Category: Education
Longer daytime naps linked to type 2 diabetes, Japanese study suggests
Japanese scientists at the University of Tokyo suggest that daytime naps lasting for more than one hour could be a warning sign for type 2 diabetes. The link was found after the researchers analyzed observational studies involving more than 300,000 […]
New compound found to stop malaria with a single dose
Scientists say that they have discovered a new compound that stops malaria in animals with one low dose. This could provide a new avenue for researchers to develop more effective antimalarials as parasites become more resistant to existing drugs. Researchers […]
Scientists use gene editing technology to shrink cancer
Scientists are able to reprogram a signal that promotes tumor growth into one that shrinks it instead by using gene editing. A team from the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, China demonstrated in their study, published in Nature Methods, […]
‘Lab-on-a-stick’ offers fast detection of antibiotic resistance
Academics at Loughborough University and the University of Reading in the UK have developed a portable, power-free test for the rapid detection of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. The new test called Lab-on-a-Stick is an inexpensive microfluidic strip, that consists of […]
Simple eye test could detect Parkinson’s before symptoms show
Scientists at the University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology in the UK have shown that changes in rats’ retinas can predict Parkinson’s disease before visible symptoms like muscle tremors and stiffness start to occur. If this same technique proves […]
Being sole breadwinner is bad for men’s mental health, says study
A new study suggests that being the sole breadwinner has negative effects to a man’s mental and physical health while sharing the financial burden brings long-term benefits to their well-being. On the other hand, being the only provider benefits women’s […]
Virus infections are ‘more successful’in the morning, new study suggests
A University of Cambridge study suggests that viruses are more dangerous when they infect their victims in the morning. The study findings showed that the viruses were 10 times more successful if the infection started in the morning. The animal […]
Dog sperm study could hold the answer to drop in human fertility
Over the past three decades, sperm quality in dogs has rapidly fallen. This has been found by researchers in a study which could explain the purported decline in human fertility. Their findings highlighted a potential link between fertility and environmental […]
New asthma pill shows ‘promise’, could be game-changer
An early study of an experimental pill could potentially help adults with severe asthma. Patients who were given the drug, Fevipiprant, in the small trial had less inflammation in their airways. Patients with uncontrolled asthma felt that their symptoms improved. […]
US NIH plans to lift chimera research ban, opens talkon policy revisions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency under the US Department of Health & Human Services, is mulling over lifting the ban that blocked funding for experimentation that involves human stem cells and animal embryos. It has called on […]
