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Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine approved in Costa Rica
The National Ministry of Health of Costa Ricahas approved Sanofi Pasteur’s tetravalent dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, making it the fifth country in the world to do so. Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine has already been approved in Mexico, Brazil, El Salvador and […]
Peptide therapeutics may pave the way for addressing unmet medical needs
Macrocyclic peptides are a diverse family of molecules with a stabilizing ring architecture. These molecules are distinguished from traditional classes of therapeutics by their capacity to disrupt intracellular protein-protein interactions drug targets. Importantly, these targets have traditionally been cast as […]
Intermittent hypoxia therapy (IHT) – from sports performance to cardiac rehabilitation
IHT has been found to have positive effects on coronary heart disease (CHD) patients For decades, athletes have been using hypoxic training or the practice of limiting oxygen availability while training, to improve their performance. Training in an environment with […]
First female-to-male Zika transmission reported in New York
The first documented case of sexual transmission from a female to her male partner was recently reported by the New York City’s health department. This raises new concerns about the spread of the virus, which is typically contracted through mosquito […]
3-D printed spine saves cancer-stricken man in China
Doctors in Beijing used 3-D printing to create a new spine for a local man after five cancer-riddled vertebrae were removed from his body. The procedure is a world first in terms of the length of vertebrae replaced this way, […]
Discovery of cancer-promoting gene pathways may lead to targeted therapies
Scientists came together to understand how EZH2, a cancer-promoting gene which is known to be involved in many types of cancers, is activated in breast cancer and lymphomas. The new findings pave the way to develop more effective treatment strategies […]
Zika epidemic to end within two, three years, scientists say
The Zika outbreak raging through Latin American and that has worried people all over the world will likely end and burn itself out in the next two to three years based on the fact that people develop immunity to the […]
Artificial light may be affecting your health
Turning out the lights is another item that people should consider adding to their list of healthy habits, along with eating right and exercising. A new study showed many negative health consequences for mice kept under conditions of constant light […]
Disaster and military medicine conference to debut on Singapore
The first conference on Disaster and Military Medicine, DiMiMED Asia, will be held on August 31 and is co-located with Medical Fair Asia (MFA), the region’s premier medical trade fair. Previous iterations of DiMiMED Asia have been staged by conference […]
Strong genetic risk factor for kidney disease may lead to new treatment target
A strong genetic risk factor for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and related renal dysfunction has been discovered by an international research team. This discovery has advanced the researchers’ understanding of the most common inflammatory kidney disease worldwide. Asia has a higher […]
