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China approves another inactivated Covid vax for emergency use
China has approved one more inactivated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, according to an announcement by the developer of the jab.Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd., the developer, said on Friday that the vaccine it developed…
Higher coffee intake may reduce prostate cancer risk
Do you crave for coffee everyday? If so, then there's a good news for you. A new study suggests that drinking several cups of coffee every day may be linked to a lower risk of developing prostate cancer.The study, published in the journal…
New model shows promise to treat lung fibrosis in Covid patients
An analysis of lung tissues from patients with different types of pulmonary fibrosis -- including cases triggered by Covid-19 -- has revealed a promising molecular target to improve the chronic and irreversible disease, say…
18 dead, 1 rescued in China mine accident
Eighteen people have died, while one other person was rescued after an accident due to excessive levels of carbon monoxide at a coal mine in China, authorities said on Saturday.The accident took place at around 5 p.m. on Friday at the…
Xi Jinping calls for closer China-Ethiopia cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Tuesday to work with his Ethiopian counterpart Sahle-Work Zewde to enhance China-Africa and the Belt and Road cooperation, so as to bring more benefits to both countries and peoples.Xi made the…
China’s Covid-19 vax is safe, prompts antibody response : Lancet
Chinese Covid-19 vaccine candidate -- BBIBP-CorV -- that is expected to completely inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is safe and elicits an antibody response, a study published in The Lancet has found.A previous clinical trial reported…
Chinese researchers develop neural system for brain-machine interface
Chinese researchers have developed a neural signal analysis system with memristor arrays, paving the way for high-efficiency brain-machine interfaces.Brain-machine interfaces are promising tools for rehabilitation medicine and medical…
Bacterial outbreak infects thousands in China amid Covid-19
Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, now several thousand people in northwest China have tested positive for brucellosis, a bacterial disease, the authorities has confirmed recently.The Brucellosis outbreak was caused by a leak at a…
Chinese Covid vax could be ready by Nov: Top scientist
The general population in China may start getting access to locally manufactured Covid-19 vaccines from November or December, according to a top scientist from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).During a programme…
Chinese vax firms prepare facilities for mass production
The Covid-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotech has entered Phase-3 trial globally and the biopharma company displayed it during the 'China International Fair for Trade in Services' in Beijing this weekend.The Sinovac vaccine has…