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Working with genetically engineered mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that daily doses of a standardized extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree can prevent or reduce brain damage after an induced stroke.
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Deforestation, a major contributor to climate change, is still rampant globally and European Union countries are guilty of compounding the problem according to a new WWF report.
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WWF China will look to raise awareness of climate change and the negative impact it will have on ecosystems when it launches its World Estuary Alliance in two years at the World Expo being held in Shanghai.
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A new analysis of the setting for last month’s devastating earthquake in China by a team of geoscientists at MIT shows that the quake resulted from faults with little seismic activity, and that similar events in that area occur only once in every 2,000 to 10,000 years, on average.
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DuPont today recognized 17 young professors from universities in the United States, China, Spain and India with the annual DuPont Young Professor grant.
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China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have made impressive strides in tackling the risk of contamination from unsafe blood by reaching close to 100% voluntary blood donation, said WHO today .
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In what could show Chinese cities new ways to grow greener, the cities of Shanghai and Boading have teamed up with WWF in a new Low Carbon City Initiative.
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IBM will establish the first Cloud Computing Center for software companies in China, in Wuxi. The center will let emerging Chinese software companies tap into a virtual computing environment to support their development activities.
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A new study of worldwide technological competitiveness suggests China may soon rival the United States as the principal driver of the world's economy - a position the U.S. has held since the end of World War II.
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Ford Motor Company has delivered another record year in China, not only in terms of sales, but also with the ongoing introduction of a pioneering program that helps improve the standards and working conditions of companies in its supply network.
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Ericsson's ongoing commitment to energy-efficiency improvements has received recognition in the form of an award from the China Center for Information Industry Development (CCID).
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The vast majority of energy from fossil fuels and other sources is wasted before it ever produces useful work.
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A new wetland conservation network has been established along the central and lower Yangtze River, providing a platform for management organizations, research institutions, social groups and the public to protect wetlands and battle climate change.
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Greenpeace volunteers today halted the destruction of an area of peatland swamp forest held by the PT Duta Palma palm oil company in the Riau province of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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WWF is urging Olympic organizers to continue making the 2008 Beijing Games more sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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Sinopec and Glitnir announced their intention last week to increase geothermal energy investments and develop geothermal technology in China, as well as exploring new opportunities in district heating and energy generation.
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Royal Philips Electronics and the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) today announced an agreement to establish a joint research laboratory within the IHS in Shanghai, China.
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The Xinhua news agency quotes China's space agency chief, Sun Laiyan, as saying the launch is the first step towards a lunar probe.
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