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May 8, 2012
Infectious agents cause around two million new cancer cases a year worldwide, of which 80 percent occur in less developed regions, according to new estimates published online first in the Lancet Oncology. Of the 7.5 million deaths from cancer worldwide in 2008, an estimated 1.5 million were due to potentially preventable or treatable infections.
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July 28, 2023
The founder of a Japanese media company has offered a large cash prize to anyone who can find a flaw in an unusual proof
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March 7, 2012
"Mr. Oxygen," as it is known by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, is the "extra player" that is gained on the pitch thanks to their new system designed for elite footballers. The program has been published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine and has enjoyed the involvement of F.C. Barcelona's medical team. It claims to improve the players' sprint, jump and endurance.
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May 28, 2012
Aiming for & incentivizing strict BP control for all patients means some are being over-treated -- but an individualized approach could help
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March 19, 2012
A study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and other groups on more than 40 coral reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans indicates that "co-management" -- a collaborative arrangement between local communities, conservation groups, and governments -- provides one solution to a vexing global problem: overfishing.
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January 10, 2014
A new study seeks to determine how one parasitic species can give rise to two drastically different outcomes in its host: The human body louse (Pediculus humanus) can transmit dangerous bacterial infections to humans, while the human head louse (also Pediculus humanus) does not.
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February 22, 2012
MMV and partners have completed the first-ever comparative analysis of all currently available and in-development antimalarials in terms of the steps they target in the parasite's life cycle. This information provides the missing pieces of the puzzle needed to develop future medicines able to block transmission of the parasite from person to person.
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May 7, 2012
The exploding stars known as Type Ia supernovae serve an important role in measuring the universe, and were used to discover the existence of dark energy. They're bright enough to see across large distances, and similar enough to act as a "standard candle" - an object of known luminosity. However, an embarrassing fact is that astronomers still don't know what star systems make Type Ia supernovae.
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January 6, 2014
One of the major factors blamed for the subprime mortgage crisis may have actually played only a minor role in the housing meltdown, new research reveals.
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March 5, 2012
The Fukushima disaster happened one year ago -- the impacts are not over yet, neither in Japan nor in Germany. Immediately after the reactor accident became known, KIT established working groups that are still processing scientific findings for the public. Meanwhile, the KIT Energy Center is supporting the energy turnaround in Germany by conducting research into energy efficiency, storage technologies, smart grids, electromobility, and renewable energies.
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