se Blood Vessel's Growth Helps Recover Movement: Study By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Loss of smallest blood vessels in muscle could ease difficulties moving and exercising. Knowing this link aids in recovery by growing more blood vessels Full Article
se Green Tea Extract Reduces Fatty Liver Disease By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: The combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of obesity-related fatty liver disease by 75% in mice fed a high-fat diet, according Full Article
se Multi-sensor Band Records Changes in Patients With MS By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive, chronic disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the central nervous system, resulting in multiple Full Article
se Pakistan Reported 179 Coronavirus Cases By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Pakistan reported 179 coronavirus cases after a sharp raise reported among pilgrims who had returned from Iran through the Taftan border and were quarantined in Sukkur. Full Article
se Covid-19 Deaths Continue To Raise Till April in Italy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Number of daily deaths in Italian hospitals is increasing at the maximum rate, and more numbers of deaths in hospital are likely to continue until mid-April Full Article
se Near Exponential Growth Seen in Global Coronavirus Cases, Deaths By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Exponential growth seen in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths, the WHO warned on Thursday. According to latest data from Johns Hopkins University''s Full Article
se Simple and Easy Tips for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses Amid COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: COVID-19: Experts from University at Buffalo School of Management have suggested simple tips to entrepreneurs and local businesses ride out the storm. Full Article
se Distressed Corona Healthcare Warriors Deserve All the Respect By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Overburdened doctors, nurses and healthcare personnel at the frontline are facing immense pressure from the society at large. While fighting against Full Article
se Press Release: Project makes water from the sun for climate smart farming By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 02:41:42 +0000 World’s largest user of groundwater for agriculture looks to solar for a more sustainable future. Full Article Media Releases Z-News Claudia Sadoff Groundwater solar Solar Irrigation
se A continental coalition is set in motion to support sustainable groundwater use across Africa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:43:29 +0000 Inclusion of groundwater in continent-wide strategies has potential to help keep Africa’s broader development on a sustainable footing. Full Article Blog Z-Featured Content Z-News Groundwater Karen Villholth SDGs Water security
se Business Recorder: An interview with Mohsin Hafeez, Country Representative of IWMI By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 10:52:47 +0000 The principles of integrated water resource management insist on taking a basin-wide or systemwide approach rather than addressing surface water and groundwater issues separately. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News
se Press Release: IWMI project enables fast access to petabytes of analysis-ready water data in Africa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 02:30:39 +0000 A new IWMI partnership with Digital Earth Africa (DEA) will leverage state of the art remote-sensing and data management technologies to enhance the ability of African Governments, communities and companies to better manage their water. Full Article Media Releases Z-Featured Content Z-News Africa Helmsley Charitable Trust Open Data Cube remote sensing
se News Trust: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:17:32 +0000 "In the water sector we always say 'Don't waste a good crisis'," said Inga Jacobs-Mata, the South African representative from non-profit research group the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Full Article IWMI in the news Z-Featured Content Z-News COVID-19
se TimesLive: Fears over handwashing in Africa to stem coronavirus seen as trigger for change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:04:48 +0000 “In the water sector we always say 'Don't waste a good crisis'," said Inga Jacobs-Mata, the South African representative from non-profit research group the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News COVID-19
se Research shows reducing local income inequality may slow rural-urban migration By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:10:50 +0000 Recent research conducted by IWMI, in collaboration with the IFPRI and IFAD, finds that the poorest are likelier to migrate when increases in incomes are accompanied by increases in local income inequalities. Full Article Blog Z-Featured Content Z-News Economics employment IFAD IFPRI migration outmigration Poverty
se Challenge winner moves forward with IoT to develop world first database By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:21:53 +0000 A network of solar irrigation pumps equipped with sensors that connect to the Internet will potentially provide a world first database of groundwater usage in sub-Saharan Africa. Full Article Blog Z-Featured Content Z-News CGIAR Inspire Challenge Futurepump Groundwater Informatics IoT irrigation Kenya pumps REAL-GUD solar solar water pumps solar-powered water pumps
se Down to Earth: When Covid-19, climate collide: How south Asia can prepare itself By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:19:35 +0000 Countries in south Asia are bracing themselves for an onslaught of climate disasters, as if managing the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is not enough. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News Bangladesh climate COVID-19 crops India maps WLE
se The Water Channel: More crop per drop: Farmer-learning and the promise of improved water use in agriculture By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 14:59:53 +0000 It has been said many times that there is very little irrigation development in Africa, that there is little water storage per head of population, that this adds up to high vulnerability to droughts. Full Article IWMI in the news Z-News
se Programmed Viruses Could Protect Soldiers, Fight Drug Resistance By www.medindia.net Published On :: Engineered bacteriophages could kill various iE.coli/i strains by making mutations in viral protein, according to the team of researchers at the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies. Full Article
se New Genetic-based Epilepsy Risk Scores Developed By www.medindia.net Published On :: Genetic-based epilepsy risk scores could lay the foundation for a more individualized method of epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. This test was developed Full Article
se Stem Cell Research Aids to Understand How Huntington's Disease Develops By www.medindia.net Published On :: Pluripotent stem cells research provides insight into how Huntington's Disease (HD) develops and may help pave the way for identifying pathways for future treatments. Full Article
se New CRISPR-Cas9 Protein Increases Precision of Gene Editing By www.medindia.net Published On :: CRISPR-Cas9 protein was found to help increase the targeting accuracy in the genome editing process, revealed a team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet. Full Article
