British astrophysicist donates $3 million prize to female scientists
One of Britain’s leading astrophysicists, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, said she will donate her $3 million prize to encourage more people, especially women, to break into the field.
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China launches marine satellite to monitor climate change
China sent a new marine satellite into orbit on Friday to help improve understanding of maritime waters and climate change.
UAE announces first astronauts to go to space
The United Arab Emirates has selected its first two astronauts to go on a mission to the International Space Station, Dubai’s ruler said Monday.
Chinese scientists develop new wound healing dressing material
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Scientists: Best combo drugs to prevent heart attack, sudden death
Researchers from the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary University London in the United Kingdom have made public the results of a large long-term study that looked at the efficiency of different treatments in keeping cardiovascular disease and heart attack at bay.
Goats can distinguish happy faces from angry ones – study
A new study shows that goats prefer a happy human face instead of an angry one, which suggests such socio-cognitive ability is more widespread in the animal kingdom than previously assumed.
Scientists develop brain implant that could stop, prevent epileptic seizures
An electronic device implanted directly into the brain can detect, stop and even prevent epileptic seizures.
Researchers find new enzymes for universal Type ‘O’ blood
Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have found a new, more powerful group of enzymes that could turn any type of blood into the universal Type “O” blood.
Scientists: Viagra could stop age-related blindness
Scientists have determined that Viagra, the blue pill commonly prescribed in the treatment of impotence, could also stop age-related blindness and restore sight.
Scientists develop device to warn of imminent heart attack, stroke
Researchers have developed a bio-optics diagnostic device which can warn of impending heart attacks and stroke.
Experts: Why most people don’t survive the brain cancer that killed John McCain
Experts have proffered reasons why many people who experience the kind of cancer that killed American senator and a Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, hardly survive it.
Scientists observe evidence of water ice on moon’s surface
For the first time, scientists have directly observed definitive evidence of water ice on the moon’s surface, U.S. space agency NASA has said.
Study: Substance in toad skin could promote scarless healing
Chinese scientists have discovered a substance in toad skin which could help promote skin tissue regeneration and repair, thus helping wounds heal without scars.
Triple pill may effectively lower blood pressure – study
A new low dose three-in-one pill to treat hypertension could transform the way high blood pressure is treated around the world, according to a study published in JAMA, a journal of the American Medical Association.
Medical marijuana trial shows positive signs for epilepsy sufferers
An Australian trial which used a marijuana extract to treat 40 children with severe epilepsy found the drug has a manageable side effect profile, but only shows extensive symptom relief for a select number of patients.
Study: Blue light from smartphones could accelerate blindness
The blue light from digital devices like smartphones could accelerate blindness, researchers found.
NASA launches historic probe to ‘touch Sun’
NASA on Sunday launched a $1.5 billion spacecraft toward the Sun on a historic mission to protect the Earth by unveiling the mysteries of dangerous solar storms.
NASA blasts off historic spaceship to Sun
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