A more flexible approach to teaching methods and better community support could reduce school drop-out in high HIV-prevalence areas in sub-Saharan Africa. Findings from a project led by London's Institute of Education and ...
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery by scientists in Cambridge and Alberta of a fifth adaptor protein – a tiny and vital component of many cells –will lay the foundations for a greater understanding of genetic disorders.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2011
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For some years now astronomers have been scratching their heads over the appearance of supernovae that detonate out in the middle of nowhere – rather than within a host galaxy.
Astronomy
Nov 14, 2011
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Chevron Canada has begun drilling the country's deepest offshore oil well, as the firm sought to soothe fears over a repeat of the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
Earth Sciences
May 11, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The role of a mother in African families is even more essential to the well-being of a child than the role played by the breadwinner father, according to a study published in the latest issue of the journal ...
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2010
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University at Buffalo biophysicists have found a protein in tarantula venom that shows promise as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy (MD). They have formed a start-up biotech company in Buffalo -- Rose Pharmaceuticals ...
Biotechnology
Dec 29, 2009
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A Duke University study of more than 3,000 orphaned and abandoned children in five Asian and African countries has found that children in institutional orphanages fare as well or better than those who live in the community.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2009
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Suppose you had a disease for which there's a proven cure, but nobody makes the drug. Where do you turn?
Other
Oct 20, 2009
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