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Therapeutic vaccines: a new hope for chronic diseases?
Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.18/07/08
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US$40 million funding boost for African researchers
UK-based medical charity the Wellcome Trust will inject almost US$40 million into training scientists in Sub-Saharan Africa.15/04/08
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Asia Pacific research to benefit from Australian aid
The Australian government has announced that will invest more than US$18 million annually into research in the Asia Pacific.01/04/08
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Journals team up to highlight poverty and health
Research journals have joined forces to draw attention to the role science can play in alleviating poverty and improving ...23/10/07
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Antimalaria vaccine candidate rolls towards success
The earlier promise shown by a potential vaccine against malaria is fulfilled in a particularly vulnerable infant group, a ...19/10/07
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UK body to coordinate climate change teamwork
A coordinating body will oversee cooperation between UK agencies involved in climate change research in developing countries.05/10/07
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Experts highlight ‘lack of interest’ in mental health
The mental health sector is under-resourced in developing countries, despite a high burden of mental disease, say experts.11/09/07
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Soil degradation issues ‘swept aside’, say experts
More attention must be paid to the global degradation of land and its impact on climate change and food ...07/09/07
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Carbon dioxide could make grasslands ‘unusable’
Research has shown that increased levels of carbon dioxide encourage woody shrubs to replace grass in grasslands, making for ...30/08/07
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Brown haze ‘heating up’ South Asia
The brown clouds of pollution over the Indian Ocean are contributing as much to atmospheric warming as greenhouse gases, ...07/08/07
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Human action ‘changing rainfall’ in developing world
Humans are responsible for changing rainfall patterns observed in many developing countries, say climate scientists.31/07/07
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Better biofuel uses best of both worlds
Scientists have combined biological and chemical methods to create a high-energy biofuel that can be produced more quickly and ...21/06/07