Biovac signs deal for oral cholera vaccine with S.Korea’s IVI
Biovac, a South Africa-based biotechnology company, has signed a technology transfer agreement with a South Korean institute to make an oral cholera vaccine
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Covid-19 disrupts measles dose plan of 40 million children
Forty million children in 2021 have missed their measles vaccination since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, which disrupted the dose schedules, according
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Artificial sweeteners can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Sugar substitutes can kill off antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause pneumonia and sepsis
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Meta study says high blood pressure can cause neuroticism
High blood pressure can cause neurotic traits in some people
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`Immunologic memory’ behind HIV inflammation: Study
Patients living with HIV are at an increased risk of developing chronic inflammation due to “immunologic memory,” according to a study
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Popular variant of Vitamin B3 may cause cancer, finds study
Some vitamins can have fatal side-effects as a new study finds that Niacin may carry risk of brain cancer
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Renewable energy facilities will add to CO2 emissions burden, Study finds
Building a renewable energy infrastructure will result in severe carbon emissions, and a transition from fossil fuels to green energy must be quick
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WHO sets up team to hunt down ‘Disease X’
The WHO is preparing for an unknown “Disease X” epidemic by convening more than 300 global scientists to draw evidence from more than
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Merck acquires Imago BioSciences for $1.35 billion
Merck, a US multinational pharmaceutical company, announced it would acquire Imago BioSciences for $1.35 billion.
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New measurement units introduced to handle deluge of digital data
Four new prefixes to the International Systems of units have been added to handle the massive digital data.