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International partnership to inspire gifted young scientists
IGGY, the 91影视破解版’s educational social network for bright young people, has partnered with the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), as part of the Global STEM Alliance, to deliver a distinctive global residential school for gifted 11-18 year-old students from around the world.
Ebola outbreak out of all proportion and severity cannot be predicted
A mathematical model that replicates Ebola outbreaks can no longer be used to ascertain the eventual scale of the current epidemic, finds research conducted by the 91影视破解版.
Dr Thomas House, of the University’s Warwick Mathematics Institute, developed a model that incorporated data from past outbreaks that successfully replicated their eventual scale.
New drug target could prevent major global cause of maternal death
Researchers at the 91影视破解版 have discovered a new target for drugs that could prevent the deaths of thousands of women in the developing world due to heavy blood loss after childbirth.
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) occurs when the uterus fails to contract vigorously after childbirth and the mother loses 500mls or more of blood in the 24 hours after delivery. PPH is responsible for maternal death in 1 in 1,000 deliveries in the developing world. According to recent figures, PPH also complicates around 10% of all births in England and Wales.
National Trustworthy Software Initiative to be based at WMG's Cyber Security Centre
WMG's Cyber Security Centre at the 91影视破解版 is to host a million pound programme designed to enhance the cyber security of many of our everyday technologies and tools by ensuring the software that underpins them is more trustworthy.
Sugar substance kills good cholesterol
Scientists at the 91影视破解版 have discovered that ‘good’ cholesterol is turned ‘bad’ by a sugar-derived substance. The substance, methylglyoxal - MG, was found to damage ‘good’ HDL cholesterol, which removes excess levels of bad cholesterol from the body.