French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced Tuesday that it had begun research and development into a vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus, blamed for causing a surge in brain-damaged babies. The company said the success of its Sanofi Pasteur vaccines division in developing a vaccine against dengue fever could be "rapidly leveraged" in the fight against Zika. "Sanofi Pasteur leads theRead more

Deputy Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research Essam Khamis asserted the depth of relations binding Egypt and China since the dawn of history, noting that the two countries have been at the forefront of countries seeking knowledge and established civilization for all mankind. This came at a symposium held by the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Society in Cairo under the titleRead more

Saudi Ambassador to Algeria Dr. Sami bin Abdullah Al-Saleh met her today with Algerian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Tahir Hajjar. During the meeting, they discussed means of cooperation between the two countries in the field of higher education and scientific research.  Read more

To some, end of life care in the United States is considered resource intensive, expensive, and inattentive to patients' needs. So how does the United States compare to other countries? A new study examined several health care measures at the end of life for cancer patients in five European countries, Canada and the United States. Researchers from the University ofRead more

The house of representatives approved in its ninth session eight decisions of laws issued while the parliament was suspended. The reports of these laws were prepared by the education and scientific research committee. The parliament, under Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, approved a decision issued by the president on law number 15 for the year 2014 to amend the rulings ofRead more

Ambassador of Belarus here Sergei Rachkov said a memorandum of understanding has been signed between Egypt's Scientific Research and Technology and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus to bolster cooperation in the scientific research and innovation between the two countries. In statements on Monday, the ambassador said the signing of the MOU took place on the fringe of aRead more

The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) Head Mahmoud Sakr underlined that there will be cooperation during the coming phase between Egypt and Belarus in vital domains such as water desalination, smart fertilizers, agriculture and electronics. Sakr's remarks came after the opening of a workshop on modern researches and invention in Egypt and Belarus. The workshop was attended alsoRead more

President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) Mahmoud Saqr will open Sunday a workshop on the modern approaches of research and innovation in Egypt and Belarus. The two-day workshop will discuss means of cooperation between Egypt and Belarus and draw up a draft for the executive program for cooperation in several research spheres, including nanotechnology, biotechnology andRead more

The remains of a prehistoric mammoth bearing evidence of having been attacked by arrows or spears suggests humans lived in the Arctic thousands of years earlier than believed, according to a study. Released in the journal Science, the findings by a team of Russian scientists in the Siberian Arctic are leading experts to rethink earlier estimates that placed human habitationRead more

The Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) will organize on Sunday an Egyptian-Russian workshop on the modern approaches of research and innovation in Egypt and Belarus. The two-day workshop will be held under the auspices of Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Ashraf el Sheihy, the ASRT chief Mahmoud Sakr, Belarus Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Rachkov and Deputy DirectorRead more