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D-Pharm Gets South Korean Approval For Phase III Study Of Neuro Drug

D-Pharm Ltd. announced this week that the KFDA has approved the IND application for the Phase III MACSI study of DP-b99 in Korea.

In the Lab

Scientists Propose Spacecraft To Save Earth From Asteroid Apophis In 2036

A group of Chinese scientists from Tsinghua University have proposed a method to prevent the possible collision of Apophis - a 46 million ton asteroid - with the Earth in 2036.

In the Lab

Ancient Chinese Fish Fossil Reveals Origins Of Vertebrate Jaws

Studying the 400 million-years-old fossil of an ancient jawless fish recently found in Zhejiang, China, a team of researchers has uncovered the evolutionary beginnings of vertebrate jaw development.

In the Lab

Curcumin Curry Spice Could Suppress Inflammation In Tendinitis, Arthritis

A common culinary spice found in Indian curries could offer hope for sufferers of the painful condition tendinitis, which causes pain and tenderness near to joints.

Health

Soy Versus Dairy: Which Milk Is Better For You?

Are there nutritional advantages to replacing dairy with soy milk? Suzie Ferrie discusses.

Pharma

Takeda And Resolve Therapeutics To Develop Lupus Treatments

Takeda Pharma and Resolve Therapeutics have entered into a partnership to develop compounds for the treatment of lupus and other autoimmune diseases.

Health

Indonesia To Tackle The Shackling Of The Mentally Ill

Indonesia is seeking to end the lockdown and shackling of thousands of mental health patients.

In the Lab

Japan Earthquake Released Stress Causing Tsunami, Study

Researchers have discovered that the massive 2011 earthquake in Japan released nearly all of the stress that had built up along the plate boundary in that region.

In the Lab

Scientists Discover Stable Haploid Strains Of Candida Fungus

Researchers have constructed stable haploid strains of Candida albicans, the most prevalent human fungal pathogen.

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