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TalkAfrique Sci&Tek – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com Connecting To Advance Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:44:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.talkafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ta_logo22-150x92.jpg TalkAfrique Sci&Tek – TalkAfrique http://www.talkafrique.com 32 32 A Step Closer to a Screening Test for Stuttering http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/step-closer-screening-test-stuttering Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:47:28 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=11052 A screening test for children starting school that could accurately detect early signs of a persistent stutter is a step closer, experts say. The Wellcome Trust team says a specific speech test accurately predicts whose stutter will persist into their teens. About one in 20 develops a stutter before age five – but just one …

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]]> Fight Against Malaria Compromised by Resistance Spread http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/fight-malaria-compromised-by-resistance-spread Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:19:03 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10608 Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is increasing. They have confirmed that resistant strains of the malaria parasite on the border between Thailand and Burma, 500 miles (800km) away from previous sites. Researchers say that the rise of resistance means the effort to eliminate malaria is “seriously compromised”. …

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]]> Depression Often Overlooked in Treating HIV Patients http://www.talkafrique.com/issues/depression-often-overlooked-in-treating-hiv-patients Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:55:08 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10363 HIV patients in Africa frequently suffer shame and depression but the continent’s health systems are ill-equipped to handle the issue, which not only affects their quality of life, but can lead to poor adherence to HIV treatment regimens.

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]]> Western Black Rhino Of Africa Officially Extinct, Conservation Group Announces http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/western-black-rhino-of-africa-officially-extinct-conservation-group-announces Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:13:36 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10273 GENEVA — The Western Black Rhino of Africa has been declared officially extinct, and two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate, a leading conservation group said Thursday. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said a recent reassessment of the Western Black Rhino had led it to declare the species …

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]]> GlaxoSmithKline Malaria Vaccine Tests Show Hopeful Results http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/glaxosmithkline-malaria-vaccine-tests-show-hopeful-results Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:21:07 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=10135 The quest for the world's first malaria vaccine appears to have taken a big step: A study in Africa shows experimental shots cut the risk of disease in young children by half.

The initial results from a final stage of vaccine testing were released Tuesday, and the vaccine's developers called it a milestone in helping to tame one of the world's most devastating killers

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]]> Cause of Hypoglycaemia Found, Say Researchers http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/causehypoglycaemia-found-say-researchers Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:49:54 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9949 The cause of a rare and severe form of hypoglycaemia – or very low levels of sugar in the blood – is genetic, say researchers. The life-threatening condition means the body does not have enough energy to function. Scientists at the University of Cambridge say mutations in the AKT2 gene are to blame. Writing in …

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]]> NASA Satellite/Space Junk Hits Earth, Space Agency Confirms http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/nasa-satellitespace-junk-hits-earth-space-agency-confirms Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:33:34 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9854 NASA’s dead six-ton satellite fell to Earth early Saturday morning, starting its fiery death plunge somewhere over the vast Pacific Ocean. Details were still sketchy, but the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Space Operations Center and NASA say that the bus-sized satellite first penetrated Earth’s atmosphere somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. That doesn’t necessarily mean it …

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]]> Malaria Vaccine Trial Raises Hope http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/malaria-vaccine-trial-raises-hope Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:32:13 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9847 Researchers are to expand a clinical trial of a new malaria vaccine after promising results in a preliminary study in Burkina Faso.

The trial was designed to test safety, but researchers found that vaccinated children had high levels of protection.
Around a hundred different malaria vaccine candidates have been developed to date but the MSP3 vaccine tested in Burkina Faso is only the second one to show a substantial level of protection against the illness.

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]]> Text Messages Advance Malaria Care http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/text-messages-advance-malaria-care http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/text-messages-advance-malaria-care#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:54:09 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9484 Text messages could be a cost effective way of improving care for African children with malaria, according to researchers. A six month study involving 119 health workers in Kenya, published by The Lancet, showed texts increased the number following government guidelines. Half of children received the correct treatment at the end of the study, more …

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]]> http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/text-messages-advance-malaria-care/feed 1 ‘Dirty sock smell’ Lures Mosquitoes to a Sticky End http://www.talkafrique.com/science-and-technology/dirty-sock-smell-lures-mosquitoes-to-a-sticky Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:23:22 +0000 http://www.talkafrique.com/?p=9399 Researchers in Tanzania have chemically reproduced the stench of smelly feet in an innovative new approach to combat the spread of malaria in the country.

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