Integrative medicine key to increased cancer survival in China
Data released by the association shows that the five-year survival rate of cancer patients in China rose from 33.3 percent around a decade ago to 43.7 percent at the end of 2023.
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AI system for faster detection of coronary artery disease to be trialled at 3 Singapore hospitals
Coronary artery disease is responsible for almost a third of the cardiovascular-related deaths in Singapore.
Early Asians walked 20,000km from North Asia to South America, reshaped genetic landscape: study
Known as humanity’s longest prehistoric migration, it started from Asia to Beringia, a land bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska during the Ice Age, and crossing into South…
Indonesian government defends tuberculosis vaccine trial in Indonesia
The clinical trials for a tuberculosis vaccine candidate developed with funding from the Gates Foundation are taking place in Indonesia under close monitoring by multiple national…
Hong Kong scientists develop nasal spray flu vaccine for broad virus protection
An intranasal vaccine induces mucosal immunity in the respiratory tract, offering frontline defense against infections while eliminating needle-related hesitancy, particularly…
Chinese space crew returns key samples for health and materials research
Scientists will study how microgravity and space radiation affect bone loss, cancer risks and early embryonic development, with findings expected to improve health safeguards for…
Solar drying for Nepal’s food security
It can be used as a means to enhance community health and resilience, improving food security.
Dermatologists on why brown people need to wear sunscreen too
For people with more melanin, skin takes longer to burn. But remember, just because it takes longer to burn does not mean it will not burn.
Young Vietnamese women increasingly freezing their eggs
The increasing awareness and accessibility of information regarding fertility have shifted societal perceptions. Women are now more comfortable discussing reproductive health and…
3-month-old Philippine eaglet ‘Riley’ dies
The Philippine Eagle Foundation noted that a necropsy is being conducted to determine the cause of the eaglet’s death.