STEM News from Around The World

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  Feeling bad about feeling bad can make you feel worse

  August 14, 2017

  Pressure to feel upbeat can make you feel downbeat, while embracing your darker moods can actually make you feel better in the long run, according to new UC Berkeley research. “We found that people who [...]
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  Source of Human Heartbeat Revealed in 3-D

  August 7, 2017

  Pioneering new study is set to help surgeons repair hearts without damaging precious tissue A team of scientists from Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), The University of Manchester, Aarhus University and Newcastle University, have developed [...]
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  Purpose in life by day linked to better sleep at night

  July 10, 2017

  Older adults whose lives have meaning enjoy better sleep quality and less sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome. Cultivating purpose in life could be drug-free strategy to improve sleep Findings similar in whites and African [...]
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  PROF. FRANCIS K. A. ALLOTEY AWARDED AS A FELLOW OF THE NIGERIAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY

  June 16, 2017

  Prof. Francis K. A. Allotey, President of AIMS Ghana has been awarded as a ‘Fellow of the Nigerian Mathematical Society’.A seven member Delegation, led by the President of Nigeria Mathematical Society, Prof. N. I. Akinwande, [...]
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  Antimalarial drugs: Potential new target identified

  June 15, 2017

  A newly described protein could be an effective target for combatting drug-resistant malaria parasites. The protein, the transcription factor PfAP2-I, regulates a number of genes involved with the parasite’s invasion of red blood cells, a [...]
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  Solar paint offers endless energy from water vapor

  June 15, 2017

  Researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen – the cleanest source of energy. The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts like silica gel, [...]