se Genetic Variation in Brain Cell Types Helps Predict Disease Risk By www.medindia.net Published On :: Genetic variation in enhancers (non-coding regulatory regions) was found to play a role in a person's risk of developing psychiatric or neurological conditions, stated new study. Full Article
se Gene Scissors Detect Diseases By www.medindia.net Published On :: University of Freiburg scientists have used gene scissors to edit genetic material in order to better diagnose diseases such as cancer. The results are Full Article
se Gene that Modifies the Severity of Inherited Kidney Disease Discovered By www.medindia.net Published On :: A gene that is associated with severe genetic kidney disease has been identified successfully. This groundbreaking discovery could open up new avenues for more precise treatments. Full Article
se New Test Detects Kids at Higher Risk for Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease By www.medindia.net Published On :: Research-based ultrasound exams help detect kids at high risk of developing cystic fibrosis liver issues, according to a study involving 11 clinical sites Full Article
se Disease-causing Repeats Help Human Neurons Function, Says Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Gene repeats that cause Fragile X Syndrome normally regulate how and when proteins are made in neurons, said a Michigan Medicine team. This process may Full Article
se Study Finds Link Between Genes and Ability to Exercise By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study has discovered a genetic mutation that reduces a patient's ability to exercise efficiently. The findings of the study are published in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i. Full Article
se Novel CRISPR Technology may Target RNA, Including RNA Viruses Like Coronavirus By www.medindia.net Published On :: New genetic screening platform using CRISPR technology for targeting thousands of genes in a massively-parallel fashion give an accurate and fast method Full Article
se New Gene for Rare Disease of Excess Bone Growth Identified By www.medindia.net Published On :: New gene that causes melorheostosis, a rare group of conditions involving painful and disfiguring overgrowth of bone tissue, is identified by the team Full Article
se New Mechanism to Explain Role of Gene Mutations in Kidney Disease Uncovered By www.medindia.net Published On :: Novel mechanism that helps explain how certain genetic mutations give rise to a rare genetic kidney disorder called nephrotic syndrome has been mapped Full Article
se Personal Medicine Closer to People With Diverse Origins By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study proposes a method to extend polygenic scores, the estimate of genetic risk factors and personalized medicine revolution, to individuals with Full Article
se Gene Therapy can Improve Treatment of Neurological Diseases By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study has found a recently developed system for switching on the activity of genes that could improve treatments for a broad range of neurological diseases. Full Article
se Cold-induced Urticarial Rash: A New Hereditary Disease By www.medindia.net Published On :: New, previously unknown form of inflammatory skin disorder known as familial (hereditary) cold urticaria develops when exposed to temperatures below 15 Full Article
se Gene Defects Tied to Eczema, Wheeze and Nasal Disease Among Babies By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study finds a link between a common gene defect and eczema, nasal blockage, and wheeze among kids as young as six months. The study raises further Full Article
se Liver Transplants From Older Donors Decrease Despite Improved Outcomes In Recipients By www.medindia.net Published On :: Even though recipients who received liver grafts from older donors (70 and older) had improved outcomes with reduced mortality, graft loss and postoperative Full Article
se Use of HCV-Infected Organs Viable for Patients Awaiting Heart Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: Nine patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) after receiving lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease Full Article
se De Novo Donor-specific Antibodies Linked to Blood Vessels Thickening After Kidney Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: After kidney transplant, kids who developed anti-human leukocyte antibodies against their donor kidney, known as de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) Full Article
se Priority Rule for Organ Donors Could Have Unintended Consequences, Says Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Scientists have created a simulated organ market and placed a dollar value factor using data from the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Full Article
se Patients Die on Wait List as US Transplant Centers Refuse Donor Kidneys By www.medindia.net Published On :: Transplant centers are declining viable kidneys on behalf of patients whose lives might have been saved by the organs, reports a new study. The findings Full Article
se Novel Study Offers Solution to Decrease Organ Shortage Crisis By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study provides incentives to boost organ supply without compromising organ quality or inducing excessively high costs of donating. The findings of Full Article
se Variation in Transplant Centers' Use of Less-than-ideal Organs Examined By www.medindia.net Published On :: A tool to assess organ acceptance practices by transplant centers found wide variability in centers' willingness to use less-than-ideal donor kidneys has been developed by researchers. Full Article
se Using Lungs from Increased-risk Donors Expands Donor Pool, Maintains Current Survival Rates: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study found no significant difference in patient survival or rates of rejection when the recipient accepted increased risk lungs, reveals a new study. Full Article
se Less-than-perfect Kidneys can be Successfully Used for Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: Each year, hundreds of deceased donor kidneys are discarded after being deemed not suitable under current medical criteria, can be transplanted safely Full Article
se New Way to Preserve Donated Kidneys By www.medindia.net Published On :: Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH), Cleveland Clinic and Lifebanc Full Article
se New Research Helps Down Disease Incidence in Organ Donors By www.medindia.net Published On :: Genotyping helps identify and predict the risk of subjects wishing to donate a kidney. Those who are at high-risk of developing the disease can be removed Full Article
se Americans Support Organ Donation for Research By www.medindia.net Published On :: A strong majority of Americans agree that organ and tissue donation for research contributes to health and medical breakthroughs and acknowledge significant shortfalls for donation. Full Article
se New Photoacoustic Imaging Technique can Assess Kidney Quality Before Transplantation By www.medindia.net Published On :: Novel worlds' first study applies photoacoustic (PA) imaging to visualize scarring in kidneys, also called fibrosis, a common form of damage in donor's kidneys. Full Article
se Soft Opt-out System can Increase Organ Donation Consent By www.medindia.net Published On :: Introduction of a soft opt (and) #8208;out system of consent significantly boosted organ donation consent though the impact was not immediate, reports a new study. Full Article
se Lone Demon Sentenced to Death By www.medindia.net Published On :: Ajmal Amir Kasab the lone surviving terrorist, who gunned down hundreds on 26/11, has finally been awarded the death Full Article