Category: Education
Nearly 1,500 new virus species discovered by international research team
Almost 1,500 new virus species was discovered by a team of international researchers led from Australia and China. The study significantly expands the existing catalogue of known viruses and also indicates that these viruses have existed for billions of years. […]
Avoid germs while traveling with these five simple tips
As the holiday season approaches and people are getting ready to travel to tourist spots or go back to their hometowns for their vacations, the risk of carrying and spreading disease also increases. According to studies, germs can travel easily […]
WHO: Zika no longer an international emergency, still a global health threat
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared that Zika virus is no longer an international emergency. However, the organization stressed that it still remains as a global public health threat and so a long-term effort to address the virus […]
Blood plasma from human teens found to have anti-aging effects on old mice
A series of new trials have found that blood plasma from young people can rejuvenate the body and brain of old mice, improving physical activity, cognition and memory. According to Sakura Minami of Alkahest, the company behind the work, the […]
High blood pressure affects more than 1.1 billion people worldwide -study
In 40 years, the number of people all over the world living with high blood pressure has almost doubled to 1.13 billion in 2015, according to the findings of a new study published in The Lancet, with the majority of […]
Asia Pacific is most attractive market for health care social media marketing
The increasing number of internet and social media users in the Asia Pacific region coupled with the developing technological interface in the countries such as Japan, China, India and Australia makes the region the most attractive market for health care […]
Stanford moves toward human trials in using CRISPR to repair sickle cells
Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine were successful in using the CRISPR gene editing tool to repair the gene that causes sickle cell disease, paving the way for a potential cure for the disease, as they look forward to […]
Scientists find antibodies may be effective in protecting fetus from Zika
A team of scientists may have discovered a way,using the body’s natural defenses, to protect unborn babies in the womb from the harmful effects of the Zika virus,which has racked nations all over the world from the Americas, to the […]
Ebola virus mutated to easily infect people in outbreak, studies found
Two studies have found a mutation in the Ebola virus that increased its ability to easily infect human cells fourfold during the first few months of the 2014-2015 outbreak, which is the largest in recorded history. The Ebola virus causes […]
Side effects halt trials of game-changing male contraceptives
An experimental birth control injection for men was found to be 96% effective in a recent trial involving 320 men over a period that lasted more than a year. However, the trials were briefly ended as some of the participants […]
