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Teachers Can Help Refugee Students’ Mental Health, Report Says
A UNESCO policy paper calls on schools and teachers to detect and treat the mental-health problems of refugee pupils. Many…
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Bureaucracy Unnecessarily Slows Down Human-Tissue Research, Arab Scientists Say
Some researchers say winning government permission for work with humans or human tissue is unnecessarily difficult in some Arab countries,…
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An Iraqi Scientist Speaks Out on the Lingering Effects of Radioactive Weapons
A prominent environmental scientist has relentlessly published and campaigned about the health and environmental effects of depleted uranium used for…
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Researchers Confront Puzzles About Risk and Disease in the Arab World
With non-infectious diseases on the rise, scientists and policy makers look for ways of obtaining more reliable data about who’s…
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Dispute Over Medical Studies in Morocco Heats Up
Students of medicine, pharmacy and dentistry are boycotting classes and exams, even as the government threatens to crack down.
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In Muscat, Rare Mice Help Scientists Understand High Blood Pressure
With access to a laboratory that houses mice and rats, a researcher in Oman has created a new biological insight…
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Researcher in Oman: Why Do So Many Postmenopausal Women Die of Heart Disease?
Women are much more likely to die of heart disease after menopause. A researcher in Oman wants to help find…
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Anorexia in the Middle East Is an Overlooked Problem, Say Researchers
Anorexia and other eating disorders in the Middle East need more academic study, medical and media attention, experts say.
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U.A.E. Researcher Joins Quest for Heat-Resistant Vaccines
Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi are trying to create vaccines that don’t need to be refrigerated—an important quality…
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Pharmacists Can Improve Syrian Refugees’ Health Status
A recent study of Syrian refugees in Jordan found that, with health-care costs rising, pharmacists’ services were having a positive…
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