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Maternal HIV-1 treatment protects against transmission to newborns

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mothers receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat HIV-1 infection are less likely than untreated mothers to transmit the virus to their newborns through breastfeeding, according to a new study. The findings, ...


Bell Labs breaks optical transmission record, 100 Petabit per second kilometer barrier

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (27) | comments 0

Alcatel-Lucent today announced that scientists in Bell Labs, the company’s research arm, have set a new optical transmission record of more than 100 Petabits per second.kilometer (equivalent to 100 million Gigabits per second.kilometer). ...


Artificial noise saves energy

Artificial noise saves energy

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Against the background of climate change, how can xDSL systems function more energy-efficiently and cost-effectively? Scientists are providing a solution combining existing methods which network providers ...





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Breastfeeding now safer for infants of HIV-infected mothers

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Feb 04, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An antiretroviral drug already in widespread use in the developing world to prevent the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their newborns during childbirth has also been found to substantially cut the risk of subsequent ...


NTT DoCoMo Achieves World's First 5Gbps Packet Transmission in 4G Field Experiment

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 09, 2007 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it achieved a maximum packet transmission rate of approximately 5Gbps in the downlink using 100MHz frequency bandwidth to a mobile station moving at 10km/h. The field experiment of fourth-generation ...


ACTs may achieve malaria transmission reductions comparable to insecticide treated nets

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In low-transmission areas, if widely used, artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) may reduce malaria transmission as effectively as the widespread use of insecticide-treated bed nets, says a new study published in next week's ...


Report says 3 percent in DC have HIV or AIDS

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A new report by D.C. health officials says that at least 3 percent of residents in the nation's capital are living with HIV or AIDS and every mode of transmission is on the rise.


Gigaset Optical LAN Adapter Duo

Optical Broadband Data Transmission in the Home

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 27, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Siemens and Infineon have developed a simple broadband transmission system for use in home networks. The system uses optical polymer cables that can be laid and installed without requiring any special skills. ...


Community spread of trachoma could be stopped by treating all household members

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All members of the household need to be treated for trachoma in order to prevent rapid re-infection, according to a new study published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.


Sony Develops New Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology 'TransferJet'

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 07, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sony today announced "TransferJet", a new Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology enabling the high speed transfer of large data files (photos, HD images, etc.) between electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital ...


NTT DoCoMo Begins Super 3G Experiment

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 13, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that this month it began testing an experimental Super 3G system for mobile communications. With this experiment, DoCoMo will seek to achieve a downlink transmission rate of 300Mbps over a ...


Variant of mad cow disease may be transmitted by blood transfusions, according to animal study

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 28, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Blood transfusions are a valuable treatment mechanism in modern medicine, but can come with the risk of donor disease transmission. Researchers are continually studying the biology of blood products to understand how certain ...


Study: Indirect transmission can trigger influenza outbreaks in birds

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New data on the persistence of avian influenza viruses in the environment has allowed a team of University of Georgia researchers to create the first model that takes into account both direct and indirect transmission of ...



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