Chinese scientists have uncovered differences between American and Chinese vaginal microbiomes, revealing that a bacterium closely linked to bacterial vaginosis and preterm birth is significantly more prevalent and virulent in American women. The study underscores the need for localised treatments and “fills a critical gap for Asian populations and provides a foundational platform for global vaginal microbiome research and microbe-host interaction studies”, according to the researchers. The...
A Hong Kong co-led global study has found that a targeted therapy can keep more than half of advanced lung cancer patients alive without disease progression for at least seven years, marking a step towards turning the deadly illness into a chronic condition. Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Wednesday released the findings of their study, which looked into the efficacy of the third-generation targeted therapy lorlatinib on patients with advanced lung cancer. The study...
Chinese researchers claim to be outpacing international competitors in the development of stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease, citing higher efficiency and a faster clinical trial timeline. Parkinson’s is often described as a movement disorder. Its symptoms are caused by the brain’s failure to produce sufficient dopamine, because of the death or dysfunction of the specialised neurons responsible for generating the chemical. In the search for a cure, researchers around the world are...