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Nteranya Sanginga, Director General, IITA A woman farmer in Mozambique with DT maize harvest. Credit: CIMMYT IBADAN and MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 2021 (IPS) - 17 February – African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate change: 2020 was the second hottest year on record, while prolonged droughts and explosive floods are directly threatening the livelihoods of millions. By the 2030s, lack of rainfall and rising temperatures could render 40 percent of Africa’s maize-growing are...

Biomedical engineer leads team at Case Western Reserve, Cleveland VA in developing blood test to determine whether patient could get potentially deadly...

LE&RN Spokesperson Kathy Bates delivers testimony on Capitol Hill, April 2019 LE&RN Activists meet with Congressional staffers, March 2018 Demands: National Lymphatic Commission at NIH, “lymphatic diseases” eligible for study at DOD, LTA passage Now is not the time to rest; now is the time to maintain pressure. If we come together, we will ensure Congress follows through on promises and we will make progress for those who struggle with LD.” — William Repicci, President & CEO of LE&RNNEW...

Midway through former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial, the social media silence is almost deafening. Mr. Trump, of course, was permanently banished from Twitter on Jan. 8, two days after the Capitol riot he is blamed by Democrats for inciting. The ex-president has also made no TV or radio appearances since leaving office. This pause in Mr. Trump’s relentless public presence could be serving him well. His poll numbers have rebounded a bit since plunging after the...

February 11, 2021 Cancer Research Photo by Dreamstime More people die from cancer than from almost any other causes in the world. Yale School of Public Health researchers are working together to change that. From key partnerships with the Yale Cancer Center (YCC) to novel research efforts across New Haven and Connecticut, as well as globally, Yale scientists have already made significant steps toward preventing and treating a wide range of cancers. Their interdisciplinary fight against cancer h...

Sierra Leone’s civil war spawned a generation of child soldiers and war-affected youth. Some fell into chronic depression and unemployment, while others became lawyers, doctors, and entrepreneurs.  For Ishmeal Alfred Charles, a former child recruit in Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war, trauma has given way to a fulfilling adulthood as a humanitarian worker.  Why We Wrote This When a brutal war births a generation of child soldiers, why do some succumb to despair while others recover and thr...

UIC researchers receive $10.15 million grant to develop treatment for dry eye conditions Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million grant to develop a broad-spectrum immunomodulatory eye drop to treat patients with severe dry eye and ocular surface disease due to inflammatory and immune system disorders. Dr. Sandeep Jain, a professor of ophthalmology at UICs College of Medicine, is principal investigator. He received the grant from the National E...

SAE International announced a contract with a best-in-class contractor team, comprising Eonti, DigiCert and VerSprite to perform the technical development of the SAE Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) project, an industry-led pre-competitive research project to strengthen EV charging system security. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a system...

#WorldPulsesDay2021 World Pulses Day, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, raises awareness about the nutritional benefits of a global wonder food: pulses. CGIAR, the worlds largest global agricultural innovation network, is working hard with FAO to raise the profile of these delicious and nutritious crops by showcasing the pivotal role pulses can play in achieving global food security goals and targets.   The ongoing climate crisis highlights more than ...

. The study will run for a 13-month period and will recruit over 800 patients across eight sites in the UK, including London – St George’s and UCL, Oxford, Southampton, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham and Liverpool. Com-COV has eight different arms that will test eight different combinations of doses and dose intervals. This is tentative and subject to change should more COVID-19 vaccines be approved for use in the UK. The eight arms include the following dose combinations: Pfizer/Bio...