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No new polio case in Nigeria for three years
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| In Nigeria, the last country in Africa where polio cases were registered, no new case has been seen in three years. There is a chance that the disease is now eradicated from all of Africa. |
News seen at: BBC - Health
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Neat News 2019-233 (added 2019-08-21)
Cleaner Everest
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| Single use plastic has been banned in Nepal's Everest region in order to reduce the amount of rubbish to be collected around the world's highest mountain. |
News seen at: BBC - World - Asia
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Neat News 2019-232 (added 2019-08-20)
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| Donepezil, a drug used to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer patients, has shown in experiments with rats the potential to reverse some brain damage caused by alcohol abuse. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Mind & Brain
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Neat News 2019-231 (added 2019-08-19)
Invisible ink on papyrus
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| Testing an ancient Egyptian piece of papyrus with tomography, researchers have found that the empty looking piece contained some writing. It is assumed that it has faded over the many centuries. The technique can be used without unrolling ancient fragile scrolls. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Fossils & Ruins
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Neat News 2019-230 (added 2019-08-18)
Near Earth asteroid not to crash for a long time
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| New measurements of the asteroid 2006 QV89, which was discovered in 2006, mean that it will not crash into the Earth for the next century. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Physical/Tech
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Some big coal based power plants in the US are closing
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| Some big power plants such as Navajo Generating Station are closing this year. They are very big CO2 producers and will be replaced by renewable and natural gas based power plants. |
News seen at: Scientific American - Energy
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Neat News 2019-228 (added 2019-08-16)
Plan lands near Moscow after bird strike
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| After been disrupted by birds after take-off from Zhukovsky International Airport near Moscow, the pilots had to make an emergency landing in a cornfield. All of the more than 230 people on board survived, mainly unhurt. |
News seen at: BBC - Europe
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Neat News 2019-227 (added 2019-08-15)
Role of the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's
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| In Alzheimer patients, a particular protein, beta-amyloid plaques, accumulates and damages neurons of the brain. The protein causes further damage by making holes in the blood-brain barrier that prevents the entry of damaging molecules to the brain. The better understanding gained may result in a therapy in the long run. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Health News
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Health benefits from flavonoid rich food
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| Tea, apples, broccoli, and blueberries are rich in flavonoids and these protect against cancer and heart disease, a study has found. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Health
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Neat News 2019-225 (added 2019-08-13)
Effective drugs against Ebola
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| In a trial, two drugs show highly effective in treating Ebola, boosting survival rates from about 50 percent to around 90 percent. |
News seen at: BBC - Health
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Neat News 2019-224 (added 2019-08-12)
Thin gold
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| Scientists have produced a form of gold that is only two atoms thick. One potential application is that of catalysts in which the surface is to be maximized. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Physical/Tech News
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Neat News 2019-223 (added 2019-08-11)
Qutrits for teleportation
![]() | Quantum communication promises secure communication. Now, a tripartite unit of quantum information, a so-called qutrit, has been teleported in a proof of principle. The qutrit is related to the bipartite qubit. |
News seen at: Scientific American - Physics
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Neat News 2019-222 (added 2019-08-10)
Glowing sharks
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| Some shark species can transform the blue light in the deep sea into a bright green colour that can be seen by other sharks. Now it has been understood how they do this. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Science News
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Neat News 2019-221 (added 2019-08-09)
Learning survival from bats
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| Bats can live to an age of 40 years, a lot more than most other mammals of their size. They do this by using their senses, living in large colonies, being generous (reciprocal altruisms), and being clean. |
News seen at: BBC - Science (Film 3:46)
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Eating plants against climate change
![]() | A UN report has stated that people in the West who want to do something against climate change can do so by reducing their meat consumption. |
News seen at: BBC - Science & Environment
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Neat News 2019-219 (added 2019-08-07)
Restoring hearing
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| Scientists have identified proteins that control the growth of so-called hair cells in the inner ear of mice. This may in the long run contribute to restoring hearing for people with currently irreversible deafness. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Science News
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Neat News 2019-218 (added 2019-08-06)
Detecting cancer cells
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| Combining powerful microscopy and imaging algorithms, a non-invasive technique has been developed that can detect metastasis of cancer cells in real time. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Health & Medicine
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Neat News 2019-217 (added 2019-08-05)
General knowledge and wires in brain
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| Using magnetic resonance imaging scientists have found that people who have excellent general knowledge have brains that are efficiently wired by nerve fibres. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Education & Learning
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Neat News 2019-216 (added 2019-08-04)
No plastic bottles at San Francisco airport
![]() | In order to reduce plastic rubbish, no plastic bottles are sold any more at San Francisco airport from 20 August 2019. People can refill bottles at almost 100 water fountains. |
News seen at: Der Spiegel - Travel (in German)
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Flu vaccination benefits
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| A vaccination against influenza not only protects against the flu but also gives survival advantages to elderly people who are admitted to intensive care units. |
News seen at: ScienceDaily - Mind & Brain
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Neat News 2019-214 (added 2019-08-02)
New test for Alzheimer's disease
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| A new test has been developed that can detect Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms. In order to be used on the wider community its accuracy needs still to be improved. |
News seen at: BBC - Health
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Neat News 2019-213 (added 2019-08-01)
Gene editing to treat blood disorders
![]() | Gene editing has been used in non-human primates in order to test lasting improvements for patients with blood disorders such as sickle cell disease. |