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The Cost Of Workplace Depression In East Asia

Research shows that on average, one percent of a country’s GDP is lost due to workers with depression attending work while unwell.

Digital Map Of Entire Philippine Road Network Halfway Towards Completion

HERE, a cloud-based location platform company in partnership with the Philippine Road Board, is halfway towards its mission of mapping 45,000 km worth of routes.

Air Pollution Declines With Height: Study

Researchers in India have found that pollution levels vary at different levels above ground.

Former US Presidential Science Envoy Awarded Mahathir Science Award

Rita Colwell, who spent a large part of her career studying the bacterium that causes cholera, has won the Mahathir Science Award 2015.

WuXi AppTec Opens Biomanufacturing Center In Philadeplhia

Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device technology platform company WuXi AppTec has expanded their manufacturing presence in the US.

Herbal Drug Proves Effective Against AML

A drug from a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine could help leukemia patients who are resistant to existing treatment.

What’s The Advantage Of Being Obese?

This study found that only nine out of 115 genes known to be associated with obesity showed evidence of being under positive selection.

Cut Calories To Prevent Deadly Blood Vessel Bursts

Calorie intake could be an effective, yet simple way for the early prevention of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Great Hesitation In Adopting Dengue Vaccine

Dengxavia, the world's first approved dengue vaccine, has been rolled out in parts of Asia and South America—but doubts over its efficacy and potential for causing side effects remain.