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This paper reviews the work carried out in a wide variety of scientific programmes with particular reference to broad beam PIXE and elemental mapping. The paper is illustrated with results from studies in Biomonitoring, Environmental Health and Human Diseases. In mammals and especially in humans, pollutants can be inhaled, ingested or contact mucosa and skin and be internalized, eventually entering the circulation and accumulating in tissues. Persistent exposure to environmental contaminants is known to cause pathologies that become chronic and debilitating. Human diseases often influence the amount of essential trace element in tissues and organs. Thus, organic fluids, organs and tissues, when accessible, may give significant data on the individual physiological status. Relating clinical, functional and morphological changes with variations in the elemental contents and other biochemical indicators, can significantly contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms of disease and toxicity risks of certain pollutants.

We consider a standard susceptible–infected–susceptible (SIS) model to study the behaviors of steady states of epidemic spreading in small-world networks. Using analytical methods and large scale simulations, we recover the usual epidemic behavior with a critical threshold λ_c below which infectious diseases die out. For the spreading rate λ far above λ_c, it was found that the density of infected individuals ρ as a function of λ has the property ρ≈f(K)(lnλ-lnλ_c).

We study two kinds of weighted networks, weighted small-world (WSW) and weighted scale-free (WSF). The weight w_ij of a link between nodes i and j in the network is defined as the product of endpoint node degrees; that is w_ij =(k_i k_j)^θ. In contrast to adding weights to links when networks are being constructed, we only consider weights depending on the "popularity" of the nodes represented by their connectivity. It was found that both weighted networks have broad distributions on the characterization of the link weight, the vertex strength, and the average shortest path length. Furthermore, as a survey of the model, the epidemic spreading process in both weighted networks was studied based on the standard susceptible-infected (SI) model. The spreading velocity reaches a peak very quickly after the infection outbreaks and an exponential decay was found in the long time propagation.

We discuss the role that synchrotron light sources, such as SESAME, could play in improving the socioeconomic conditions in developing countries. After providing a brief description of a synchrotron light source, we discuss the important role that they played in the development of several economically emerging countries. Then we describe the state of synchrotron science in South Africa and that country’s leadership role in founding the African Light Source initiative. Next, we highlight a new initiative called Lightsources for Africa, the Americas & Middle East Project, which is a global initiative led by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and the International Union of Crystallography, with initial funding provided by the International Council for Science. Finally, we comment on a new technology called the multibend achromat that has launched a new paradigm for the design of synchrotron light sources that should be attractive for construction in developing countries.

The aim of the present paper is to state a simplified nonlinear mathematical model to describe the dynamics of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The design of the mathematical model is described in terms of four categories susceptible ($S)$, infected ($I)$, treatment ($T)$ and recovered ($R)$, i.e. SITR model with fractals parameters. These days there are big controversy on if is needed to apply confinement measure to the population of the word or if the infection must develop a natural stabilization sharing with it our normal life (like USA or Brazil administrations claim). The aim of our study is to present different scenarios where we draw the evolution of the model in four different cases depending on the contact rate between people. We show that if no confinement rules are applied the stabilization of the infection arrives around 300 days affecting a huge number of population. On the contrary with a contact rate small, due to confinement and social distancing rules, the stabilization of the infection is reached earlier.

The article is about how ayurveda is a unique system of medicine, It touches on how ayurveda is important in the prevention of diseases. It also talks about ayurvedic treatments.

Codexis Opens Singapore Laboratory.

Singapore Opens First Nano-scale Measurement Facility.

Singapore Strengthens its Translational and Clinical Research Capabilities with the Opening of A*STAR Institute of Medical Biology (IMB).

Scientists from Singapore Complete Cancer Genome Analysis.

