Category: Education
Artificial light may be affecting your health
Turning out the lights is another item that people should consider adding to their list of healthy habits, along with eating right and exercising. A new study showed many negative health consequences for mice kept under conditions of constant light […]
Strong genetic risk factor for kidney disease may lead to new treatment target
A strong genetic risk factor for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and related renal dysfunction has been discovered by an international research team. This discovery has advanced the researchers’ understanding of the most common inflammatory kidney disease worldwide. Asia has a higher […]
A new class of diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer
Fresh insight into understanding therapy resistance in lung cancer and unveil new avenues to monitor and treat the disease more effectively were found in a study conduct by a team of researchers in Singapore. The team discovered a class of […]
Most people are not aware of what’s in their cigarette smoke, says survey
A national phone survey conducted by the University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Regulatory Research on Tobacco Communication recently revealed that most people tried to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products or smoke, but most were not […]
Viral hepatitis’ death toll matches AIDS or TB
A research in The Lancet suggests that viral hepatitis is one of the leading killers across the globe, with a death toll that matches AIDS or tuberculosis. The report estimates that hepatitis infections and their complications led to 1.45 million […]
Weight loss computer game helps users resist temptation
Researchers from the Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA are trying to train the brain to resist sweets through a computer game. They have developed a computer game and smartphone app to help people control unhealthy eating habits and ultimately lose […]
Daily bathing and moisturizing for kids with eczema
A team of US researchers looked at current available medical evidence to try to settle the ongoing debate about whether kids with eczema should bathe every day or not. Some experts have said that infrequent washing might be better because […]
Multinational study highlights importance of oral mucositis management
A new study titled ADOPT (Awareness Drives Oral Mucositis PercepTive) has emphasized an opportunity to improve the wellbeing of patients undergoing cancer treatment through stronger proactive management of oral mucositis (OM). OM is a common side effect of cancer treatment […]
Exercise may improve post-learning processes
A series of Dutch experiments linked aerobic exercises that are completed four hours after a memorization to improved recall. According to the study team, newly-learned information turns into long-term knowledge through a process of stabilization and integration of memories. This […]
IBS announces significant colon cancer treatment breakthrough
A research team from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), headed by the Center’s director MyungKyungjae, were able to successfully inhibit the growth of colon tumors in mice with mismatch repair deficiency. The team’s manuscript was published in the American […]
