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New studies suggest lack of meaningful land rights threaten Indonesian forests

New research released today at a high-level forestry conference in Indonesia—opened by Vice President Boediono—suggests that Asia’s largest forest nation is paying a high price for failing to give local communities ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 12

Elucidation of the 3D structure of Chikungunya virus

French researchers at the Pasteur Institute and the CNRS, in collaboration with the Synchrotron SOLEIL, have solved the three-dimensional structures of the glycoproteins that envelop the chikungunya virus. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Attack on C. difficile: How can we combat this serious health issue

In five different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 75th Annual Scientific meeting in San Antonio, researchers explored the impact of various factors on increasing rates of Clostridium di ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria identified that may lead to inflammatory bowel disease in certain individuals

Certain bacteria that inhabit the intestine provide the environmental trigger that initiates and perpetuates chronic intestinal inflammation in individuals who are genetically susceptible to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vaccines preventing pneumococcal disease protect African children with sickle-cell disease

A new study released this week in The Lancet Infectious Diseases finds that African children who contract pneumococcus - a bacterial infection that causes pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis - are 36 times as likely to have s ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals lack of diversity in embryonic stem cell lines

The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lessons learned from H1N1 virus pandemic

A comprehensive study has revealed, for the first time, the impact of swine flu on the health of the general public in Australia and New Zealand.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medical ethics experts identify, address key issues in H1N1 pandemic

The anticipated onset of a second wave of the H1N1 influenza pandemic could present a host of thorny medical ethics issues best considered well in advance, according to the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Many Australians at risk of cardiovascular disease are not receiving best practice care

Many people are not receiving the best possible care when it comes to managing cardiovascular conditions according to two new Australian research studies. The studies highlight the need for wide scale reform to ensure that ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clues to gigantism provided by family in Borneo Mountains

An indigenous family living in a mountainous area of Malaysian Borneo helped Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers to discover information about genetic mutations associated with acromegaly, a form ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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