AUSTRALIA – PAST Protocol to Fast-track Stroke Treatment

AUSTRALIA – Great Potential of Regenerative Heart Tissue in Embryonic Mice

CHINA – Babies Killed by Tainted Milk Formula Increased to Six

CHINA – Chinese Society of Hematology and Bayer Partner to Develop Comprehensive Care Hemophilia Treatment Centers throughout China

CHINA – Drug Information Association (DIA) Opens New Office in China

CHINA – China Leads Way to Develop Bird Flu Pandemic Forewarning System

CHINA – Herbal Drug Recalled after Infant's Death

CHINA – Toddler Virus Flares Up in China Again

CHINA – Functional Gene Discovered for Rice's Grain-Filling

CHINA – China Tops the Health List among Developing Countries

CHINA – U.S. Food, Drug Regulator to Set Up Offices in China

INDIA – Maharashtra Plans Two More Biotech Parks at Khalapur, Alibag

INDIA – Institute of Clinical Research India Partners with SingHealth

INDONESIA – 113th Bird Flu Death Recorded in Indonesia

JAPAN – World's First Made-to-order Bones on Clinical Trial

JAPAN – Dioxin Tied to Metabolic Syndrome in Japan

MALAYSIA – Medicine Study at Newcastle University in Malaysia

NEW ZEALAND – NZ Research Implants Pig Cells in Human Diabetics

SINGAPORE – Singapore Develops Cell Therapy Treatment for Cancer

SINGAPORE – Singapore Sets Up Second Heart Center to Meet Demand

SINGAPORE – Singapore is First in Southeast Asia to Offer Robotic Surgery for Gynaecologic Cancers

SINGAPORE – SNEC Takes the Lead at the Forefront of Lasik and Corneal Transplant Technology

SINGAPORE – Singapore Pumps Funding to Boost Dengue, Diabetes Research

SINGAPORE – Second Case of Rare Genetic Disorder that Afflict Toddlers Detected

SINGAPORE – Singapore Landfill Gets New Lease of Life as an Eco Park

SINGAPORE – Fusionopolis – World Within a City – Singapore's 2nd R&D Hub

SINGAPORE – Singapore's Stem Cell Research Signifies A Global Breakthrough

THAILAND – Thai Scientists' First Genetic Decode Advances Thailand into “Genomic” Era

THAILAND – Bird Flu Found in Northern Thailand, First Outbreak in 10 months

TAIWAN – A New Food Regulatory Agency to be Set Up in Taiwan

VIETNAM – Vietnam to Host Global Rice Meet in 2010

VIETNAM – Liver Transplant on Vietnam's Youngest Receiver Successful

VIETNAM – Ministries Unite For Greater Synergy to Develop Pharmaceutical Industry

VIETNAM – Vietnam Launches Diabetes Awareness Project

AUSTRALIA – First iPS Cell Line Puts Australia in the Lead of Stem Cell Research.

AUSTRALIA – New Treatment Hope for Prostate Cancer.

CHINA – AIDS Is China's Top Killer Among Infectious Diseases.

CHINA – Anti-bird Flu Drug for Human Clinical Trial Approved by China.

CHINA – China Plans 120 Billion Dollar Health Reform By 2011.

CHINA – 13 000 Fowl Culled in China After Bird flu.

CHINA – China-Russia Joint Research Center.

CHINA – Pig's Adult Stem Cells Produce Better Skins.

CHINA – More Health Scares Amid Slowdown, Warns China.

INDIA – Indian Experts Find Bacteria to Beat Global Heat.

INDIA – Two Indian Firms to set up Pre-clinical Trial Units in Malaysia.

JAPAN – Breakthrough in Universal Flu Vaccine Development.

SINGAPORE – Taiwan Pork Banned by AVA.

SINGAPORE – Stem-Cell Treatment For Joint Pain Gives New Hope.

SINGAPORE – Next Generation Healthcare Information System.

SINGAPORE – Top US University Sets up Research Centre in Singapore.

SINGAPORE – Increase in Life-saving Umbilical Cord Donations.

SINGAPORE – Singapore and China Scientists Report Breakthrough Research in Psoriasis.

SOUTH KOREA – Harmful Bacteria in French Baby Formula.

SOUTH KOREA – World's First Cloned Wolves to Test Reproductive Fitness.

TAIWAN – Genetic Testing on the Rise.

TAIWAN – Chinese Herbal Medicines Contain Western Drug Ingredients.

VIETNAM – Bird Flu Strikes in Five Provinces in Vietnam.

VIETNAM – Opening of Vietnam's First Stem Cell Bank, "MekoStem".

