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  Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) can infinitely self-renew and develop into all major cell types in the body, making them important for organ repair and replacement. But culturing them in large quantities can be expensive. Now, scientists at Japan's Kyoto University, with colleagues in India and Iran, have developed a more cost-effective culture by using a new combination of chemical compounds. Current culture systems need to contain components that can sustain hPSC self-renewal while preventi ... read more |
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Slowing Biological Time to Extend the Golden Hour for Lifesaving TreatmentWashington DC (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 When a Service member suffers a traumatic injury or acute infection, the time from event to first medical treatment is usually the single most significant factor in determining the outcome between s ... more  
Reaching new heights in laser-accelerated ion energyStrathclyde UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 A laser-driven ion acceleration scheme, developed in research led at the University of Strathclyde, could lead to compact ion sources for established and innovative applications in science, medicine ... more  
Mobile network equipment makers eye 5G windfallBarcelona (AFP) March 1, 2018 Struggling mobile network equipment makers are eyeing a possible boom in business from the first rollout of super-fast 5G wireless networks. ... more  
DARPA Names Researchers Working to Halt Outbreaks in 60 Days or LessWashington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 The increasing threat of infectious diseases is intensifying the need for breakthrough technologies and capabilities to protect first responders and equip them with therapeutics that can halt the im ... more |
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Repetition key to self-healing, flexible medical devicesUniversity Park PA (SPX) Feb 13, 2018 Medical devices powered by synthetic proteins created from repeated sequences of proteins may be possible, according to materials science and biotechnology experts, who looked at material inspired b ... more 
New malleable 'electronic skin' self-healable, recyclableBoulder CO (SPX) Feb 12, 2018 University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable "electronic skin" that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic deve ... more
China confirms first human case of H7N4 bird fluHong Kong (AFP) Feb 15, 2018 China has confirmed the first human case of H7N4 bird flu, prompting Hong Kong to issue a health warning for those travelling to the mainland during the busy Lunar New Year holiday. ... more 
Self-sealing miniature 'wound' created by engineersAtlanta GA (SPX) Feb 14, 2018 Biomedical engineers have developed a miniature self-sealing model system for studying bleeding and the clotting of wounds. The researchers envision the device as a drug discovery platform and poten ... more 
UV light can kill airborne flu virus, study findsWashington (UPI) Feb 9, 2018 Experiments prove low doses of far ultraviolet C light, or far-UVC light, can wipe out airborne flu virus without harming humans. ... more |
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Beewolves have been successfully using the same antibiotics for 68 million yearsMainz, Germany (SPX) Feb 13, 2018 The discovery of penicillin about 90 years ago and the widespread introduction of antibiotics to combat infectious diseases have revolutionized human medicine. However, in recent decades, the increa ... more  |
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3-D Printable Tools May Help Study Astronaut HealthHouston TX (SPX) Feb 12, 2018 If humans are destined for deep space, they need to understand the space environment changes health, including aging and antibiotic resistance. A new NASA project could help. It aims to develo ... more  
UN in $17-mln appeal for children's health in post-IS IraqBaghdad (AFP) Feb 7, 2018 The United Nations launched an appeal Wednesday for $17 million to rebuild essential health facilities for children in Iraq after a devastating three-year battle to expel the Islamic State group. ... more 
Playing 20 Questions with Bacteria to Distinguish Harmless Organisms from PathogensWashington DC (SPX) Feb 09, 2018 Bacteria underpins much of our world, acting behind the scenes to affect the health and behavior of animals and plants. They help produce food, provide oxygen, and even reshape the environment throu ... more  
Syria strikes kill 28 civilians in rebel area near DamascusArbin, Syria (AFP) Feb 5, 2018 Regime air strikes killed 28 civilians in a rebel enclave near Damascus on Monday as Syria's seven-year-old conflict raged on several fronts with non-combatants paying a heavy price. ... more 
NASA Twins Study confirms preliminary findingsHouston TX (SPX) Feb 02, 2018 The Twin Study propelled NASA into the genomics era of space travel. It was a ground-breaking study comparing what happened to astronaut Scott Kelly, in space, to his identical twin brother, Mark, w ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) March 3, 2018 
The issues that come before the UN Security Council are the gravest to face any decision-making body - questions of war and peace, life and death.
But when world diplomats are building towards a weighty decision, almost any diplomatic tactic seems fair game, even sleight of hand.
All the envoys in endless daily meetings in the vast glass-walled tower on Turtle Bay, New York, would say ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 12, 2018 
The Pentagon and Israel's Defense Ministry have launched 'Urban Navigation Challenge', a startup competition to create advanced 'counter-terror' navigation systems which don't use GPS. The project makes no mention of officially designated US "rivals" like Russia or China, but according to Russian experts, it would make no difference even if it did.
