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Published February 24, 2021, 7:32 PM A total of eight (8) projects have been approved under the Joint Research Program (JRP) between the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) of the Philippines and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of the People’s Republic of China to be implemented this year. A virtual launch on the announcement of the projects to be implemented under the DOST-MOST JRP for 2021 was hosted by DOST on Wednesday, Feb. 24 via Zoom. The event was attended ...

People who have had evidence of a prior infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, appear to be well protected against being reinfected...

 E-Mail People who have had evidence of a prior infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, appear to be well protected against being reinfected with the virus, at least for a few months, according to a newly published study from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This finding may explain why reinfection appears to be relatively rare, and it could have important public health implications, including decisions about returning to physical workplaces, school attendance, the prior...

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  Researchers can predict restoration interventions with high likelihood of economic returns. In a world where the well-being of 3.2 billion people is undermined by the degradation of land and ecosystems according to United Nations’ estimates, scientists have increased effort towards finding sustainable fixes. The situation is most difficult in countries like Ethiopia, which is under immense pressure from a rapidly growing population, increasingly frequent droughts, widespread poverty and la...

“We’re changing the paradigm for research,” said Josh Denny, M.D.,  All of Us’s chief executive officer. “Participants are our most important partners in this effort, and we know many of them are eager to get their genetic results and learn about the science they’re making possible. We’re working to provide that valuable information in a responsible way.” The program’s in-depth genetic analyses include both whole genome sequencing and genotyping. Whole genome sequencing focus...

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 E-Mail A team of researchers has devised a method using smartphones in order to measure food consumption--an approach that also offers new ways to predict physical well-being. "Weve harnessed the expanding presence of mobile and smartphones around the globe to measure food consumption over time with precision and with the potential to capture seasonal shifts in diet and food consumption patterns," explains Andrew Reid Bell, an assistant professor in New York Universitys Department of Environm...

Senior Editor There was good news for Americans on the generic drug front amid the pandemic in 2020, according to a report from Sally Choe, director of the Office of Generic Drugs, Center for Drugs Evaluation and Research. Choe noted that there are more than 10,000 FDA approved generic drugs and nine out of 10 prescriptions in the United States are filled by generics. Generic drugs have saved the health care system close to $2.2 trillion dollars in the past decade. Amid ...