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Landmark study defines benefits of early HIV testing and treatment for infected infants Testing very young babies for HIV and giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately to those found infected with the virus dramatically prevents illness and death, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that giving ART to HIV-infected infants beginning at an average age of 7 weeks made them four times less likely to die in the next 48 weeks, compared with postponing ART until signs of illness or a weakened immune system appeared--the standard of care when the study began. Angular observation of joints of geckos moving on horizontal and vertical surfaces New research shows that gecko's joints rotated more quickly the greater the speed, and the swinging scope of forelimbs stayed nearly at 59 degrees when swinging forward. The lifting angle of forelimbs was always positive to keep the center of mass close to the surface when moving up vertical surfaces. Alternative gaits had little effect on the swing angle of hind limbs of the geckos moving on both horizontal and vertical surfaces. Could genetic research awaken racist attitudes? People are different, both physically and mentally, but genetically everyone is very similar. That's been the thought of scientists for decades now. But with population research becoming more and more common, the University of Alberta's Tim Caulfield is concerned that genetic research could awaken racist attitudes. Microarray analysis improves prenatal diagnosis A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at Baylor College of Medicine, said researchers in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Prenatal Diagnosis. Sicilian word enters British genetic language A scientific team from the John Innes Centre and University of St Andrews has identified a key gene that was transferred from a Sicilian plant into a close relative in Britain, showing how genetic cross-talk between species can be important for evolution. First fuzzy photos of planets outside solar system (PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea have obtained the first-ever direct images identifying a multi-planet system around a normal star. Qualcomm to link people to Internet without computers US wireless technology titan Qualcomm on Wednesday said it is unleashing technology that will let people in poor countries connect to the Internet without personal computers. A new approach in tsunami-early warning The newly implemented Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean, GITEWS, goes into operation today and with this, the system enters its final phase of optimisation. As foreseen, the system was officially handed over to the BMKG (Meteorological, Climatology and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia) by the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, slightly less than four years after the catastrophe of 2004. Digg founder says economic meltdown prime time for Internet startups Digg founder Kevin Rose on Friday shined light on a stormy economic landscape, saying the climate is right for launching Internet startups. CISA3 Researchers Look Into the Past with High-Resolution Digital Scans of Italy's Palazzo Medici (PhysOrg.com) -- The Palazzo Medici, one of most significant landmarks of the Italian Renaissance, has always been something of a touchstone — it was completed in 1460 for the wealthy Medici family and later served as the model for Florence's more ornate Pitti and Strozzi palaces. It's fitting, then, that the palace (now called the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi) has also become a prototype for researchers pursuing high-resolution digital cultural forensics, a field being pioneered by scientists at UC San Diego's Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology (CISA3). Yahoo! News Search Results for Islamic Reference New challenges facing Islamic banks analysed (Gulf Daily News) MANAMA: The structural advantages and potential challenges faced by Islamic banks in the global economic crisis will be examined by the WIBC McKinsey Competitiveness Report. WIBC to highlight strategic challenges facing Islamic finance industry (AME Info) This year's WIBC McKinsey Competitiveness Report will also examine the structural advantages and potential challenges being faced by Islamic banks in the context of the global economic crisis. Al Qaeda No. 2 insults Obama with racial slur in new video (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) Using a racially derogatory term, Al Qaeda's second-in-command disparaged US President-elect Barack Obama in an apparent effort to deflate high expectations among Muslims that relations between the United States and the Islamic world will improve under an Obama administration, say Al Qaeda experts. BSB as 21st Century capital city (Borneo Bulletin) Brunei Darussalam is mulling the possibility for the capital city, Bandar Seri Begawan, to have a world-class facility with university campus, first-class condominium and business facilities especially in the field of Islamic finance. Jewish pilgrimage stokes settler-army tensions in Hebron (AFP via Yahoo! News) Israel beefed up security on Friday as 25,000 Jewish pilgrims were expected in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron amid fears of violence as a group of settlers defied an eviction order. INDONESIA ABUZZ OVER CARTOONS BELITTING PROPHET (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Indonesia was abuzz today over cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad which appeared on an Internet blog, and Islamic organisations protested vehemently against the belittling of the prophet and called for the blogger to be arrested and penalised. Most Read News (Bernama) JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Indonesia was abuzz Thursday over cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad which appeared on an Internet blog, and Islamic organisations protested vehemently against the belittling of the prophet and called for the blogger to be arrested and penalised. Canada pushing hard for Iran censure (Canada.com) Iran is pulling out all the stops at the United Nations to short-circuit a Canadian-led censure of the Islamic republic's human rights record - and insiders say the Iranians may have the upper hand. PAHANG BIOSCIENCE SIGNS MoU WITH IIUM FOR CLINICAL STUDIES (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) KUANTAN, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- Pahang Bioscience Sdn Bhd (PBSB) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) to carry out clinical studies on "Fetal Precursor Stem Cells" to treat chronic diseases, including AIDS. CAIR: Zawahri Does Not Speak for Muslims (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today condemned threatening rhetoric and racial slurs contained in a new video by Ayman al-Zawahri and said Al-Qaida's second-in-command does not speak for Muslims in this country or worldwide. |
