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What Trump win means for global development research
Nov 11, 2024 · [NAIROBI] Donald Trump’s second US presidential victory could have far-reaching consequences for global research and development, with climate response and global health the likely casualties, analysts predict.
Philippine struggle to make the grade in STEM education
Dec 5, 2022 · Asia Pacific countries need to work harder to make STEM education attractive, say experts. [MANILA] The Philippines, despite numerous attempts to improve its educational outcomes, has instead become an educational laggard, taking the ignominious distinction of getting low rankings in three different global evaluations that scored students’ performance in science, technology, engineering and ...
‘Undetectable’ HIV patients could hold key to treatments
Sep 26, 2024 · [JOHANNESBURG] A rare group of HIV-positive people who maintain undetectable levels of the virus in their blood without medication could hold the key to new therapies for others living with the disease, says a leading genome expert.. Unlike the vast majority of those infected, these so-called “elite controllers” can suppress the virus without the need for antiretroviral therapy (ART ...
Mpox: still no jabs for ‘most at risk’ children in DRC
Dec 4, 2024 · [BUKAVU, DRC/LONDON] Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are still awaiting vaccines to protect them from mpox, even as case numbers among this demographic soar, health organisations say, urging the delivery of an approved vaccine to be expedited. Mpox is just one of numerous challenges facing the DRC, where 5.6 million people have been internally displaced as a result of ...
Female mosquito targeted with venom to curb disease
Jan 7, 2025 · [NAIROBI] A genetic biocontrol method which reduces the lifespan of female insects could work as fast as pesticides to reduce populations of disease-spreading mosquitoes and destructive crop pests, according to researchers.
Six-in-one vaccine vital to guard against 100-day cough
Nov 7, 2024 · It protects children against six diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B, Hib, and polio. These types of vaccine have become essential for infant immunisation, as the combination reduces the number of injections needed, which increases parental acceptance, lessens adverse effects, and improves adherence to …
Avatars and AI to tackle mental health - scidev.net
Oct 28, 2024 · AI-powered avatar therapy trial heading to India, Ethiopia. AI-powered digital avatars are to be trialled for people in India and Ethiopia who hear voices in their heads, as researchers try to adapt mental health treatment so they can …
Polio survivors face biggest fight of their lives
Oct 23, 2024 · Polio survivors facing the little-known late effects of the disease are being overlooked, writes Neena Bhandari. [SYDNEY] Every year, 24 October is observed as World Polio Day, while the whole month is designated to raising awareness of the disease.
Integrating modern and traditional medicine: Facts and figures
May 27, 2010 · Box 1.Artemisinin: traditional medicine's blockbluster drug; Artemisinin, which is extracted from Artemisia annua or Chinese sweet wormwood, is the basis for the most effective malaria drugs the world has ever seen.. Western researchers first became aware of the compound in the 1980s, though it had long been used in China to treat malaria.