recovery and Protection in Disaster (RAPID) system.
The RAPID system is designed to provide intelligent situational awareness and support in the context of disaster scenarios to aid, inform a ... more London UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2018Tracing how disaster impacts escalate will improve emergency responses  Paris (AFP) Jan 10, 2018When humans wage war, animals suffer too: study  Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2018Hurricane-hit Puerto Rico launches new drive for US statehood |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) Jan 15, 2018 
China on Friday sent twin satellites into space on a single carrier rocket to help its BeiDou system provide navigation and positioning services to countries along the Belt and Road by late 2018.
The Long March-3B carrier rocket took off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan at 7:18 a.m.
The twin satellites are coded as the 26th and 27th satelli ... more Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Jan 12, 201818 satellites in exactEarth's real-time constellation now in service  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 03, 2018'Quantum radio' may aid communications and mapping indoors, underground and underwater  Washington (UPI) Dec 28, 2017Raytheon to provide GPS-guided artillery shells |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 
Never trust anyone who is rude to a waiter, advice columnists say. For most people, acting nasty is a big turnoff.
But while humans generally prefer individuals who are nice to others, a Duke University study finds bonobos are more attracted to jerks.
The researchers were surprised by the findings because these African apes - our closest relatives in the animal kingdom along with chi ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Unlike people, bonobos don't 'look for the helpers'  Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018Study: When the going gets tough, women are more resilient than men  Washington (UPI) Jan 4, 2018Study redefines understanding of old age throughout human history |
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New research suggests purging is an important part of an ant colony's defense against infection.
An international team of scientists from Europe and Australia found Lasius neglectus ants sacrifice peers that have grown too sick to be cared for and nursed back to health. The sick ants are killed to prevent the spread of infection.
Researchers studied ants' behavioral responses to ... more Cincinnati OH (SPX) Jan 15, 2018Expert unlocks mechanics of how snakes move in a straight line  Pasadena CA (SOX) Jan 15, 2018New technology will create brain wiring diagrams  Saint-Aignan-Sur-Cher, France (AFP) Jan 13, 2018France's first panda cub makes debut appearance |
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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 Shanghai (AFP) Jan 12, 2018China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistake  Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2018'Frost Boy' stirs poverty debate in China  Beijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2018China jails two for life for $2.4 bn pyramid scam |
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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 12, 2018 
India will handle China's growing assertiveness and has stepped up patrols on their disputed border to head off more standoffs, the country's top army officer declared Friday.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have in the past gone to war over their border and last year were involved in a showdown over a Himalayan plateau claimed by China and Bhutan which is an ally of India.
"We understand C ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 15, 2018Japan says China sent nuclear-powered sub to disputed isles  New Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2018India vows to handle China's 'assertiveness'  Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2018Key moments in year one of the Trump presidency |
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 Iowa City IA (SPX) Jan 12, 2018 
A University of Iowa undergraduate student will give a talk on Thursday at the American Astronomical Society annual meeting in Washington, D.C. about a sandbox created by students to show how gravity works in the universe.
The student, Jacob Isbell, will explain how he and other students conceived an augmented-reality sandbox, the first interactive system of its kind to be used for astroph ... more Vandenberg AFB CA (SPX) Dec 28, 2017Next-Generation GRACE Satellites Arrive at Launch Site  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 |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 
A method of securely communicating between multiple quantum devices has been developed by a UCL-led team of scientists, bringing forward the reality of a large-scale, un- hackable quantum network. To date, communicating via quantum networks has only been possible between two devices of known provenance that have been built securely.
With the EU and UK committing 1 billion euro and 270 mill ... more Beijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2018China warns of US protectionism after Huawei setback Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2018Huawei setback in US market amid national security concerns  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2018Configuration Security Program to Make Network-Connected Systems Less Vulnerable |
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 Bashiqa, Irak (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 
Northern Iraq's Yazidi community that suffered so terribly under Islamic State group persecution celebrated on Friday as it inaugurated a restored temple to the sound of traditional drums and flutes.
Overlooked by conical domes of polished stone, hundreds of men in dishdasha robes and women veiled in white gathered at the site which was blown up by the rampaging jihadists in 2014.
The te ... more Baghdad (AFP) Jan 14, 2018Iraq PM heads for May elections after defeating IS  Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Jan 12, 2018A new life sprouts up around Mosul after scars of IS rule  Baghdad (AFP) Jan 15, 2018Baghdad twin suicide bombing kills 31 |
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 Islamabad (AFP) Jan 12, 2018 
US Central Command chief General Joseph Votel has assured the head of Pakistan's army that Washington "is not contemplating any unilateral action" inside the country, a statement from the Pakistani military said Friday.
Votel, who spoke to General Qamar Javed Bajwa by telephone "over the week", also said that the "on-going turbulence" around a tweet by Donald Trump suspending aid to the coun ... more Kabul (AFP) Jan 12, 2018US launches airstrike after apparent insider attack  Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2018US military probes video of apparent shooting in Afghanistan  Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2018U.S. wants 'decisive action' against terrorism, Pentagon says of Pakistan |
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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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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 
The future of weeding is here, and it comes in the form of a robot. The growing popularity of robotic weeders for specialty crops has grown partly out of necessity, says Steven Fennimore, an extension specialist at the University of California, Davis. Specialty crops are vegetables like lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, and onions. They are not mass-produced like corn, soybeans, and wheat.
The ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 05, 2018Lightening Up Soybean Leaves May Boost Food Supply  La Jolla CA (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Self-defense for plants  St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 09, 2018Genetic mechanism that could enhance yield in cereal crops |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 12, 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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