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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 eyes water-saving technology for its rice farms
AFRICA • South Africa's healthcare "still burdened with diseases" • Healthcare workers use buddy system to fight Ebola • 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 • A link between DNA transcription and disease causing expansions which lead to hereditary disorders • Penn Medicine team develops cognitive test battery to assess the impact of long duration spaceflights on astronauts' brain function • Survival differences seen for advanced-stage laryngeal cancer • Mosquitoes and malaria: Scientists pinpoint how biting cousins have grown apart
EYE ON CHINA • MRC Technology and Yabao Pharmaceuticals enter exclusive partnership in China to develop novel therapeutics for Parkinson's disease • CARsgen completes series A financing • Bitter food but good medicine from cucumber genetics • Aeterna Zentaris and Sinopharm A-Think sign master collaboration agreement for Zoptarelin doxorubicin in China • Plant used in traditional Chinese medicine may treat metabolic diseases and obesity • Evidence that domestic chickens first found in China • Climate change may blunt China's effort to fight disease • Sino-Swiss Heart-Lung Transplantation Institute founded in Tongji hospital • DKU Campus officially opens • Medical education exchange meeting held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of relationships between China and France • Hips more popular than knees for large joint replacement surgery in China, says GlobalData analyst
FEATURES • Indian Pharma Industry: Trends, Predictions and Challenges • RFID Smart Sensing • Rational Design for the Next Generation of Vaccines • Is Aging a Risk Factor for Cancer? • China's Synthetic Biology Research • Ethical Responsibility to Manage Incidental Findings in Brain Imaging Research • Translating Research at SingHealth: Cardiometabollic Diseases • Universities: A Treasure Trove of Technologies • The Increasing Need for Bioinformatics in Life Science and Biotechnology Research • Site Mapping the Innovative Way • New Antifungals or Old?
PEOPLE WATCH • Future Healthcare Solutions
INSIDE INDUSTRY • Singapore's Khoo Teck Puat Hospital achieves HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 • PSR-Agility wins second consecutive ROAR Award for “Best Orphan Drug CRO” • Ooredoo Myanmar maternity app “maymay” wins bronze at 2014 Stevie Awards for Women in Business • Vietnam and IRRI jointly craft strategy to boost country's rice industry • Cognizant completes acquisition of TriZetto, creating a fully-integrated healthcare technology and operations leader • Teduglutide granted orphan drug designation in Japan • Murata joins Singapore's EcoCampus initiative • AbbVie acquires manufacturing facility in Singapore; further expands capabilities in Asia • Regen BioPharma acquires University of Toronto cancer stem cell intellectual property • Vetter opens office to support growing Asian healthcare market • Ceapro's research scientist, Bernhard Seifried, Ph.D., honored with Scientific Achievement & Innovation Award from BioAlberta • U.S. Department of Agriculture awards telemedicine grant to Good Samaritan Hospital • UCB and Daiichi Sankyo partner to bring treatment to people living with epilepsy in Japan • Amgen opens Next-Generation Biomanufacturing Facility in Singapore • Women dominate Rice Scientist awards
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