Category: Education
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 […]
Portable device designed to produce biopharmaceuticals on demand
A portable production system that manufactures biopharmaceuticals on demand has been designed and developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with funding from the funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Biopharmaceutical drugs, which are […]
Eating lots of red meat could increase mortality risk
According to a recent study, eating lean proteins like nuts, fish and chicken could reduce a person’s mortality risk compared to a diet high in red meats, eggs and dairy. The findings confirm that diets high in red meat and […]
Remote heart monitoring could lead to better emergency responses
A recent study suggests that it might be better to have off-site technicians doing remote heart monitoring for patients instead of having noisy bedside heart monitors and alarms in the hospital. Lead study author Dr. David Cantillon, a researcher at […]
New class of antibiotics could treat superbug infections
Scientists report the discovery of a new class of antibiotics by analyzing the bacterial warfare in people’s noses. According to the tests reported in the journal Nature, the resulting drug, lugdunin, could treat superbug infections. The last new class of […]
Tiny human brains are being grown by Singapore scientists
A big leap on the research on ‘mini-brain’ has been made by scientists in Singapore as they grow advanced mini human midbrains to help researchers develop treatments and conduct studies into Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and other ageing-related brain diseases. The […]
