Cancers linked to obesity to double by 2025 in Brazil
May 18, 2018, 10:06 am By SciDevThe rise in body mass index and associated cancers is linked with a ‘nutritional transition’.Vitamin D3 boost helps treat child malnutrition
May 15, 2018, 12:55 pm By SciDevResults of Pakistan trial are ‘a first’, showing benefit of high doses given over regularly prescribed treatment.Snakebite resolution set for Health Assembly approval
May 11, 2018, 10:21 am By SciDevCampaigners hope the move will unlock funds for medical tools, interventions on the ground.Education key to Pakistan reducing carbon emissions
May 10, 2018, 8:20 am By SciDevInvesting in education is vital to meet climate agreement commitments without sacrificing growth.Fish larvae lose their way to safety in acidified oceans
May 9, 2018, 10:52 am By SciDevAcidification disorients fish larvae, putting their survival at risk and seriously affecting fish populations.Africa’s offline gender gap is getting repeated online
May 6, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevNanjira Sambuli asks why dedicated connectivity funds sit unused, leaving women on the wrong side of the digital divide.Asian countries to see net gain from automation
May 3, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevDespite job losses, AI and robotics is set to benefit Asia’s developing countries.AI dengue prediction tool trialled in Asia, Latin America
May 1, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevThe system’s inventors claim it predicts outbreaks up to three months in advance.A fight to put artisanal fishers on the map
Apr 30, 2018, 10:55 am By SciDevFAO’s move to shore up the rights of small-scale fishers is making waves in Costa Rica. Anita Makri reports.Brazilian discovery could cut stomach bug cases
Apr 29, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevStomach bug study is first time key infection genes identified.Blood transfusions a ‘hidden’ malaria risk
Apr 26, 2018, 12:21 pm By SciDevHigh prevalence of the malaria parasites in blood for transfusions could be a setback in controlling the disease.Do no harm: A code to guide use of humanitarian drones
Apr 24, 2018, 11:00 am By SciDevDrones could become the go-to source of information for decision makers.Weak policies harming circular economy path in Africa
Apr 19, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevAfrica should implement strategies that do not create jobs at the expense of polluting the environment.A fight to put artisanal fishers on the map
Apr 18, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevFAO’s move to shore up the rights of small-scale fishers is making waves in Costa Rica. Anita Makri reports.China, India lead rise in global antibiotic consumption
Apr 18, 2018, 12:03 pm By SciDevRising incomes are massively increasing demand for antibiotics.Sugarcane ethanol benefits mapped out for Latin America
Mon 7:20pm By SciDevBetter electricity access and reduction of fossil fuel imports are two advantages of boosting bioenergy.African research in danger due to low prioritisation
Mon 4:20am By SciDevAfrican nations’ inability to contribute one per cent of GDP to R&D is frustrating researchers, says a meeting.Benefits of paperless trade
Apr 13, 2018, 9:41 am By SciDevBy adopting digital, paperless trade the Asia Pacific region can save US$673 billion annually, says UN report.Universal health coverage depends on solid data
Apr 8, 2018, 8:00 pm By SciDevThe objective of providing universal health coverage is probably the most vital and ambitious undertaking in history.Reports of new HIV strain in the Philippines rejected
Apr 6, 2018, 7:33 pm By SciDevUN agencies respond to media reports of a new drug-resistant HIV strain in the Philippines.
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