China is converting vacant primary schools and kindergartens into elderly care facilities as falling birth rates and a shrinking youth population leave classrooms empty while demand for services for older people increases.
The Gates Foundation, alongside partners including the European Union and the German government, has supported the establishment of a laboratory in Cape Town that will allow The Biovac Institute to develop vaccines
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AstraZeneca has reported its largest quarterly revenue in company history, with third-quarter sales rising 10% to $15.2 billion, exceeding analyst expectations of $14.8 billion. The FTSE 100 pharmaceutical company said it remains
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In a landmark medical achievement, a team of researchers spanning thousands of miles created a gene-editing therapy designed for a single baby, KJ Muldoon, in a record-breaking six months. The therapy, an
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Scientists have identified a previously unknown coronavirus in bats in Brazil that carries a genetic feature found in the viruses responsible for Covid-19 and MERS, raising fresh attention to the global reach
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis announced on Sunday that it has agreed to acquire U.S. biotech firm Avidity Biosciences for approximately $12 billion in cash, aiming to expand its portfolio of treatments for rare
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Britain’s top psychiatrist has issued a stark warning over the dangers of high-strength cannabis for young people, saying the drug is causing long-term brain damage and dramatically increasing the risk of psychotic
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In a new study published Sept. 30 in Communications Biology, researchers used brain scans taken while people watched an old episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents to explore how the brain processes time.
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A combination of a surgically implanted chip and augmented-reality (AR) glasses is giving hope to people who have lost their sight — allowing many to read again after years of blindness. According
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For the first time, mosquitoes have been confirmed in Iceland — a country long believed to be free of the buzzing insects. Three specimens of the mosquito species Culiseta annulata were found
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In research labs, scientists are venturing into uncharted territory, pioneering experiments that promise not merely to slow aging but to reverse it. In the marketplace, consumers are racing to buy every new
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued a health advisory warning about three contaminated cough syrups produced in India, urging governments worldwide to report any detection of the medicines and remove
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Would dogs be better off without us? This may be a difficult question to consider if you live with a dog, love dogs, and find beauty in the enduring loyalty of the
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Thirty years ago this week, astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz made a groundbreaking announcement: they had discovered the first planet orbiting a Sun-like star, 51 Pegasi, a discovery later published in
More Billions of pounds were added to the value of British and global pharmaceutical companies on Wednesday as investors welcomed the Trump administration’s latest plans on drug pricing and tariffs, The Times reports.
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Scientists have taken a major step toward a fertility breakthrough that could one day allow infertile women and gay men to have genetically related children. In a study reported by The Times
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