Unlike adults, children use both sides of the brain to process languages
A study which focused on language processing has revealed that very young children use both hemispheres of their brain to do so […]
Wellness and Complementary Therapies
In plain sight: how your nails can show signs of stress and disease
Stress can take a toll on person physically and psychologically, and may also lead to outward signs on the skin, hair and nails […]
New formulation better prevents biofilm formation on teeth, tooth decay
Some bacteria in the mouth help digest food or control other microbes’ bioactivity, while some stick to teeth and produce acids that corrode tooth enamel […]
Yoga an effective alternate treatment for anxiety disorder
Generalised anxiety disorder currently affects an estimated 6.8 million Americans – it is characterised by chronic nervousness or worry, and many have sought to treat the […]
Inhibiting skeletal muscle enzyme could boost exercise performance, fat burning capacity
Most cells in the body prefer burning sugar as an energy source but can draw on other energy sources, including fats, as needed […]
Newly-found hair regrowth molecule could be faster treatment for baldness
There have been many leads looking into regrowing hair with the latest being the finding of a special molecule by North Carolina State University (NCSU) researchers that appears […]
Community health
Free COVID-19 vaccines planned for all Japanese; could prompt economic recovery by 2022
According to the National Health Service, consuming 200mg or less of caffeine a day should not pose any significant risk in terms of miscarriage or growth of the baby while in the […]
Limited amounts of tea/coffee still acceptable during pregnancy
According to the National Health Service, consuming 200mg or less of caffeine a day should not pose any significant risk in terms of miscarriage or growth of the baby while in the […]
South Korea’s COVID-19 response provides valuable insight
South Korea started its control and prevention measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak […]
Japan’s cultural strengths not enough to keep increasing coronavirus infections at bay
Much can be learned from Japan in how it handled the initial coronavirus outbreak in the country, such as the widespread use of face masks and its […]
Aside from explosive devices, trained sniffer dogs can also detect coronavirus
Sniffer dogs, with little training, are capable of identifying positive samples of the novel coronavirus with up to 94% accuracy […]
Health alert
Two tropical, mosquito-borne viruses linked to neurological damage, stoke
A fraction of young people who display mild, transitory psychotic signs and symptoms at an early age will go on to develop a serious […]
Blood test predicts risk of developing psychotic disorders in childhood
A fraction of young people who display mild, transitory psychotic signs and symptoms at an early age will go on to develop a serious […]
Adults with dysfunctional childhoods more at risk of heart disease, health issues
A high level of childhood family environment adversity has been shown to increase a person’s risk of having heart disease in their 50s and 60s. Children who experience […]
S. Koreans on alert over possible rise in coronavirus cases after 2020 general election
Following South Korea’s general election this past week – the world’s first nationwide election held during the COVID-19 pandemic – health authorities are concerned that new infection clusters could pop up and again contribute to […]
Maintaining mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Loneliness and social isolation may increase the risk of premature death by nearly 50%, according to two meta-analyses from Brigham Young University in Utah, US, in 2017. However, as many people’s freedom of movement is now severely limited thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Other health News
Taiwanese assistive technologies to benefit ageing transformation
According to the 2019 United Nation World Population Report, more than 703 million people were aged 65 years and over and the number is expected to double to 1.5 billion by the year 2050. The ageing transformation is classified when the ageing population becomes a proportionately larger share of the total population […]
An eye on future vision: Taiwanese ophthalmic innovations
According to estimates from IEK Consulting of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, the global ophthalmic medical equipment market is estimated to reach US$58.4 billion by 2023. Armed with the strength of ICT/optical technology and scale of manufacturing capability, ophthalmic device […]
Curious young minds drawn to explore, stockpile information over easy rewards
“Exploration seems to be a major driving force during early childhood – even outweighing the importance of immediate rewards,” according to Dr. Vladimir Sloutsky, a professor of psychology at The Ohio State University, US. Dr. Vladimir and colleagues studied how children would jump at the chance to explore the unknown, instead of choosing the obvious “reward” path, as how many adults would […]
Injecting healthy cells into eyes boosts vision in blind mouse models
Scientists studying engineered biomaterials at the University of Toronto (UT), Canada, have happened upon a technique that could one day treat blindness – they demonstrated how a new method of injecting healthy cells into the eyes could address vision loss similar to conditions like age-related macular degeneration (AMD) […]
Older adults may not be “missing the picture” but interpreting it differently
A professor from Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), Missouri, has looked at the brain activity of older adults through a slightly different set of tests than common ones for memory. Zachariah Reagh found that aging adults don’t necessarily have “quieter” memory – “It’s just different,” he said […]
Placebos elicit genuine psychobiological effects when patients believe them
Placebo drugs can still work if the patient believes it will help, observed researchers who were conducting a new study at Michigan State University (MSU). They suggest “honest” or non-deceptive placebos could have a role in modern clinical practice. The researchers devised an experiment to test whether a non-deceptive placebo had any effects on emotional distress. […]
