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Makiko Kitamura

ARTICLES BY MAKIKO KITAMURA

A file photo of a scientist looking at a picture of labelled cells on a monitor. Efforts are underway to turn bacteria into regulated pharmaceutical products to treat illnesses of the gut. Photo: AFP

How gut bacteria are shaking up cancer research

4 min read . 14 Mar 2016

One recent estimate indicates about 390 million dengue infections per year, according to the WHO. It kills less than 1% of those infected. Photo: AFP

World’s first dengue vaccine approved after 20 years of research

1 min read . 09 Dec 2015

Although a plant and a human look different, many mechanisms are driven by the same chemistries. Photo: iStockPhoto

The pesticide that kills bugs and might help fight cancer

4 min read . 04 Aug 2015

In the trial, patients inhaled molecules of DNA wrapped in fat globules known as liposomes that deliver a normal copy of the gene into the cells in the lung lining.

Gene therapy stabilises lungs of cystic fibrosis patients

2 min read . 03 Jul 2015

The Bayer unit garnered sales of €909 million in 2014 and had worked with Panasonic Health before, marketing some of the company’s products. Photo: Bloomberg

Bayer to sell diabetes unit to KKR unit for $1.15 billion

2 min read . 11 Jun 2015

Doctors Without Borders called on Glaxo and Pfizer to cut the price of the pneumococcal vaccine, which guards against a disease that kills about 1 million children a year, to $5 a shot. Photo: Hemant Mishra

GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer blamed for high vaccine prices

2 min read . 21 Jan 2015

WHO and others are investigating whether survivors’ blood, which would contain antibodies, can be used to help hold off the disease in the current outbreak. Photo: Reuters

Ebola survivors turn caregivers, testing their immunity

3 min read . 24 Oct 2014

A giant screen displays the image of British-American researcher John O’Keefe and Norwegian duo May-Britt Moser and Edvard I Moser at a press conference of the Nobel Committee. Photo: AFP

Brain’s inner GPS wins Nobel medicine prize for three scientists

1 min read . 07 Oct 2014

A man wearing a protective suit washes the health centre’s walls in the Kandopleu village, in Ivory Coast. Photo: AFP

Jokes join jingles in Ebola-hit nations to dispel disease fears

2 min read . 27 Aug 2014

A file picture shows Roman Catholic priest Miguel Pajares, who contracted the deadly Ebola virus, being transported from Madrid’s Torrejon air base to the Carlos III hospital upon his arrival in Spain. Photo: AFP

WHO declares Ebola epidemic an international health emergency

5 min read . 09 Aug 2014

A file photo of health workers taking blood samples for Ebola virus testing at a screening tent in the local government hospital in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Photo: Reuters

Malaria complicates Ebola epidemic in West Africa

4 min read . 07 Aug 2014

The soccer World Cup, which runs through 13 July, has brought thousands of visitors to a country with the world’s largest incidence of dengue. A heatwave has extended the mosquito season and fans have been urged to use repellent and wear long-sleeved clothing.

World Cup may be last tournament for dengue mosquitoes

5 min read . 01 Jul 2014

Bayer’s $14.2 billion Merck buy shows industry divide on OTC

4 min read . 08 May 2014

Ranbaxy gained exclusive, legal rights to sell the Diovan copies for six months by being first to apply, they failed to nail down clearance from regulators reviewing the company’s ability to safely and properly make the drug. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Ranbaxy’s woes add $900 million in costs for heart drug

4 min read . 15 Apr 2014

John Denninger, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, is leading a five-year study on how the ancient practices affect genes and brain activity in the chronically stressed. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

Harvard yoga scientists find proof of meditation benefit

4 min read . 22 Nov 2013

Suntory to buy GSK’s Lucozade, Ribena for $2.1 billion

2 min read . 09 Sept 2013

Professor Mark Post shows the world’s first lab-grown beef burger during a launch event in west London. Photo: Reuters

Sergey Brin-funded $332,000 lab burger has cake-like texture

3 min read . 05 Aug 2013

The Elan Corp. headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. The purchase allows Perrigo to move its domicile to Ireland, where the corporate income-tax rate is 12.5%. Photo: Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Perrigo to buy Elan for $8.6 billion to get Irish tax base

3 min read . 29 Jul 2013

Photo: iStock Photo (iStock Photo)

First baby born after embryo gene sequencing

1 min read . 08 Jul 2013

Participants in the project texted questions on sexual health topics to a service set up by Google, Grameen and the local mobile-phone provider. Photo: AFP (AFP)

Google sex advice boosted cheating in lesson for mobile health

4 min read . 07 Jun 2013