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UAE breaks new ground in children’s healthcare with cutting-edge gene therapy initiatives / AI Image The UAE has officially entered a new era of “precision medicine.” Moving away from simply managing symptoms, Emirates Health Services (EHS) recently unveiled two ambitious gene therapy projects designed to strike at the root causes of autism and rare brain disorders. By leveraging genetic engineering, the UAE isn't just treating patients, it’s aiming to “repair” the biological blueprints that cause these conditions in the first place.Gene therapy in the UAEThe United Arab Emirates has unveiled two groundbreaking gene therapy projects focused on treating serious neurological and genetic conditions in children. These efforts mark a major shift from conventional symptom-based care to tackling the underlying genetic causes of disease, potentially transforming neurodevelopmental healthcare in the region.One key project focuses on genetic causes linked to autism and epilepsy. It is being..

AdvertisementIndiaOpinionChina OpinionRichard HeydarianOpinion | Why India is hedging its bets on another China charm offensiveAs Washington pushes New Delhi closer to Beijing, both Asian powers must exercise strategic patience for an effective detente
Reading Time:3 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPRichard HeydarianPublished: 5:30am, 13 Oct 2025In a fast and furious year of devastating wars and high-stakes diplomacy, the historic meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands out as a potential harbinger of a new global order.AdvertisementIn his first visit to China in seven years, Modi agreed with Xi that Asia’s two powers should be “partners” rather than “rivals”, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin.Modi stressed that “their differences should not turn into disputes” and expressed a commitment to the “fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement” of their border dispute. Crucially, he mentioned t..

AdvertisementHong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedyHong KongSocietyDeath toll in Hong Kong fire rises to 161 after new DNA match‘DNA tests are still being carried out, and we do not rule out the possibility that more victims may be found,’ police commissioner says
Reading Time:1 minuteWhy you can trust SCMPFiona SunPublished: 11:38am, 20 Dec 2025Updated: 11:44am, 20 Dec 2025One more person has been confirmed dead in Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire, bringing the death toll to 161, the police chief has said, citing results of further forensic analysis.
“Further forensic tests found the DNA of another person in one of the bodies, later identified as belonging to a couple,” Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said on Saturday after a passing-out parade at the Hong Kong Police College.
“DNA tests are still being carried out, and we do not rule out the possibility that more victims may be found and the death toll could rise.”
AdvertisementChow also said that the six missing cases earlier reported had ..