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Scientists in Japan from fiscal 2023 will apply technology to create induced pluripotent stem (iPS

The Asahi Shimbun Japan is expected to approve a drug for virotherapy treatment for the first time, which uses a virus to track down and destroy cancer cells inside a patient.  A special committee of the health ministry on May 24 approved the sale and production of Teserpaturev, a cancer drug developed by Daiichi Sankyo Co. and others. It will be the first time for a virotherapy drug to be approved in Japan. Upon approval, Teserpaturev will be used to treat patients with malignant glioma, a ty...

LONDON--British health officials expressed optimism Sunday that the coronavirus restrictions remaining in England can be lifted in June after an official study found that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines offer effective protection against the variant first identified in India. Authorities in Britain have expressed concern in recent weeks that increasing cases of the Indian variant could jeopardize the U.K.’s so-far successful plan to reopen its economy. More than 2,880 cases of the Indian ...

Monday, 24 May 2021, 12:01 pm MetService is forecasting a deep, slow-moving low northeast of New Zealand which directs a strong, moist southeast flow across the North Island over the next few days. Although, a ridge of high pressure and cold settled weather lies over the much of the South Island, the east coast of the North Island will see rain, strong winds and in some cases heavy swell. MetService Severe Weather Watches and Warnings are in force for Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Taupo, T...

Monday, 24 May 2021, 4:20 pm The University of Western Australia and the French Government are working together with industry and researchers to improve monitoring of space for exploding stars billions of light years away. UWA is working with the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, the French Government’s space agency, to install a network of receiver stations across northern Australia. The stations will receive alerts from the Space Variable Objects Monitor satellite in high orbit above E...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 8:44 am Can virtual reality help treat people with a fear of flying or spiders? A clinical trial involving University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers and a South Island tech company will seek to answer that question. The trial will use a smartphone app called “oVRcome” developed by tech entrepreneur Adam Hutchinson to treat patients with phobias and anxiety. The app is paired with a headset to immerse participants in virtual environments to help treat their phobia...

The research is a joint project, between BRANZ and the University of Auckland longitudinal study Growing Up in New Zealand. It involved children in the Growing Up in New Zealand study collecting temperature and humidity data at home and school over two days. This new detailed indoor environment information was linked to the multiple pieces of health information collected from the children directly when they were eight years old. The linked information showed that an indoor temperature of betw...

No volcanic quakes in Taal Volcano but plumes rise over past 24 hours Published May 23, 2021 8:38am Taal Volcano has not had any volcanic earthquake in the past 24 hours, but the upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in the crater lake generated plumes, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Sunday. The plumes reached 1.5 kilometers tall then drifted toward the north-northwest on Saturday, it said in its Taal Volcano Bulletin.  Low-level background tremors ...

China greenlights five sci-tech innovation IPOs Xinhua 23 May 2021, 11:55 GMT+10 BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinas securities regulator has approved the initial public offerings (IPOs) of five companies on the science and technology innovation board. Beijing Sun-Novo Pharmaceutical Research Co., Ltd., JinGuan Electric Co., Ltd., China Chippacking Technology Co., Ltd., China Railway Construction Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., and Wetown Electric Group Co., Ltd. will be listed on the Shanghai Stock ...

Published May 23, 2021 10:44am A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. The quake was recorded at 10:02 a.m. Its epicenter was located at 4.88N, 127.50E - 235 km S 61° E of Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental. The quake’s depth was 113 kilometers and it was tectonic in origin. PHIVOLCS said no damage is expected but aftershocks may occur. On Saturday morning, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake...