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Millions of maternal and child lives could be saved every year for less than $5 a person
Science Daily - 10 Apr 2016 23:05
By spending less than $5 per person on essential health care services such as contraception, medication for serious illnesses and nutritional supplements, millions of maternal and child lives could be saved every year, a...
Exposure to cigarette smoke and flu virus may prevent lung medications working properly
Science Daily - 10 Apr 2016 23:05
A new study backs up observations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients showing reduced effectiveness of symptom-reliever medication in flare-ups linked to cigarette smoking and infection with viruses such as...
New 3D Printed Ovaries Allow Infertile Mice to Give Birth
Singularity Hub - 10 Apr 2016 21:00
It might be time to rethink fertility treatment. Here's the scoop: scientists at Northwestern University 3D printed a functional ovary out of Jello-like material and living cells. When implanted into mice that had their ...
HKU Chemistry Professor Vivian Yam elected Foreign Member of Academia Europaea
EurekAlert! - 10 Apr 2016 08:00
(The University of Hong Kong) Professor Vivian Yam Wing-wah, Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy and Chair Professor in the Department of Chemistry, was elected as the Foreign Member of Academia Eur...
Hi-tech opens up Earth's secrets
EurekAlert! - 10 Apr 2016 08:00
(James Cook University) A JCU scientist has developed a hi-tech animation of millions of years of tectonic plate movements that could lead to new mineral discoveries and help predict volcanic eruptions.