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Resistance To Typhoid Fever: It’s In Your Genes
Variations in the immune genes known as HLA can determine an individual's response to Salmonella typhi bacteria.
Vietnam Eyes Water-Saving Tech For Rice Farms
Although alternate wetting and drying technology can reduce water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, getting rice farmers to adopt this practice could be difficult.
Drug-Resistant Malaria Threatens Southeast Asia
Drug-resistant malaria parasites, requiring a longer duration of treatment, have emerged in Southeast Asia.
Why SEA Hosts Very Few ‘Influential Scientific Minds’
Only 22 scientists from South-East Asia were named among the 3,000 Most Influential Scientific Minds, almost two-thirds hailing from Singapore.
Drug-Resistant Malaria Widespread In SEA
Scientists raise concerns of drug-resistant malaria sweeping across Southeast Asia.
Sanofi’s Dengue Vaccine Promising But Offers Incomplete Protection
A late-stage clinical trial has shown that Sanofi's dengue vaccine reduces dengue hemorrhagic fever by 89 percent but does not protect against serotype 2.
Bridging The ASEAN Research Gap
Research and innovation in ASEAN has not kept pace with economic growth the region has enjoyed, writes Crispin Maslog.
Bridging The Gaps In Asian Vaccine Development
Countries in Asia hope that home-grown, locally manufactured vaccines will meet domestic needs, but considerable challenges stand in the way, say experts and industry leaders at the World Vaccine Congress Asia.
Sanofi Pasteur Concludes Phase III Trial For Dengue Vaccine
The Phase III trial, which enrolled more than 10,000 children in Asia, showed that vaccination led to a 56 percent reduction in dengue cases.
