Indian researchers have developed a cheap paper-based test for the coronavirus which would hopefully help millions across the country detect and keep infections under control. Known as Feluda, the test’s sample collection involves the use of a nasal swab inserted deep into the nose – similar to current gold-standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab tests – and then subject to gene-editing technology to confirm the presence of the virus. Costing less than US$0.10, Feluda will be manufactured by leading Indian company Tata […]
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology for Medicine has been awarded to research scientists Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for first identifying and then enabling novel testing methods concerning the hepatitis C virus. Their pioneering work on the unexplained form of blood-borne hepatitis raises hopes of completely eradicating the virus. However, according to the Nobel Assembly“international efforts facilitating blood testing and making antiviral drugs available across the globe will be required” to achieve this goal […]
A new device by Dublin, Ireland-based Neuromod Devices simultaneously zaps a patient’s tongue and delivers sound to their ears to treat tinnitus. A group of patients who used the “Lenire” system for a time reported "a statistically significant reduction in tinnitus symptom severity.” According to the Korean Neurological Association, tinnitus is defined as a phantom auditory perception […]
A Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) post was installed by researchers at the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), UK, at a stoke and rehabilitation unit in nearby Addenbrooke’s teaching hospital to great success – in just two years, almost 675 NMT sessions were run alongside existing stroke rehabilitation treatment, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy […]
With the rapid development of AI and ICT, medical care has become more intelligent and user friendly. Benefiting from the advancement of medical technology, Taiwan’s medical care and equipment have grown to become world class. Coupled with proficiency in mechanic parts and metal processing, Taiwan has achieved amazing results in the development of smart dental materials. To give international businesses more insight on the ongoing research and […]
VNU Asia Pacific, the organiser of Thailand LAB INTERNATIONAL, together with the Science and Technology Trade Association (STTA) and the Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (TCELS), are thrilled to celebrate its 10th Anniversary from October 28-30, 2020 at BITEC. Thailand LAB INTERNATIONAL strives to be one of Southeast Asia’s leading exhibitions and conferences on analytical laboratory technologies, life sciences, and biotechnology […]
In the age of digitalisation, healthcare is rapidly becoming safer, smarter, and more accurate. In large, the combination of AIoT and medical equipment has paved way for the rise in smart medical technology. Taiwan, leading the charge in the development of smart medical technology, currently has an annual healthcare industry export that exceeds US$3 billion. To attract the more people to experience Taiwan’s innovative healthcare, Taiwan Excellence has planned a series of online healthcare product launches, namely Smart Medical Express. On 16 October 2020 […]
With the rapid development of AI and ICT, medical care has become more intelligent and user friendly. Benefiting from the advancement of medical technology, Taiwan’s medical care and equipment have grown to become world class. Coupled with proficiency in mechanic parts and metal processing, Taiwan has achieved amazing results in the development of smart dental materials. To give international businesses more insight on the ongoing research and […]
Overuse of antibiotics over decades has resulted in ahoard of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; these could be responsible for up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if left without intervention. As part of the desperate search for new drugs and […]
Stress can take a toll on person physically and psychologically, and may also lead to outward signs on the skin, hair and nails […]
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 […]
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 […]
Most cells in the body prefer burning sugar as an energy source but can draw on other energy sources, including fats, as needed […]
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 […]
Indian researchers have developed a cheap paper-based test for the coronavirus which would hopefully help millions across the country detect and keep infections […]
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have found that disparities arising from poverty can affect the health of children from as young as 5 years old […]
Pharmacists play a critical role as front-line health professionals during COVID-19, so says the area managing Director for Northern Europe […]
A team of scientists from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a novel “Trojan horse” […]
Statistics by the Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior (MOI) has shown that cancer, or malignant tumours, still remain the top cause of death in Taiwan […]
New analysis based on patient data in the TriNetX COVID-19 research network in the US suggests that patients with […]
A fraction of young people who display mild, transitory psychotic signs and symptoms at an early age will go on to develop a serious […]
A fraction of young people who display mild, transitory psychotic signs and symptoms at an early age will go on to develop a serious […]
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 […]
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 […]
Postmenopausal woman unfortunately have significantly reduced ability for angiogenesis – the formation of tiny blood vessels, or capillaries – in skeletal muscle tissue, compared to younger, premenopausal women. These women were also unable to increase the number of capillaries after a period of aerobic exercise, according to a study at the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition[…]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
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