Category: Education
Explosive contractions are best way to strengthen muscles – study
Dr. Jonathan Folland, Reader in Human Performance and Neuromuscular Physiology at Loughborough University, led the first study to directly compare sustained contractions lasting three seconds with short, explosive contractions lasting less than one second. One of the well-known ways of […]
Researchers develop game-changing animal model for HIV vaccine research
We look to vaccines as medicine’s best defense against the world’s deadliest microbes. But HIV is so mutable that it has effectively evaded both the human immune system and scientists’ attempts to make an effective vaccine to protect against it. […]
Boost exercise time with caffeine
You’ve seen people stroll into the gym with a Starbucks cup in hand, then proceeding to bust out a PR on their deadlift or acing a sprint workout on the treadmill. Turns out they’ve been onto something. Research shows that […]
Researchers develop new material that kills E.coli in 30 secs
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a new material that can effectively kill the E. coli bacteria within 30 seconds. “The global threat of drug-resistant bacteria has […]
First US case of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotic
US health officials expressed grave concern as they report the country’s first case of a patient with an infection resistant to a last-resort antibiotic and that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads. Thomas Frieden, […]
GSK’s Strimvelis gains approval as gene therapy for kids with rare disorder
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Fondazione Telethon (Telethon) and Ospedale San Raffaele (OSR) announced has been approved by the European Commission as the first ex-vivo stem cell gene therapy to treat patients with a very rare disease called ADA-SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency due […]
Chemotherapy drug oxaliplatincould stop rare pancreatic cancer
Researchers from Mayo Clinic’s Florida and Rochester campuses found that the chemotherapy drug oxaliplatin is effective at stopping the growth of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma, which is a rare form of pancreatic cancer that has no effective standard of care. […]
Wire-bristle grill brushes can lead to various internal injuries
Many clean their grills with wire-bristle brushes but they may not be aware of the dangers of eating food cooked on these grills. The University of Missouri School of Medicine conducted a study which identified more than 1,600 injuries from […]
Study finds ‘selfishness’ may be beneficial behavior
The University of Rochester researchers suggest that kids raised in poverty may have been mistakenly labeled as “maladapted” for what appears to be lack of self-control. Their new study finds that what looks like selfishness may actually be beneficial behavior […]
BP fluctuations may be bad for your brain
Higher long-term fluctuations in blood pressure readings may be linked to faster declines in brain and cognitive function among older adults, says a study. “Blood pressure variability might signal blood flow instability, which could lead to the damage of the […]
