Medical research
First-in-human vaccine trial for deadly Nipah virus launched
The University of Oxford has launched a new clinical trial to test a vaccine to protect people against deadly Nipah virus.
Jan 11, 2024
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Health
East Asians short-sighted for snubbing outdoors: study
Snubbing the outdoors for books, video games and TV is the reason up to nine in ten school-leavers in big East Asian cities are near-sighted, according to a study published on Friday.
May 4, 2012
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Pediatrics
Early education gives East Asian and the Pacific children a strong head start
Young children in East Asia and the Pacific who attend preschool show better cognitive, language and socio-emotional development than those who don't, according to a study published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Oct 7, 2020
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Health
The impact of COVID-19 on access to Parkinson's disease medication
A global survey of health professionals, led by Queen Mary University of London, has shown that during the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with Parkinson's disease in large parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin and South America experienced ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia
A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive a vaccine against a pneumonia-causing bacteria.
Nov 12, 2019
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Ophthalmology
Study from China reports a high prevalence of high myopia and pathological myopia but a lack of awareness
Myopia is the most common eye disease worldwide, with prevalence rates of 25-50% among adults in the United States and Europe and up to 85-90% among young people in Asian countries. In East Asia, myopia progresses at an amazingly ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Three new cases of SARS-like virus in Saudi Arabia
Three new cases of a new SARS-like virus have been detected in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organisation reported Friday.
May 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment using exosomes derived from γδ-T cells synergized with radiotherapy
A research team at LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered that exosomes derived from γδ-T cells (γδ-T-Exos) synergized with radiotherapy can control nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) by ...
May 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza A viruses more likely to emerge in East Asia than North America
Novel strains of influenza A, the most common type of flu virus, are more likely to emerge in East Asia than in North America, according to a global analysis by the One Health Institute at the UC Davis School of Veterinary ...
Sep 30, 2015
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Health
Education can offset impact of low fertility trap
A smarter, better educated population may help offset the impacts of declining fertility rates in East Asia, and provide lessons for Australia, according to a new report from the Australian National University's Australian ...
Apr 5, 2013
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