Merck buys rights to heart disease drug in latest China deal worth up to $2 billion
On Mar. 25, 2025, Merck announced it has signed a licensing agreement for a heart disease drug with…
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U.S. announces withdrawal from the World Health Organization
On Jan. 20, 2025, the White House announced the United States will exit the World Health Organization (WHO)….
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acute respiratory infections increasing in the Northern Hemisphere
On Jan. 7, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that trends in acute respiratory infections (ARI) in…
China approved more GM crops to boost yields, ensure food security
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Government of China announced it had approved five gene-edited crop varieties and 12…
How fast is your brain ageing? Proteins in blood offer clues
On Dec. 9, 2024, neurologists at Fudan University in Shanghai, China have identified 13 proteins in the blood…
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Wuhan lab samples hold no clues relatives to virus behind COVID
On Dec. 6, 2024, Shi Zhengli, the Chinese virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, has presented evidence…
New virus uncovered in China – increased threat of tick-borne diseases
On Oct. 11, 2024, researchers in China published a study that provided details about a new wetland virus….
Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
On Sept. 26, 2024, a team of scientists in Peking University in Beijing, China announced that a 25-year-old…
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epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic Genetically traced to market wildlife and viruses
On Sept. 19, 2024, an international team of researchers announced a study that genetically traced the epicenter of…
Pig’s Brain Revived almost an Hour After death
On Sept. 19, 2024, scientists from Sun Yat-Sen University in China announced they had revived a pig’s brain…
fatal H5N6 avian flu case reported in China
On Jul. 25, 2024, the Government of Hong Kong reported that H5N6 avian flu had infected a 70-year-old…
most ancient human genome discovered has been sequenced, a Denisovan
On Jul. 11, 2024, Stéphane Peyrégne from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology unveiled a genetic sequence…
Dupixent® (dupilumab) Approved in the European Union as the First-ever Targeted Therapy for Patients with COPD
On Jul. 3, 2024, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved Dupixent® (dupilumab)…
Research and Development Study shows U.S. Trends and International Comparisons
On May, 21, 2024, a study by the National Science Board (NSB) showed that the United States is…
Microbes move overseas on imported animals and food products
In 1520, countless microbes moved overseas on turkeys imported into Europe from America, on orange trees into Portugal…
National Science Board published “The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2024”
On Mar. 13, 2024, the National Science Board (NSB) published The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2024,…
China builds world’s most detailed human genome with ‘enormous’ implications for disease treatment
On Feb. 2, 2024, Chinese scientists announced they have assembled the world’s most detailed human genome yet, a…
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New study highlighted importance of bird flu surveillance in live bird markets
On Jan. 31, 2024, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-authored study published in Influenza…
Avian influenza A(H10N5) and influenza A(H3N2) coinfection reported in China
On Jan. 27, 2024, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China notified the World Health…
‘LEQEMBI’ (Lecanemab) approved for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in China
On Jan. 9, 2024, Biogen and Eisai announced that humanized anti- soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody ‘LEQEMBI’…
Beyfortus approved in China for the prevention of RSV disease in infants
On Jan. 4, 2024, AstraZeneca Sanofi’s Beyfortus (nirsevimab), a long-acting monoclonal antibody, was approved in China for the…
Upsurge of respiratory illnesses reported among children in Northern China
On Nov. 23, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was monitoring data from Chinese surveillance…
GSK and Zhifei announced exclusive strategic vaccine partnership in China with $3 billion
On Oct. 9, 2023, GlaxoSmithKline announced that it had reached an exclusive agreement with Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products…
Human infection with Avian influenza A(H3N8) virus reported by China
On Apr. 14, 2023, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China reported a confirmed case…
Guangdong CDC reported an H3N8 infection
On Mar. 26,. 2023, Guangdong Centers for Disease Control in China reported an H3N8 infection that would become…
China rolls out GMO corn planting
On Feb. 16, 2023, the Government of China announced it will plant less than 1% of its corn…
Molecular atlas of spider silk published
On Feb. 15, 2023, Researchers from Southwest University in China have constructed the entire chromosomal-scale genome assembly and…
A 19-Year-Old Adolescent with Probable Alzheimer’s Disease
On Jan. 31, 2023, a team of researchers led by the Innovation Center for Neurological Disorders and Department…
Study reported major reservoir of resistance in wastewater of Southeast Asia, Western Pacific
On Jan. 1, 2023, a study published in the Lancet reported that concentrations of antibiotic residues found in…
BioNTech and Fosun Pharma announced regulatory approval of mono- and bivalent COVID-19 vaccine COMIRNATYﾮ in individuals 12 years and older in Hong Kong
On Dec. 23, 2022, BioNTech and Fosun Pharmaceutical announced that they had received the certificates of registration as…