VIETNAM – Hanoi Suffers Worst Measles Outbreak in Decade.

OTHER REGIONS — EUROPE – Social Networking = Disease?

OTHER REGIONS — EUROPE – Cancer Morbidity 'to Double in 40 Years'.

OTHER REGIONS — NORTH AMERICA – Scientists Close in on 'Universal' Vaccine for Flu.

OTHER REGIONS — NORTH AMERICA – Hong Kong and US Scientists Develop New Bird Flu Vaccine.

Do Asian Breast Cancer Patients Have Poorer Survival Than Their Western Counterparts? A Comparison Between Singapore and Stockholm.

Large Family With Both Parents Affected by Distinct BRCA1 Mutations: Implications For Genetic Testing.

Dow AgroSciences, NemGenix Establish New Collaboration in Plant Biotechnology Research.

A*STAR Scientists Discover 'FAIM' Function.

Thailand Develops Seed Viruses for H1N1 Vaccine Production.

AUSTRALIA – Researchers Find Bacterium to Trip Malarial Mosquitoes.

AUSTRALIA – One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine May Provide Sufficient Protection for Infants and Children.

AUSTRALIA – Cosmetic Therapy Uses Patient's Own Plasma to Fix Wrinkles.

AUSTRALIA – Asthma Summer Warning.

AUSTRALIA – Link Between Sun Exposure and Food Allergies in Kids Revealed.

AUSTRALIA – Colon Simulator Reduces Cancer.

AUSTRALIA – Farmers Turn Organic for Personal Health.

AUSTRALIA – Rise in Dengue Cases Causes New Outbreak Fears.

CHINA – Western Corporations Move Key Offices to China.

CHINA – China Treating Severe Swine Flu with Blood Plasma.

CHINA – Traditional Medicine Beats H1N1 Virus.

CHINA – Sars Victims Suffer After-Effects.

CHINA – Higher Lung Cancer Risk in Eastern China.

CHINA – Experts Warn of Cancer Linked to Certain Herbs.

INDIA – CSIR Completes First Ever Human Genome Sequencing in India.

INDIA – India among Top 5 Government Funders of Neglected Diseases.

INDIA – Doctors Use Stem Cells to Regrow Teeth in Children.

INDIA – Delhi to Have First Govt-owned Liver Institute.

JAPAN – Israel, Japan Unite For First Time to Study Brain, Stem Cells.

PHILIPPINES – Stem Cell Therapy as Rejuvenation and Other Disease Treatment.

SINGAPORE – Scientists Discover Natural Compound in Palm Oil Kills Breast Cancer Cells.

SINGAPORE – More than 200 Scientists Attend A*STAR Biomedical Sciences Symposium.

SINGAPORE – Global Phase III Clinical Trial to Treat Head and Neck Cancer Begins.

EUROPE – Stem Cell Treatment Helps Regain Eyesight.

Opportunity Often Knocks Twice- Drug diversity lends to a host of pharmaceutical oppurtunities: Canopus biopharma's approach to R&D.

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AUSTRALIA – Brain Gene Can Lead to Testis, Male Genitalia in Females.

AUSTRALIA – ALSIS 2010 Heats Up Aussie Biotech.

AUSTRALIA – World First Research on Jet Fuel Exposure Syndrome.

AUSTRALIA – Genetic Link Found Between Spinal Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

AUSTRALIA – Superbug in Melbourne.

AUSTRALIA – Possible Peanut Allergy Treatment Discovered.

CHINA – Bank to Freeze Eggs of Women Cancer Patients.

INDIA – Asia's First Biodegradable Stent.

INDIA – Swine Flu Returns - 20 Cases in a Week.

INDIA – Rare Double Hip Replacement in Noida.

SINGAPORE – Hydrogel Innovation Promises Multiple Uses.

SINGAPORE – Software Detects Genetic Mutations in Influenza.

SINGAPORE – NCCS to Establish Peritoneal and Pelvic Cancer Center.

OTHER REGIONS – Common Blood Test Could Detect Heart Disease.

Bioinformatics in Communicable Diseases – The Way Forward.

