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7 Must-Read Stories In November 2018

This month, our articles featuring leading ladies in science were popular; news about decaffeinated tea and probiotics also drew interest.

October was Nobel season—check out our stories on Physiology or Medicine laureates Professor Tasuku Honjo (2018) and Sir Richard J. Roberts (1993).

Asia's ascendance on the global research stage was a central theme of this month's most-read articles.

Fruquintinib is the first drug discovered and developed in China to be approved by the National Medical Products Administration.

Dr. Tan Min-Han is on a mission to improve the detection of cancer using liquid biopsies.

A team of researchers in Japan have developed an imaging method to diagnose colorectal cancer without taking a biopsy.

According to the study findings, type 2 diabetes was the costliest disease, accounting for US$37.6 billion or 70 percent of direct costs.

Baicalein, a herbal supplement, binds to mismatched DNA and causes cancerous cells to self-destruct in a tightly-regulated cell suicide process.

A study in mice suggests that the leukemia drug Imatinib could also be used to treat and prevent colon cancer.

Scientists have proposed gas sensor pills that can be used to track gut microbes and overall intestinal health.