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  Boulder CO (SPX) Jan 31, 2018 In the basement of the Engineering Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, a group of researchers is working to create the next generation of robots. Instead of the metallic droids you may be imagining, they are developing robots made from soft materials that are more similar to biological systems. Such soft robots contain tremendous potential for future applications as they adapt to dynamic environments and are well-suited to closely interact with humans. A central challenge in this field k ... read more |
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Jumping around for good healthParis (ESA) Jan 29, 2018 Simple yet efficient: intensive jumping might be a panacea for strong bones, muscles and hearts. A European study has confirmed the benefits of making giant leaps not only for astronauts, but also f ... more 
Human genome decoded with pocket-sized deviceParis (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 Scientists used a portable device no bigger than a cellphone to sequence the most complete human genome ever assembled with a single technology, according to a study published Monday. ... more  
Plague outbreak in Madagascar revived dread of a killerAntananarivo (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 Most inhabitants of Madagascar thought the plague was a footnote of medical history until the disease dramatically returned last year, slaying more than 200 people. ... more 
'Programmable droplets' could enable high-volume biology experimentsBoston MA (SPX) Jan 25, 2018 MIT researchers have developed hardware that uses electric fields to move droplets of chemical or biological solutions around a surface, mixing them in ways that could be used to test thousands of r ... 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  
Women who work nights face higher cancer risk: studyMiami (AFP) Jan 8, 2018 Women who regularly work the night shift in Europe and North America may face a 19 percent higher risk of cancer than those who work during the day, said a study Monday. ... 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  
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 
With headbands, sensor socks, wearable tech seeks medical inroadsLas 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. ... more |
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 TSRI scientists discover workings of first promising Marburg virus treatment 
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  |
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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 
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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 Washington (UPI) Jan 31, 2018 
Scientists have identified a new group of cells associated with the fight-or-flight response of mice. Researchers detailed their discovery of the so-called anxiety cells this week in the journal Neuron.
"We call these anxiety cells because they only fire when the animals are in places that are innately frightening to them," Rene Hen, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Irvi ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the prime contractor to develop EGNOS V3, the next generation of the European Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) planned to provide the aviation community with advanced Safety of Life services and new services to Maritime and Land users.
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 1, 2018  Scientists have for the first time analyzed the only original remains of Peking Man, the Homo erectus specimen discovered in China in the 1920s.
In a paper, newly published in the journal Scientific Reports, scientists with the National Research Center on Human Evolution in Spain detailed six fossilized teeth belonging to Peking Man.
Peking Man was originally recovered from a fos ... more |
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 Jakarta (AFP) Feb 1, 2018  Two Indonesian men arrested for shooting an orangutan multiple times and then decapitating it before tossing the corpse into a river, have told investigators they acted in self-defence, police said Thursday.
The suspects, both rubber plantation workers on the island of Borneo, admitted they killed the critically endangered male Bornean orangutan whose headless body was found last month.
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 Antananarivo (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 
Most inhabitants of Madagascar thought the plague was a footnote of medical history until the disease dramatically returned last year, slaying more than 200 people.
Fear and anxiety rippled across the Indian Ocean island nation.
"People were afraid to come to hospital - they were afraid of catching the plague," recalled Professor Mamy Randria, head of the infectious diseases service at ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 29, 2018 
A Hong Kong pro-democracy candidate has been given last-minute clearance to stand for election after public anger at government meddling in vote nominations, as Beijing increases pressure on the city's activists.
The decision to approve the nomination of Edward Yiu on Monday, hours before the deadline, came two days after fellow pro-democracy candidate Agnes Chow, 21, was barred from standi ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) Jan 25, 2018 
Thailand's navy has seized 11 million meth pills from traffickers crossing from Laos via the Mekong River, a record bust from a communist state that is emerging as a key Asian drug route.
Authorities pounced as the boat landed in Nakhon Phanom on the Thai side of the Mekong, which acts as a natural border with Laos.
Poor and remote, Nakhon Phanom is a notorious hub for smuggling of peopl ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 31, 2018 
Beijing criticised the "outdated Cold War mentality" of the United States Wednesday after President Donald Trump named China among threats to American values in his State of the Union address.
In recent weeks, US officials have laid the groundwork for a strategic pivot that envisions a world of renewed great power competition with the likes of Russia and China.
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 Hannover, Germany (SPX) Feb 01, 2018 
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) in Hannover and from the Institute for Gravitational Physics at Leibniz Universitat Hannover has developed an advanced squeezed-light source for the gravitational-wave detector Virgo near Pisa.
Now, the Hannover scientists have delivered the setup, installed it, and handed it over ... more |
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 Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 26, 2018 
Intelligent robots and all-knowing online networks threaten to drag humanity into a "totalitarian" nightmare of mind control, mass unemployment and children hooked on smartphones, experts warned at this week's Davos summit.
Online retailers and social networks collect so much data about us that they can watch us, control us and will transform us entirely, said Yuval Noah Harari, the Israeli ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) Jan 31, 2018 
Iraq's Police football club, owned by the country's interior ministry, was banned Wednesday from playing in Baghdad's main stadium following a brawl between police and stadium guards.
The confrontation broke out as guards tried to keep out an Al-Shorta - which means "police" in Arabic - club official who had opened fire on a rival team's bus on January 21, without causing casualties.
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 Kabul (AFP) Feb 2, 2018 
Worried about militants sneaking into a restive Chinese region from war-torn Afghanistan, Beijing is in talks with Kabul over the construction of a military base, Afghan officials say, as it seeks to shore up its fragile neighbour.
The army camp will be built in Afghanistan's remote and mountainous Wakhan Corridor, where witnesses have reported seeing Chinese and Afghan troops on joint patro ... more |
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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 |
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 Sydney (AFP) Feb 1, 2018 
Australia announced tougher restrictions on foreign buyers of agricultural land and electricity infrastructure on Thursday amid fears over rising Chinese influence.
Foreign investors now need to demonstrate when purchasing farmland worth more than Aus$15 million (US$12 million) that the property has previously been widely marketed to locals for a month to allow them an adequate opportunity t ... more |
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 Lawrence KS (SPX) Feb 02, 2018 
On a ho-hum day some 12,800 years ago, the Earth had emerged from another ice age. Things were warming up, and the glaciers had retreated.
Out of nowhere, the sky was lit with fireballs. This was followed by shock waves.
Fires rushed across the landscape, and dust clogged the sky, cutting off the sunlight. As the climate rapidly cooled, plants died, food sources were snuffed out, and ... more |
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