Category: Education
Top causes of death and disability hound ASEAN’s public health crisis – study

Mental illness, cardiovascular disease, tobacco use, and injuries are now among the leading causes of death and disability in Southeast Asia, according to newly released research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and the National University of […]
Global health leaders call for urgent reform in women’s health research

A new report from global consultancy Kearney and the World Economic Forum’s Global Alliance for Women’s Health—supported by the Gates Foundation—calls for sweeping policy changes to address the chronic underinvestment in women’s health. Despite representing half of the world’s population, […]
Agilent and Ubix partner to advance targeted cancer therapies in South Korea

Agilent Technologies and Ubix Therapeutics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate research and development of targeted cancer therapies in South Korea over the next five years. Under the agreement, the two companies will conduct joint research on […]
Health consequences of childhood divorce may surface in old age – Study

Children of divorced parents may carry more than emotional scars into adulthood—new research shows they could also face a higher risk of stroke later in life. A recent study from The University of Texas at Arlington reveals that the health […]
Lab-grown teeth for alternative natural, self-repairing dental treatment

Scientists at King’s College London (KCL) are developing a groundbreaking method to regenerate human teeth using a patient’s own cells. Unlike traditional restorations, which are artificial and often degrade over time, lab-grown teeth have the potential to integrate with the […]
SMART researchers develop fast advanced method to detect microbial contamination in cell cultures

Researchers from the Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP), an Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ASTAR Skin Research Labs (ASRL), and the National […]
SEA Healthcare and Pharma Conference 2025: Pioneering the future of healthcare in the region

Qube Integrated Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., the organiser of SEACare 2025, is proud to announce the inaugural SEA Healthcare and Pharma Conference 2025, co-organised by the National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) and Five Pillar Venture Capital Sdn. Bhd. This event marks […]
Needle-free capsule could enhance oral drug delivery

MIT and Novo Nordisk researchers have developed an ingestible capsule that can deliver drugs directly into the walls of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, offering a needle-free alternative to injections. Inspired by squids’ jet propulsion, the capsule uses compressed gas or […]
Minding the gaps in mental health care

By Robert C. Smith, MD, MACP, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Psychiatry, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Author Why U.S. mental health care remains broken (and how people can demand change) The public does not understand […]
HK and US scientists identify new gene linked to rare neurodevelopmental disorder

Researchers from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and international genetic scientists have identified a new gene, DDX39B, linked to a rare neurodevelopmental disorder. Using multi-omics analysis, they discovered that mutations in this gene […]