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The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World Resources Institute.
Climate Health Pharma

Forest cover, the size of 11 football fields, vanishes every minute: WRI

The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World

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US researchers have genetically edited mosquitoes to kill females of the species responsible for the spread of malaria.
Drugs Health Pharma

Gene editing kills female mosquitoes that spread malaria

HQ Team July 10, 2023: US researchers have genetically edited mosquitoes to kill females of the species responsible for the spread of malaria.

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Humans have an upper critical temperature range of between 45 degrees Celsius and 50 degrees Celsius, and in that range the body stops functioning optimally, researchers reveal.
Climate Health Pharma

British researchers reveal level of heat stress a human body can take

HQ Team July 7, 2023: Humans have an upper critical temperature range of between 45 degrees Celsius and 50 degrees Celsius, and in

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The USFDA has granted a standard approval for Eisai and Biogen's Alzheimer injection, Leqembi —the first treatment to secure the traditional approval, paving the way for wider insurance coverage of the drug.
Drugs Health Pharma

USFDA grants green light to Eisai, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi

HQ Team July 7, 2023: The USFDA has granted a standard approval for Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer injection, Leqembi —the first treatment to secure the

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About 45% of the US tap water contains one or more types of   “forever chemicals,” found in the linings of fast-food boxes and non-stick cookware to fire-fighting foams, raising health concerns, according to a US Geological Survey study.
Drugs Health Pharma

In US, 48% of tap water contains ‘forever chemicals’: Geological Survey

HQ Team July 7, 2023: About 45% of the US tap water contains one or more types of   “forever chemicals,” found in

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The Hepatitis C virus wears a “mask” and remains hidden to evade the human immune system to cause inflammation and scarring of the liver, Dutch researchers found.
Drugs Health Pharma

Hepatitis C virus uses a molecular mask to escape immune systems: Dutch research

HQ Team July 6, 2023: The Hepatitis C virus wears a “mask” and remains hidden to evade the human immune system to cause

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The UNICEF and the private-public partnership Gavi Vaccine Alliance will roll out its malaria vaccine for the first time in nine African countries to fight one of the deadliest diseases in the continent, according to the WHO.
Drugs Health Pharma

A dozen African nations to receive 18 million shots of malaria vaccine

HQ Team July 6, 2023: The UNICEF and the private-public partnership Gavi Vaccine Alliance will roll out its malaria vaccine for the first

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At least 57 women and girls in Sudan were at the receiving end of sexually-related violence since a conflict between warring factions of the military government in the country began in April, the UN stated.
Health Medical Pharma

Sexual violence against women, girls in Sudan conflict on the rise: UN agencies

HQ Team July 6, 2023: At least 57 women and girls in Sudan were at the receiving end of sexually-related violence since a

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Researchers found a genetic variant that increases the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) and may pave the way for a new generation of treatments to prevent disease degeneration.
Drugs Health Pharma

Gene variant discovery may trigger new treatments for multiple sclerosis

HQ Team July 5, 2023: Researchers found a genetic variant that increases the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) and may pave the way

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Evotec SE, a German drugmaker, announced its Seattle-based arm, has bagged a $74 million US government contract for the development of a monoclonal antibody-based product prototype to target orthopoxviruses.
Drugs Health Pharma

Germany’s Evotec wins $74 million US contract to make drug to fight orthopoxviruses

HQ Team July 5, 2023: Evotec SE, a German drugmaker, announced its Seattle-based arm, has bagged a $74 million US government contract for

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