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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.
‘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 ...
Big brands ‘failing to curb plastic sachet use’ - SciDev.Net
May 21, 2024 · [SYDNEY] Small plastic sachets commonly used in low- and middle-income countries must be phased out and packaging reuse systems promoted, urge campaigners and waste pickers, as new analysis reveals major corporations have failed to curb their use.
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 ...
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.
Nanotechnology for health: Facts and figures - SciDev.Net
Nov 18, 2010 · Can developing countries use nanotechnology to improve health? Priya Shetty looks at nanomedicine’s promise.. Nanotechnology — the science of the extremely small — holds enormous potential for healthcare, from delivering drugs more effectively, diagnosing diseases more rapidly and sensitively, and delivering vaccines via aerosols and patches.
How do I write a scientific paper? - SciDev.Net
Jul 2, 2013 · Tips on how to present the results of a study, and give it the best chance of publication. Adapted with permission from a text developed by the Applied Ecology Research Group at the University of Canberra Australia, and prepared with the aid of 'How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper' by Robert Day (ISI Press, Philadelphia, 1979). A scientific paper is a written report describing original ...
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How China trained a new generation abroad - SciDev.Net
May 8, 2003 · China has been all too aware of the pros and cons of homegrown intellectual talent moving abroad for decades. David Zweig and Stanley Rosen investigate how the country has chosen to respond.