The project, officially dubbed the Combat ... more |
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 Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 07, 2018 
Klas Tybrandt, principal investigator at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics at Linkoping University, has developed new technology for long-term stable neural recording. It is based on a novel elastic material composite, which is biocompatible and retains high electrical conductivity even when stretched to double its original length.
The result has been achieved in collaboration with col ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 5, 2018 
Scientists have observed a tropical hummingbird species, the black jacobin hummingbird, making an unusual cricket-like sound. According to new research, the high-frequency pitch is unrecognizable by other birds.
Researchers first heard the chirping will studying hummingbirds in the rainforests of eastern Brazil.
"We heard prominent high-pitch sounds that sounded perhaps like a cr ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2018 
The increasing threat of infectious diseases is intensifying the need for breakthrough technologies and capabilities to protect first responders and equip them with therapeutics that can halt the impact of infectious agents. Current approaches for recent public health emergencies due to infectious diseases have not produced effective preventive or therapeutic solutions in a relevant timescale. E ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2018 
China signalled Monday it was hardening its stance on dissent in Taiwan and Hong Kong, where it faces growing frustration with the increasingly authoritarian government of President Xi Jinping.
In a report to the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, Premier Li Keqiang warned China "will never tolerate any separatist schemes" in Taiwan, amid increasing tensions ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) March 7, 2018 
"Sir, we're going to handcuff you," a coast guard from Sao Tome tells a man accused of fishing illegally in the archipelago's waters.
But the "fisherman" is really a French navy seaman disguised in a T-shirt, cap and sunglasses - a member of an unusual multinational training exercise to combat crime in the Gulf of Guinea.
Illegal fishing, piracy and hostage-taking haunt the vast bay lyi ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 07, 2018 
Last week President Putin said, during his annual address to the Federal Assembly, that Russia has developed an invincible new cruise missile and warned that any use of nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies will be viewed as a nuclear attack and would trigger an immediate response from Moscow.
Sputnik discussed this with Dr. Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, Senior Fellow and Head of th ... more |
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 Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Feb 13, 2018 
In a new article, published in Nature Materials, researchers from Beijing, Uppsala and Julich have made significant progress allowing very high resolution magnetic measurements. With their method it is possible to measure magnetism of individual atomic planes.
Magnetic nanostructures are used in a wide range of applications. Most notably, to store bits of data in hard drives. These structu ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 1, 2018 
US credit bureau Equifax said Thursday it identified an additional 2.4 million American consumers affected by last year's massive data breach that sparked a public outcry and a congressional probe.
The company's forensic investigation revealed the new identities on top of the 146 million affected in the attack that exposed victims' personal details, including names, birth dates and social se ... more |
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 Baghdad (AFP) March 5, 2018  Iraq has ordered the seizure of assets that belonged to executed dictator Saddam Hussein and more than 4,200 officials from his former regime, an official statement said Monday.
The list of ex-regime bosses was drawn up by the Iraqi agency charged with tracking down former officials from Saddam's Baath Party, and includes their relatives.
Saddam's name appeared at the top of the list an ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 07, 2018 
The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized the claims by US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Gen. Joseph Votel on Moscow's influence in Central Asia on Saturday and noted that Russia maintains a mutually beneficial cooperation with the regional states, while Washington only pursues its own interests.
On Tuesday, Votel addressed the US lower house Committee on Armed Services and said th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 
Coal will no longer be used as an energy source for Michigan residents as more renewables come on stream in the decades ahead, a utility company said.
Public utility company Consumers Energy, which provides gas and electricity to about 60 percent of the state population, said it would no longer be using coal as a power source by 2040. By then, the company said it expects more than 40 pe ... more |
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 Harpenden AL5 (SPX) Mar 06, 2018 
Unique soils data from long-term experiments, stretching back to the middle of the nineteenth century, confirm the practical implausibility of burying carbon in the ground to halt climate change, an option once heralded as a breakthrough.
The findings come from an analysis of the rates of change of carbon in soil by scientists at Rothamsted Research where samples have been collected from f ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 07, 2018 
Russia's state emergency center has shared some of the most worrisome scenarios that presumably await planet Earth in the decades to come, and, most importantly, outlined how dangerous the contact with celestial bodies might turn out.
Large asteroids of up to one kilometer in diameter are feared to come into dangerous proximity to Earth in the coming years, "Antistikhiya" center of Russian ... more |
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