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  Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 30, 2024 Much of the vanilla that flavors our ice cream today is artificial, derived from the genetic signature of a plant that hundreds of years ago was known only to an Indigenous Mexican tribe. The plant's sequenced genomic information, available on public databases, was used as the basis for a synthetic flavoring that today competes with vanilla grown in several countries, mainly by small-scale farmers. Few, if any, benefits of the lucrative scientific advance have trickled down to the communities th ... read more |
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Aston University researcher pioneers optical technique for transformative diagnosticsLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 28, 2024 A researcher from Aston University has developed an innovative optical technique that uses a specialized form of light, known as Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), potentially transforming non-invasive ... more  
Covid lessons learned? UN summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humansCali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 25, 2024 The Covid-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens. ... more 
Human space travel could pose more severe health risksLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 23, 2024 Human space travellers may face more severe health hazards than previously recognized, according to a new report from The Guy Foundation, an independent UK research organization. The report highligh ... more 
Giant infrared photovoltaic effect in tellurene shows potential for broad-spectrum neuromodulationSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 21, 2024 Efficient conversion of light into electricity is vital for applications in imaging, communication, sensing, and energy. The bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) has gained attention for exceeding the Sh ... more |
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NASA's Heart Health Tech Helps Patients Manage Heart FailureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 Ensuring optimal health is critical both on Earth and in space, where unique challenges such as changes in blood pressure and bone density can pose significant risks. Recognizing this, two NASA scie ... more |
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Irvine group creates enzyme for efficient synthetic genetic material productionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 A research team at the University of California, Irvine has developed an enzyme that efficiently produces threose nucleic acid (TNA), a synthetic genetic material that could lead to new therapeutic ... more 
WHO launches plan to rein in 'alarming' dengue spreadGeneva (AFP) Oct 3, 2024 The World Health Organization announced Thursday a global plan to battle dengue and other diseases carried by mosquitos as they spread faster and further amid climate change. ... more  
WHO chief says Lebanon health system 'struggling to cope'Geneva (AFP) Oct 2, 2024 The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that Lebanon's health system was struggling to keep up, after Israel escalated airstrikes and launched ground raids into the country. ... more 
California enacts law to protect brain dataSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 30, 2024 A new California law extends consumer privacy protection to brainwave data gathered by implants or wearable devices. ... more |
Nanoparticles could be critical for for astronauts on deep space missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 NaNotics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in subtractive nanoparticles called NaNots, has been chosen to participate in the first-ever SPACE-H Accelerator program. This initiative, a co ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Low gravity in space travel found to weaken and disrupt normal rhythm in heart muscle cells Baltimore MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists who arranged for 48 human bioengineered heart tissue samples to spend 30 days at the International Space Station report evidence that the low gravity conditions in ... more 
Gaza hospital a symbol of the ruin of warGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Sept 23, 2024 Once the pride of Gaza's medical community, the Palestinian territory's main Al-Shifa hospital has become a stark symbol of the utter devastation wrought by the Israel-Hamas war. ... more 
UTHealth partners with Ocean Corp to enhance Space Medicine Fellowship programLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024 UTHealth Houston has partnered with The Ocean Corporation to expand its Space Medicine Training Fellowship program. This collaboration introduces an intensive two-week training that focuses on hyper ... more 
China advances space medicine to support future space explorationSydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2024 China's space station has achieved early successes in space medicine that are expected to play a key role in upcoming manned lunar landings and other deep space missions, as highlighted at the Secon ... more |
 
Two Uruguayans convicted for trafficking $3 mn in cow gallstonesMontevideo (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 Two Uruguayan siblings were sentenced to prison this week for trafficking more than $3 million in bovine gallstones to Hong Kong for use in Chinese medicine, Uruguayan authorities and Interpol said. ... more 
New study reinforces theory Covid emerged at Chinese marketParis (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus from infected animals at a Chinese market in late 2019. ... more
'Virus hunters' track threats to head off next pandemicBangkok (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the world's next pandemic. ... more 
Medical charity MSF says leaving Russia after 32 yearsThe Hague (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was leaving Russia after 32 years following a justice ministry decision to remove it from a list of approved foreign organisations. ... more |
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Keeping mold out of future space stationsColumbus OH (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 Mold can survive the harshest of environments, so to stop harmful spores from growing on future space stations, a new study suggests a novel way to prevent its spread. Researchers created a pr ... more 
NASA conducts key telemedicine and health research with Polaris Dawn CrewLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 NASA is set to gain significant new insights through a range of experiments aboard a commercial spaceflight, reinforcing the agency's scientific efforts as it aims for deeper space exploration to th ... more 
Italy records year's first indigenous case of dengue feverRome (AFP) Sept 12, 2024 Italy has recorded the first indigenous case of dengue fever for 2024 in a patient who had not travelled abroad, Italian health authorities said Thursday. ... more 
Cancer research in space for life on earthLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 06, 2024 - The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has been selected to participate in a major cancer research project aboard the International Space Sta ... more |
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International Study Led by UCD and NASA Uncovers Spaceflight's Impact on Gut HealthLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 30, 2024 Researchers have revealed significant changes in the gut microbiome due to spaceflight, uncovering effects on host physiology that could influence the future of long-duration missions. This gr ... more |
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US patient dies from rare mosquito-borne disease Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2024 A person in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire has died after contracting the rare mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, health authorities announced Tuesday. ... more 
As climate warms, S. Korea fights new border threat: malarial mosquitoesPaju, South Korea (AFP) Aug 27, 2024 Near the heavily fortified border that divides North and South Korea, a monitoring device is working 24-7 - not tracking missiles or troop movements, but catching malaria-carrying mosquitoes that may cross the border. ... more 
Polaris Dawn team collaborates with MCG physicians to investigate vision loss in spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 26, 2024 Physicians at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University are collaborating with the Polaris Dawn mission, part of the Polaris Program's series of human spaceflights, to explore the c ... more 
Mental Well-Being in SpaceHouston TX (SPX) Aug 16, 2024 Life on the International Space Station is quite different from life on the ground. Crew members experience multiple sunrises and sunsets each day, spend their time in a confined space, have packed ... more |
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