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INDIA – Ozone eating away Indian crop yields.

INDIA – Polio shots better than oral drops, says study.

JAPAN – Natural protein in rice helps keep arsenic out in grains.

THE PHILIPPINES – Philippines adopts inactivated polio vaccine strategy.

SINGAPORE – A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics and Singapore Biomicro to develop a first-of-its-kind, implantable wireless blood glucose monitoring sensor device.

THAILAND – Ebola-affected countries face new threat: food crisis.

THAILAND – Fending off dengue with insecticide-treated uniforms.

AFRICA – New test to combat major cause of preventable blindness in Africa.

BANGLADESH – Arsenic linked to lung cancer in Bangladesh.

EUROPE – Human-milk-oligosaccharides can protect against noroviruses.

UNITED STATES – Researchers discover possible cause of common dementia.

UNITED STATES – Improved mouse model may accelerate research on potential Ebola vaccines and treatments.

UNITED STATES – New device yields close-up look at metastasis.

UNITED STATES – Scientists research ways to use an organism's own pathway to synthesize potential therapeutics.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS – Quality issues in herbal medicine clinical trials.

INDIA – Stem cell therapy is ‘no remedy for stroke’.

THE PHILIPPINES – Farmers losing from GM eggplant ban, says expert.

SINGAPORE – Breakthrough discovery by researchers contributes towards future treatment of multiple sclerosis and autoimmune inflammation.

VIETNAM – Some Asians found to carry gene resistant to typhoid.

VIETNAM – Vietnam eyes water-saving technology for its rice farms.

AFRICA – South Africa's healthcare ‘still burdened with diseases’.

AFRICA – Healthcare workers use buddy system to fight Ebola.

AFRICA – STI ministerial summit appeals for Africa-led research.

BANGLADESH – Jute as possible arsenic remover in Bangladesh.

EGYPT – Interest grows in unusual Egyptian method of mosquito control.

EUROPE – Research team proves the efficacy of new drug against stem cells that provoke the onset and growth of cancer and its metastasis.

UNITED STATES – Protein predicts response to new immunotherapy drug.

UNITED STATES – A link between DNA transcription and disease causing expansions which lead to hereditary disorders.

UNITED STATES – Penn Medicine team develops cognitive test battery to assess the impact of long duration spaceflights on astronauts' brain function.

UNITED STATES – Survival differences seen for advanced-stage laryngeal cancer.

UNITED STATES – Mosquitoes and malaria: Scientists pinpoint how biting cousins have grown apart.

INDIA – Plastic bricks could protect Indian homes from monsoon.

THE PHILIPPINES – Philippines aims for better basic sanitation practices.

SINGAPORE – A*STAR scientists discover gene critical for proper brain development.

AFRICA – Project to conserve indigenous crops launched in Kenya.

AFRICA – Cellphone voice and SMS tech developed to fight Ebola.

AFRICA – Scientists say Kenya’s GMO ban stalling biotech R&D.

AFRICA – Scientists unveil a plan to fight deadly banana disease.

AFRICA – Drug resistance to kill 10 million a year by 2050.

BANGLADESH – Aflatoxin threat in Nepal and Bangladesh.

BANGLADESH – Daily multivitamin improves pregnancy outcomes in South Asia.

EUROPE – New study describes, for the first time, a fundamental mechanism regulating a protein’s shape.

UNITED STATES – Cells identified that enhance tumor growth and suppress anti-cancer immune attack.

UNITED STATES – Scripps Research Institute scientists uncover new, fundamental mechanism for how resveratrol provides health benefits.

UNITED STATES – Canopus BioPharma Inc. achieves positive results from an in vitro live Ebola virus study.

AUSTRALIA – Potential of Anisina to become major new chemotherapy.

AUSTRALIA – Phylogica peptide fusion kills aggressive breast cancer cells.

INDIA – South Asia running out of groundwater.

JAPAN – Fruit fly studies shed light on adaptability.

KOREA – Hanmi Pharm begins phase 2 clinical trials on new long-acting human growth hormone drug.

MALAYSIA – Researchers discover breakthrough treatment for depression.

MALAYSIA – New diagnosis tool pushed to cope with diabetes in Asia.

SINGAPORE – Scientists discover gene that allows a peek into the future on eye disease.

SINGAPORE – Babies from moms with hepatitis have better immune systems.

THE PHILIPPINES – Debate persists on pneumonia vaccine in the Philippines.

VIETNAM – Second hookworm genome hoped to lead to vaccines.

AFRICA – Shop-based malaria kit boosts testing for disease.

BRAZIL – Prospective Chagas vaccine proves effective in trials.

EUROPE – Vaccine against placental malaria to start human tests in Germany and Benin.

SRI LANKA – Sri Lankan farmers told to adapt to changing climate.

UNITED STATES – Genetic markers play a role in who benefits from aspirin, NSAIDs to lower colon cancer risk.

UNITED STATES – Potential Ebola treatment mechanism discovered.