Hitting the Bull's Eye with Biopharmaceuticals.

Silkworms Give Spider Silk New Spin.

ÄKTA Avant: Icon of Process Development.

JEM-2100 — The Nanoanalysis Expert.

INDIA – A novel form of gene regulation in bacteria.

INDIA – Algal biofuels are no energy panacea.

JAPAN – Medical Data Vision enhances the quality of medical care with Actian Vectorwise.

SINGAPORE – Singapore heart surgeon to receive honour from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

SINGAPORE – ELGA^® to deliver innovative water purification at new Singapore General Hospital expansion.

AUSTRALIA – Specialised Therapeutics Australia: New drug to fight hospital superbug infection.

AUSTRALIA – Group of genes hold the clue in migraine cases.

AUSTRALIA – CT scans can triple risk of brain cancer, leukemia.

BRAZIL – Science can do more for sustainable development.

MIDDLE EAST – Particles and persecution: why we should care about Iranian physicists.

EUROPE – Medicyte coordinates EU-funded collaboration on Biomimetic Bioartificial Liver.

EUROPE – Selvita and Orion Pharma achieve a research milestone in Alzheimer's Disease Program.

EUROPE – Zinforo (ceftaroline fosamil) receives positive CHMP opinion in the European Union for the treatment of patients with serious skin infections or community acquired pneumonia.

USA – Vein grown from girl's own stem cells transplanted.

USA – Hidden vitamin in milk yields remarkable health benefits - Weill Cornell researchers show tiny vitamin in milk, in high doses, makes mice leaner, faster and stronger.

USA – New report finds biotechnology companies are participating in 39% of all projects in development for new medicines and technologies for neglected diseases.

USA – TriReme Medical receives FDA clearance for expanded matrix of sizes of Chocolate PTA balloon catheter.

USA – New data show investigational compound dapagliflozin demonstrated significant reductions in blood sugar levels when added to sitagliptin in adults with type 2 diabetes at 24 weeks, with results maintained over 48 weeks.

USA – Zalicus successfully completes Phase 1 single ascending dose study with Z944, a novel, oral T-Type Calcium Channel Blocker.

USA – Study provides clues to clinical trial cost savings.

When the West meets the East.

Malaysian Bio-XCell Sdn Bhd seals a deal exceeding US$35 (~RM107m) with Agila Biotech Sdn Bhd during BioPharma Asia 2013.

Nagasaki University and Astellas launch collaborative research for screening new anti-dengue virus drugs for neglected tropical diseases.

Eurofins collaborates with AB SCIEX and Phenomenex to improve analysis of animal feed.

Biolife Science $5m ASX listing to progress stomach & breast cancer vaccine.

Naz Haji appointed Chief Information Officer, Quintiles Asia markets.

Roche and BioLamina start collaboration to develop novel cell culture systems.

INDIA – South Asia waters harbor drug-resistant bugs.

JAPAN – Daiichi Sankyo initiates phase 3 ENSURE-AF study, investigating patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardioversion.

SINGAPORE – Scientists discover a number of novel genetic defects which cause esophageal cancer.

SINGAPORE – NUS researchers develop world's first fluorescent sensor to detect common illicit date rape drug.

SINGAPORE – Genome Institute of Singapore partners Nutricia Research to investigate human gut microbiome.

SINGAPORE – Singapore-developed drug coated balloon enrolls its first patients in clinical study.

THE PHILIPPINES – Biodiversity loss linked to outbreaks of diseases.

VIETNAM – Mosquito genes could be key to halting dengue spread.

EUROPE – Curetis obtains key patent for Unyvero™ technology.

NEPAL – Fly ash waste used as water purifier.

UNITED STATES – Researchers discover genetic markers that may predict when people with heart disease are likely to have heart attacks.

UNITED STATES – Celluar ‘counting’ of rhythmic signals synchronizes changes in cell fate.

UNITED STATES – Potential lung cancer vaccine shows renewed promise.

UNITED STATES – Shrink wrap used to enhance detection of infectious disease biomarkers.

UNITED STATES – Triple negative breast cancer's progression and relapse pinned to a gene.

UNITED STATES – Seaweed forests could help power tropical islands.