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PROTESTS
French students, police clash in university protests
Students demonstrating against government education reforms clashed with police in the French city of Strasbourg on Thursday as a protest movement gained momentum at universities across the country.
AIDS - RESEARCH
Retrovirus resistance linked to a single gene
In a study published in the journal Science, American scientists have unveiled new evidence that confirms the link between an immunity gene and the production of neutralizing antibodies that could lead to an HIV vaccine.
HEALTH - DEAFNESS
Early intervention programs could help deaf infants
Researchers reveal in the medical journal Pediatrics that infants with permanent hearing loss still benefit in terms of language development from being enrolled very early in intervention programs.
ENVIRONMENT - CLIMATE
Stronger rainstorms linked to climate change
Based on nearly 20 years of satellite observations, scientists confirmed the link between a warmer climate and more powerful tropical rainstorms, warning of negative consequences for the livelihood of hundreds of millions of people.
ANTHROPOLOGY - RESEARCH
First Neanderthal genome sequenced
Scientists sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of a Neanderthal, the human-like species, which could help resolve questions about the genealogical relationship between the prehistoric hominids and modern man.
ENVIRONMENT
World's forests threatened by population boom
Escalating demand for food, fuel and wood for an ever-increasing world population will put unsustainable pressure on the world's remaining forests, two new reports have warned.
HEALTH - ENGLAND
English smoking ban made 400,000 quit
The first British study to look at the impact of the ban on smoking in public places reveals that 400,000 people in England gave up the habit as a result of the ban. Scientists suggest this could prevent 40,000 deaths over the next ten years.
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HEALTH - RESEARCH
New study points to risks of vitamin D deficiency
According to a new study by researchers at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, a lack of vitamin D can lead to a higher risk of death, especially from cardiovascular disease.
POLAND
Wroclaw seaks to be Europe's top research centre
The Polish college town of Wroclaw is in the running to host a top European research facility while it tries to establish itself as an educational hub for students in Europe.
economy - oil - studies - world economy
Philippe Chalmin, professor of economics
As concern about the oil crisis and the surge in food prices spreads across the world, France 24's Raphael Kahane talks to Philippe Chalmin, professor of economics and founder of the Cyclope Commodity Research Institute.
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