News tagged with transportation networks


'Transport infrastructure' determines spread of HIV subtypes in Africa

Road networks and geographic factors affecting "spatial accessibility" have a major impact on the spread of HIV across sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study published online by the journal AIDS, official journal of the ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report reveals key concerns of UK's aging society

One in six people in England aged over 50 are socially isolated. They have few socially orientated hobbies, little civic or cultural engagement with society, and may have very limited social networks. This was a key finding ...

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quantifying the risk of pandemics created through air travel: Creating models for efficient response

A viral disease is contracted abroad and transported unknowingly by a human host. Discrete symptoms linger beneath the skin as the person boards their flight home, delivering the virus across oceans and borders ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

To spread, nervous system viruses sabotage cell, hijack transportation

Herpes and other viruses that attack the nervous system may thrive by disrupting cell function in order to hijack a neuron's internal transportation network and spread to other cells.

Medical research created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast