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JAPAN - New broad strain anti-influenza macrocyclic peptide therapeutic developed. LAOS - bioCSL supports public health efforts in Laos with donation of more than 700,000 doses of seasonal influenza vaccine. SINGAPORE - New NUS spin-off company to reduce cancer death and disease burden through real time cancer diagnosis. THAILAND - Bats protect rice fields against pests. THE PHILIPPINES - Hotter nights may cause rice yields to fall. THE PHILIPPINES - Study suggests shift in strategy on pneumonia vaccinations. BANGLADESH - Mutant bird flu worries Bangladeshi scientists. EUROPE - Novel strategy to molecular anticancer therapy. SRI LANKA - Evolving dengue strains plague Sri Lanka. UNITED STATES - Gene sequencing project discovers mutations tied to deadly brain tumors in young children. UNITED STATES - Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients. UNITED STATES - Stem cells in circulating blood affect cardiovascular health. UNITED STATES - New point of attack on HIV for vaccine development. UNITED STATES - GAIM-changing molecules to combat Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders discovered. UNITED STATES - Breath analysis offers non-invasive method to detect early lung cancer. UNITED STATES - Researchers discover new genetic brain disorder in humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]