Big hopes are riding on the 2015 United Nations climate change conference planned for Nov. 30-Dec. 11 in Paris, where more than 190 nations will strive to hammer out an international agreement aimed at lowering global temperatures through significant reductions in human-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. But the meeting, known as COP21, or the 21st Session […]
Nov 15 2015 | Posted in
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Two centuries after its invention, the ubiquitous stethoscope may be on the way out — a smaller device connected through an app to smartphones may replace the old Y-shaped instrument. The new portable device is named HeartBuds. “They not only detect sounds inside the body just as well — or better — than traditional stethoscopes, […]
Gradual melting of winter snow helps feed water to farms, cities and ecosystems across much of the world, but this resource may soon be critically imperiled. In a new study, scientists have identified snow-dependent drainage basins across the northern hemisphere currently serving 2 billion people that run the risk of declining supplies in the coming century. […]
Nov 14 2015 | Posted in
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Regional chief of Novo Nordisk stresses collaboration with stakeholders to win the battle Bangladesh needs to put more efforts in collaboration with all stakeholders to win the battle against diabetes, as the country is sitting on a ticking bomb with 8.4 million diabetic patients, a top pharmaceutical executive said. “Bangladesh may have 16 million diabetic […]
Nov 14 2015 | Posted in
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Liberia and Sierra Leone, two of the countries worst affected by the Ebola outbreak, are now virus-free according to the World Health Organisation. On 7 November, Sierra Leone had gone 42 days without any new cases of Ebola, allowing the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare the country free of the virus. It is an important […]
Nov 14 2015 | Posted in
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Geoscientists have for the first time revealed the magma plumbing beneath Mount St. Helens, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest. The emerging picture includes a giant magma chamber, between 5 and 12 kilometers below the surface, and a second, even larger one, between 12 and 40 kilometers below the surface. The two chambers […]
Nov 12 2015 | Posted in
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Diets high in meat may lead to an increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC) through intake of carcinogenic compounds created by certain cooking techniques, such as barbecuing and pan-frying. As part of a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published online this week in the journal CANCER, researchers […]
Nov 12 2015 | Posted in
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A good numbers of trees in Modhukhali reserve forest area under Kalapara upazila of the district are dying due to water logging as a local influential man set up a fish farm occupying a portion of the forest. Mahtab Howlader of Purbo Modhukhali village set up a fish farm in the reserve forest area last […]
For the first time, doctors have breached the human brain’s protective layer to deliver cancer-fighting drugs. The Canadian team used tiny gas-filled bubbles, injected into the bloodstream of a patient, to punch temporary holes in the blood-brain barrier. A beam of focused ultrasound waves applied to the skull made the bubbles vibrate and push their […]
Nov 11 2015 | Posted in
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Landmark research by The George Institute for Global Health has found that exercise can save lives, with an increase in the number of steps walked each day having a direct correlation with long term mortality. Study author Professor Terry Dwyer said this was the first time research had been able to make the link between […]
Nov 11 2015 | Posted in
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