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Study: Polio Vaccination Programs In Af-Pak Not Working

A new study finds that vaccines are struggling to have an impact in Afghanistan and Pakistan due to the lack of mass immunization campaigns.

In the Lab

Markhor Goat Species Makes Comeback In Pakistan

According to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the Markhor, a majestic wild goat species, is making a remarkable comeback in Pakistan as a result of conservation efforts.

In the Lab

The Guessing Game: How We Predict Other’s Decisions

Researchers in Japan have uncovered two brain signals in the human prefrontal cortex involved in how humans predict the decisions of others.

Health

Left Brain-Right Brain Split Challenged By Musical Study

New research from Australia is challenging the widely held view that emotions and feelings are the domain of only the right hemisphere.

In the Lab

Gold Nanoparticles Detect Traces Of Contaminants In Milk

Researchers in Australia have developed a new class of biosensor that can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in just 40 minutes.

China Releases First Official Report On Smoking

China's Ministry of Health has released the country’s first report on the harms of smoking, detailing the current situation in China as well as future measures to control it.

Health

Are Short-Term Medical Missions Useful?

A University of Sydney study questions usefulness of medical missions and calls for improved transparency, implementation, and policymaking.

Features

OPINION: How Do We Feed Asia In 2050?

We need a multi-pronged strategy to ensure our grandchildren do not confront chronic global food crises, writes Professor Chris Barrett of Cornell University.

Academia

Fighting Food Allergies Through A Korean-Australian Collaboration

Food scientists in Australia and Korea are working together to develop innovative processing techniques that alter the properties of allergenic proteins in milk and food products.

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