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Breastfed Babies Have Better Cholesterol Profiles As Teens
Researchers in Hong Kong found that infants who were breastfed had reduced levels of low density lipoprotein-cholesterol during adolescence.
Cellular Spring Cleaning Implicated In Brain Diseases
Neurological diseases such as autism and schizophrenia are linked to impaired autophagy in neurons, say researchers in Japan.
Scientists Find Hidden Dioxins In African E-Waste Hubs
Researchers in Japan have characterized dioxins and other soil contaminants from an e-waste hub in Ghana.
Eminent Scientists From India Among 2019 Royal Society Fellows
Virologist Dr. Gagandeep Kang and pharmaceutical company Cipla chairperson Dr. Yusuf Hamied are among this year’s roster of Royal Society Fellows.
Sticky Wrap Helps Reinforce Aging Structures
Combining glass fibers and a glue-like resin that only hardens when exposed to light, a team of scientists in Singapore has developed a wrapping material that can help preserve structural integrity of structures.
Fungus Becomes Factory For African Sleeping Sickness Drug
By genetically modifying a fungus, researchers in Japan can produce large quantities of ascofuranone, a promising antibiotic for the treatment of African sleeping sickness.
Alcohol Intake Linked To Stroke Risk In East Asians
An international team of researchers has found that alcohol increases stroke risk by about 35 percent for every 280 grams of alcohol a week in East Asians.
Entangled Photons Strengthen Data Encryption
By keeping entangled photons in sync as they travel different paths through an optical fiber network, researchers in Singapore have demonstrated successful quantum key distribution over a distance of ten kilometers.
Deep Microbes Shed Light On Carbon Cycle
Scientists have discovered a way to track the activity of microbes that degrade hydrocarbons, which could lead to a better understanding of the Earth's carbon cycle.