Category: Education
New clues could lead to early detection, better treatment of ovarian cancer
Scientists at A*STAR’s Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and the Bioinformatics Institute (BII) have found new clues that could lead to the early detection and more personalised treatment of ovarian cancer. IMB scientists have successfully identified a biomarker of ovarian […]
Rediscover a natural, inexpensive cancer treatment agent mostly forgotten or ignored
You may remember the stir that DMSO created in the 1970s when it emerged as a miraculous healing agent and adjuvant for treating many health issues. Some MDs were using it on cancer patients successfully. Then, DMSO mostly faded out […]
Lullabies improve pre-term infants’ health
Are you a new mother? Do not forget to sing lullabies for your baby as you cuddle him or her. According to a study, a new mother who sings to her pre-term infant while holding direct skin-to-skin contact may see […]
Calming the activity of a nuclear receptor could lose weight
Blocking the effects of the nuclear receptor PPARGamma in a small amount of brain cells in mice not only reduced the animals’ appetites, it increased their metabolism to a point where they could be described as “resistant to a high […]
Eating pistachios may benefit diabetics: study
Eating pistachios daily may reduce the body’s response to the stresses of everyday life in diabetics, a new study has claimed. “In adults with diabetes, two servings of pistachios per day lowered vascular constriction during stress and improved neural control […]
Arthritis cases among youngsters rising: Study
A study says there has been a rise in the number of youngsters diagnosed with knee arthritis and other problems of joints and ligaments. According to researchers arthritis or the damage that sets up in our body joints is considered […]
Now, mathematical formula to predict happiness
Scientists have used a mathematical equation to accurately predict the happiness of more than 18,000 people around the world. The equation was developed by researchers at UCL, with results showing that moment-to-moment happiness reflects not just how well things are […]
One third of the world’s hepatitis C genotype 1 carriers reside in East Asia
In one of the largest prevalence studies to date, research indicates that genotype 1 is the most prevalent hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype worldwide, with over 83 million patients infected. The study also found that one third of the world’s […]
Feeling stressed without your phone? You may be suffering from nomophobia
Do you constantly check your smartphone for notifications or find yourself unable to focus at work or at school without your smartphone? You are likely to be suffering from nomophobia, an abbreviation for no-mobile-phone phobia. According to The Telegraph, the […]
Why isn’t there a treatment or vaccine for Ebola?
In the four decades since the Ebola virus was first identified in Africa, treatment hasn’t changed much. There are no licensed drugs or vaccines for the deadly disease. Some are being developed, but none have been rigorously tested in humans. […]