UNITED STATES – Researchers develop new potential drug for rare leukemia.

UNITED STATES – Researchers find new link between neurodegenerative diseases and abnormal immune responses.

AUSTRALASIA – Mighty River Honey: Saving the Bee Through Social Enterprise

SINGAPORE – A*STAR’S IME AND INEX Innovations Exchange to Develop Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Technology

SINGAPORE – CellResearch Corporation receives new US patent approval for exclusive stem cell technology amidst new partnerships

SINGAPORE – A Gel That Can Make Drugs Last Longer

JAPAN – Japanese Biotech JCR Pharmaceuticals Selects Medidata’s Cloud-Based Platform to Power Rare Disease Clinical Research in Japan

PARIS – MedDay Reports Additional Positive Data of its Pivotal Phase III Study With MD1003 in Patients with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

GERMANY – Merck Serono Introduces New Eeva Test Version Aiming for Optimized Assisted Reproductive Outcomes

AFRICA – Ebola Genome Insights Indicate that Containment Worked

UNITED STATES – TissueGene, Inc. Announces FDA Acceptance Of Invossa™ As Proprietary Name For TissueGene-C

UNITED STATES – FDA Approves Technology Upgrade for Recipients of First Commercially Available Cochlear Implant

SINGAPORE – Agilent Technologies and A*STAR’s Bioprocessing Technology Institute Collaborate on New Bioanalytical Methodologies

Malaysia – Malaysian Scientists Published the Latest Results on Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the M2-PK Rapid Test in the Renowned Journal PLOS ONE

Japan – Panasonic’s Solar Lanterns Donated to UNDP Have Begun to be Distributed to Ebola Affected Regions

France – Carbon Capture is a Mirage for Poor Nations

Germany – apceth and University of Cologne to Join Forces on Combination Cellular Immunotherapies for Cancer

Ethiopia – New Development Financing Framework must take into account emerging Global Challenges and be Risk-Informed, says UN Development Chief

Tanzania – DIY Treatment of Malaria Nets could foil Resistant Mosquitoes

Kenya – Diabetes Screening in Kenya – ‘It Takes Only 5 Seconds’

United States & Denmark – Dislike Needles? Novo Nordisk has a Friend for You

United States – Protein Sciences Receives Approval from FDA for 2015/16 Formulation of Flublok® Influenza Vaccine

Five Prime Therapeutics Establishes Strategic Research Collaboration and License Agreement with Inhibrx for Novel GITR Antibodies

Elsevier Launches Health Library to Accelerate Patient Education, Engagement and Outcomes via Direct Access to Trusted Content

The Human Biomedical Research Act: Overview and International Comparisons.

Tissue Banking in Singapore – An Evolving Enterprise.

After Ebola, Social Justice as a Base for a Biobanking Governance Framework.

Community Engagement for Biobanking Research: Perspectives from Africa.

SINGAPORE – Mitigating Disease Outbreaks with Smart Mapping Technology.

SINGAPORE – Nestlé Expands Research and Innovation Activities in Asia with New Research Centre in Singapore's Biopolis.

UNITED STATES – Cornell Researchers Report Blood-Brain Barrier Breakthrough.

UNITED STATES – Blueberries May Offer Benefits for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

UNITED STATES – New Mouse Model to Aid Testing of Zika Vaccine, Therapeutics.

UNITED STATES – Harvard Scientists Report on Novel Method for Extending the Life of Implantable Devices in situ.

UNITED STATES & INDIA – Government Use of Technology Has Potential to Increase Food Security.

UNITED KINGDOM – OGT Develops New FISH Probes in ‘Outstanding’ Innovate UK Project.

UNITED KINGDOM – FEI Partners with Five Pharmaceutical Companies, the Medical Research Council and the University of Cambridge to Form Cryo-EM Research Consortium.

RUSSIA – Innovative Russian Medicine Mobilises Human Immune System to Fight Cancer.

AUSTRALIA – Positive Clinical Data from CAVATAK™ and YERVOY^® Combination Presented at the 2016 AACR Annual Meeting.

JAPAN – Bayer Receives Approval for Xofigo^® in Japan.

Antivirals Targeting Host Proteins: A Feasible or Suicidal Approach in the Treatment Against HFMD?

Vaccination against Infectious Diseases More Important than Ever.

Mosquito-borne infectious diseases: Crafting an Asian solution.

The Ebola Epidemic: Why So Many Deaths Resulted.

China boosts plans to motivate its scientists.

Chinese researcher recognized by World Food Prize.

Breakthrough new rice variety announced in Northern China.

Ebola vaccine approved in China.

Study reveals anti-cancer properties of a fungus used in traditional medicine.

CRISPR bacon: Chinese scientists create genetically modified low-fat pigs.

A new weapon of fighting Malaria.

Gene sequencing technology saw rapid growth in China.

Chinese scientists map genome sequences for Peony.

Werum IT Solutions and Neotrident sign partnership in China.