Category: Education
Vitamin D could boost immune system and protect against flu, colds
Researchers say vitamin D supplements could help protect around 3 million people each year in the UK against colds or flu as the sunshine vitamin is not just essential for healthy bones, but also has a role in strengthening the […]
Controversy still high on palm oil’s carcinogenic components
Results of a study published in January 2017 showed that palmitic acid (a major part of palm oil) boosts metastases (spread of cancer) through CD36 — a specific protein found in cancer cells that is responsible for taking up fatty […]
Only 3% of people spread most of Ebola cases in the world’s largest outbreak
An analysis suggests that almost two-thirds or 61% of cases in the world’s largest Ebola outbreak were caused by only 3% of infected people who were likely to have been “super-spreaders”. More than 28,600 people were infected with Ebola during […]
Cardiovascular disease costs in the US to hit US$1 tn by 2035, new study says
A new study conducted by RTI International for the American Heart Association projects that cardiovascular diseases, if left unchecked, will have a crushing economic and health burden on the US financial and health care systems by the year 2035. Mostly […]
Intensive BP control could save 100,000 lives in the US each year
Intensive blood pressure measures could help save 100,000 lives in the US each year, according to projections by researchers. Adam Bress, University of Utah assistant professor of population health sciences, said that the adoption of intensive treatment in the right […]
Corn, milk protein layers make medicine better-tasting, safer for children
Making medicines for the use of infants and children can be really challenging as safety is just as important as taste and texture. A new drug delivery method that uses layers of corn and milk proteins to make medicine safer, […]
Landmark mental health research explores negative side effects of therapy
The unexplored territory of the negative side effects of psychological treatment is the focus of a groundbreaking research project from the Stockholm University in Sweden. Therapy has long been known to be an effective treatment for different forms of mental […]
Researchers develop minuscule 3D spheres to study tuberculosis infection
A new minuscule 3D system has been developed by researchers at the University of Southampton in England to study human infection in the laboratory. The team, which includes infection researchers, engineers and bio-informaticians in Southampton and University College London, have […]
Green tea compound may have life-saving benefits, biomedical engineers say
A team of engineers at Washington University in the US and their German collaborators say a compound found in green tea may have life-saving potential for patients suffering from multiple myeloma and amyloidosis who face often-fatal medical complications associated with […]
Experimental male contraceptive gel successful in monkey trials
An experimental new type of contraceptive for males that blocks sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials. Vasalgel acts as a physical barrier once injected into the tubes that sperm would swim down to the penis. […]
