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Lifestyle weighs more than geography in determining makeup of gut microbiome

xinhuanet.com - Apr 3, 2020 0

Apes in U.S. zoos host bacterial communities in their intestinal tracts that are more similar to those of people who eat a non-Western diet...

On March 15, 2020, Poly Mori Mansion, Guan Street, Wuhan Donghu High-tech Development Zone, disinfection staff of the property center disinfected public places in the community. Photo by Zheng Chuanhai from People’s Daily Online

Wuhan lockdown significantly effective in curbing COVID-19 spread

xinhuanet.com - Mar 31, 2020 0

The lockdown of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, was effective in containing the COVID-19 spread during the early stages of the outbreak and significatnly...

Emotions play key role on social media during outbreaks

xinhuanet.com - Mar 22, 2020 0

Examining the role of fear and anger in connection with exposure to MERS-related information through social media, researchers at the University of Illinois (UI)...

Novel coronavirus stable for days on surfaces

xinhuanet.com - Mar 17, 2020 0

The virus causing COVID-19 disease is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces, according to a new study published on...

Majority of child abuse cases in UK remain hidden

xinhuanet.com - Mar 5, 2020 0

More than 227,000 cases of child abuse in England and Wales were recorded by police in the year ending March 2019, but an official...

Revving up immune system may help treat eczema

xinhuanet.com - Feb 27, 2020 0

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a drug strategy that aims at revving up the immune system and...

Playing table tennis may relieve Parkinson’s symptoms

xinhuanet.com - Feb 26, 2020 0

Playing Pingpong may benefit people with Parkinson's disease, according to preliminary findings released on Tuesday. The researchers from Fukuoka University found that...

New algorithm may help control driverless cars

xinhuanet.com - Feb 26, 2020 0

Researchers at Northwestern University (NU) have developed the first decentralized algorithm which may help self-driving vehicles safely navigate one another without crashing or causing...

A researcher prepares for a test at a national key laboratory of silkworm genome biology in Southwest University, Chongqing municipality, May 31, 2017. (Photo by CFP)

Paper-based device could lead to efficient lab-free infection test

xinhuanet.com - Feb 26, 2020 0

Researchers have developed a new paper-based device that can help doctors identify infection and find the right treatment much faster than conventional lab test...

Researchers breaking temperature barrier in small-scale materials testing

xinhuanet.com - Feb 25, 2020 0

Researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) have demonstrated a new method that can evaluate microscopic aeronautical materials at ultra-high temperatures by combing electron...

I have not received GETFund sponsorship to study– Education Minister

Ghana News Agency - Feb 24, 2020 0

Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Education has described as ‘false’ the news allegedly carried by some media houses, that suggests that...

Earth’s precursor may form within 5 million years, much faster than previously thought

xinhuanet.com - Feb 23, 2020 0

Danish scientists found that the precursor of the Earth formed within a time span of approximately 5 million years, much faster than previously thought. ...

Tips for extending lifetime of lithium-ion batteries

xinhuanet.com - Feb 19, 2020 0

Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) have developed a list of best practices for lithium-ion battery lifetime extension after plowing through scores of...

Consumers waste much more food than commonly believed

xinhuanet.com - Feb 13, 2020 0

Consumers may waste more than twice as much food as is commonly believed, a study published on Wednesday in scientific journal PLOS ONE showed. ...

Lifting weights protects brain against Alzheimer’s

xinhuanet.com - Feb 12, 2020 0

Australian researchers showed that lifting weights can help protect the brain from degenerative Alzheimer's disease, according to the study revealed on Tuesday. ...

Pangolins a potential intermediate host of novel coronavirus

xinhuanet.com - Feb 7, 2020 0

The metagenome sequence of the novel coronavirus strain separated from pangolins was 99 percent identical to that from infected people, indicating pangolins may be...

High school GPAs outweigh ACTs for college readiness

xinhuanet.com - Feb 6, 2020 0

Students' high school grade point averages are five times stronger than their ACT scores at predicting college graduation, according to a study posted on...

Genetically-edited cells survive for months in cancer patients

xinhuanet.com - Feb 6, 2020 0

A clinical trial in the United States showed that genetically-edited immune cells can thrive and function multiple months after cancer patients receive them. ...

Eating red meat, processed meat increases heart disease, death risk

xinhuanet.com - Feb 6, 2020 0

A large, carefully analyzed study from Northwestern Medicine and Cornell University links red and processed meat consumption with slightly higher risk of heart disease...

Buildings can become carbon sink if wood replaces cement, steel

xinhuanet.com - Jan 27, 2020 0

Replacing cement and steel in urban construction by wood could avoid greenhouse gas emissions from cement and steel production and turn buildings into a...

Women and people of color underrepresented at top film festivals – Study

xinhuanet.com - Jan 26, 2020 0

Women and people of color are still underrepresented at top film festivals from 2017-2019 worldwide, said a new study released on Saturday. ...

Kenya’s free maternity care services hampered by inadequate personnel

xinhuanet.com - Dec 11, 2019 0

The delivery of free maternity care services in Kenya is being hampered by inadequate personnel and poor working conditions, says a study that was...

Racial discrimination found responsible for suicidal thoughts

xinhuanet.com - Oct 31, 2019 0

A study posted on the website of the University of Michigan (UM) on Wednesday found that various forms of discrimination are associated with increased...

Data Scientist Finds Which failure could yield results

xinhuanet.com - Oct 31, 2019 0

Looking at the dynamics of failure in three different areas, science, entrepreneurship and terrorism, data scientists from Northwestern University (NU) and the University of...

Carbon emission reduction could cost Germany about US$2.06 trillion until 2050

xinhuanet.com - Oct 31, 2019 0

A reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of 95 percent until 2050 compared to the levels of 1990 could cost Germany about 1.85 trillion...

Measles found to be responsible for other infections in humans

xinhuanet.com - Oct 31, 2019 0

Scientists in the United States have found that measles causes long-term damage to the immune system, leaving people vulnerable to other infections. ...

Study: Rising sea levels could displace 300M people by 2050

Ghana News Agency - Oct 30, 2019 0

Rising sea levels could displace hundreds of millions of people before the end of this century, according to a new study. Published Tuesday in Nature...

Namibia to commence with study to assess social, economic impact of child undernutrition

xinhuanet.com - Sep 15, 2019 0

Namibia together with development partners will launch a study, the Cost of Hunger in Africa(COHA), to estimate the social and economic impact of child...

Red meat consumption reduces in Kenyan

xinhuanet.com - May 31, 2019 0

The number of Kenyans consuming red meat has reduced, a study has revealed. The study that was conducted by the Kenya Markets...

200 students benefit from GNPC Scholarship

Ghana News Agency - May 20, 2019 0

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has awarded scholarships to 200 Ghanaian students (170 undergraduates and 30 post graduates) to study medicine in Cuban. ...

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