To combat protein misfolding diseases, Orphazyme was founded in Copenhagen in 2009 by Hinsby and CSO Thomas Kirkegaard Jensen. “Thomas at the time was an academic and I was actually working in a venture fund at the time,” recalled Hinsby.

Long regarded as a grassroots outcast and shunned by his mainstream KMT partymates, particularly ex-party leader and former president Ma Ying-jeou, Han once disappeared from the political scene for a total of 16 years. And for the eight years that Ma ...

The kaamdar is in a fight against the naamdar in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, making a distinction between the one who works and the dynast, in a jibe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Driving home the difference ...

Among the scientists with concerns is Professor Thomas G. Jensen, a Danish researcher who is a member of his country's national science ethics board. “If it's true then it's a major step and I think it's too fast, so I was surprised because I didn't ...and more »

Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is 65. Country singer Kristine Arnold (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) is 62. Actor Judd Nelson is 59. Movie director Alfonso Cuaron is 57. Rock musician Matt Cameron is 56. Actress Jane Sibbett is 56.

India, on Wednesday, 28 November, put to rest any speculation over Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Pakistan to attend the SAARC summit. Addressing the media, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj stated that PM Modi wouldn't travel to ...and more »

A Rajasthan priest's claim on Rahul Gandhi's "gotra" was far from the last word on the subject at the height of election season. This morning, Union Minister Smriti Irani tackled a "gotra" question on social media and stressed that her religion, belief ...

Theresa May's rescue mission for her heavily criticised Brexit deal continues as she faces questions in the Commons before a trip to Scotland. At midday, the Prime Minister will face PMQs, with questions expected once again to turn to her negotiations ...and more »

Former prime minister Robert Fico recently fell out with the foreign minister, Miroslav Lajčák – despite Smer, the party Fico still leads, originally nominating Lajčák to the post, and despite its relentless efforts over the last few months to get him ...

The Brazilian corruption probe known as Operation Carwash (Lava Jato) has placed three out of five living former presidents of Brazil as defendants. Michel Temer, the current president, and José Sarney so far have been only arraigned. Dilma Rousseff ...