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Scientists produce human norepinephrine neurons from stem cells, with significant implications for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson
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New study: mRNA vaccine harnesses T-cell power to combat COVID-19 in lungs
The effectiveness of mRNA vaccines in reducing disease severity and hospitalization from COVID-19 is well established.
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Last of Nepal’s car porters recalls life without roads
By Ammu Kannampilly | AFP Chitlang (Nepal) (AFP) – At 92, Dhan Bahadur Gole is the last known survivor of a generation of porters who carried luxury cars on foot across steep mountain passes to Nepal’s rulers in Kathmandu. Before the Himalayan nation built its first highway in 1956 only the capital city had paved roads, […]
University of Malaya young researcher won the Outstanding Journal Article Award at the AECT 2014 convention in USA
Dr. Farrah Dina Yusop, the Deputy Director of the Curriculum Development Center and senior lecturer of the Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia has been awarded the prestigious Outstanding…
Materials Research Society Announces New Board Appointment for 2015
WARRENDALE, PA – The Materials Research Society (MRS) announces a new appointment to its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2015. David J. Parrillo, Global Research and Development Director, Packaging and Specialty Plastics…
Government of Myanmar and regional knowledge centre collaborate to promote ecotourism and the conservation of protected areas
Kathmandu– On Thursday, 30 October, in the presence of Union Minister U Htay Aung of the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism and the Union Minister U Win Tun of the…