A study looking at gene variants in Uganda found dozens that have never been recorded, including genes associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2221957-genetic-studies-have-missed-important-gene-variants-in-african-people/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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More than half of all Ebola outbreaks are going undetected
As the second-largest Ebola epidemic in history spreads into Uganda, a modelling study has suggested that most Ebola outbreaks escape detection by doctors Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2206533-more-than-half-of-all-ebola-outbreaks-are-going-undetected/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Is The Global Internet Disintegrating?
‘The global internet is disintegrating,” argues BBC Future, calling Russia “one of a growing number of countries that has had enough of the Western-built, Western-controlled internet backbone…aided as much by advances in technology as by growing global misgivings about whether the open internet was ever such a good idea to start with.” “The new methods raise the possibility not only of…
7 things we’ve learned about Earth since the last Earth Day
Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/21/18223816/earth-day-2019-climate-change-plastic-extinction…
Global Health: In African Villages, These Phones Become Ultrasound Scanners
A hand-held device brings medical imaging to remote communities, often for the first time. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/health/medical-scans-butterfly-iq.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
American Woman Who Was Kidnapped on Uganda Safari Is Freed
An American woman and her Ugandan guide who were kidnapped while on safari this past week have been freed after a ransom was paid, according to an official with the safari company. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/africa/uganda-safari-kidnap-kimberly-endicott.html?partner=rss&emc=rss