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Loneliness may contribute to a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and susceptibility to infections, according to a study conducted by the University of Cambridge and Fudan University involving 42,000 adults.
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Effects of loneliness, social isolation leave their mark on blood: Cambridge study

Loneliness may contribute to a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and susceptibility to infections, according to a study conducted by the University

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China has approved Merck & Co.’s human papillomavirus vaccine for males between nine and 26 years amid a fall in sales for the jab among women in the world’s most populous country, according to a company statement.
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China approves Merck’s human papillomavirus jab for use in males 

China has approved Merck & Co.’s human papillomavirus vaccine for males between nine and 26 years amid a fall in sales for the

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Novo Nordisk A/S, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has expanded its agreement with US-based Valo Health Inc., almost to double the number of drugs to be jointly developed, according to a statement.
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Novo Nordisk, Valo expand pact to include obesity, diabetic drugs

Novo Nordisk A/S, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has expanded its agreement with US-based Valo Health Inc., almost to double the number of drugs

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China will develop humanoid robots for elderly care and support scientific and technological projects related to senior citizens, according to a state-run news agency.
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China to make humanoid robots, brain-computer interfaces for elderly

China will develop humanoid robots for elderly care and support scientific and technological projects related to senior citizens, according to a state-run news

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Each individual's experiences, genetics, and environment create a unique mental health landscape. What may appear as a debilitating condition for one person could be manageable or even adaptive for another. For instance, introversion might be pathologized in an extroverted society despite being a valid personality trait.
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Boundaries between normal and abnormal are often thin and blurred

Each individual's experiences, genetics, and environment create a unique mental health landscape. What may appear as a debilitating condition for one person could

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A rise in cases of respiratory infections in China is within the expected range during this time of the year, and the World Health Organization has not observed “unusual outbreak patterns.”
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Respiratory infections in China have no ‘unusual outbreak patterns’

A rise in cases of respiratory infections in China is within the expected range during this time of the year, and the World

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Johnson & Johnson’s combination therapy for treating a certain form of cancer without chemotherapy, has been shown to extend patients' lives by more than a year, according to a company statement.
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J&J’s combination extends lives of cancer patients versus rival drug

Johnson & Johnson’s combination therapy for treating a certain form of cancer without chemotherapy, has been shown to extend patients' lives by more

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Dancing has a positive effect on the “mood circuits” in the brain and can lower depression in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to an observational study on 23 patients conducted by Canada’s York University.
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Dancing can help lower depression in people with Parkinson’s disease

Dancing has a positive effect on the “mood circuits” in the brain and can lower depression in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to

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China’s WuXi Biologics, a clinical research organization, has granted global rights to US-based Candid Therapeutics to use the company’s synthetic antibody to fight cancer for an upfront payment of $925 million.
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WuXi Biologics sells global rights to cancer antibody to Candid for $925m

China’s WuXi Biologics, a clinical research organization, has granted global rights to US-based Candid Therapeutics to use the company’s synthetic antibody to fight

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