Category: Education
Spanish company develops low-fat avocado
Avocados are all the rage nowadays. Most of us enjoy it and the news keep getting better: Isla Bonita, a Spanish company, has developed low-fat avocados. The company claims Avocado Light has up to 30% less fat than ordinary fruits. […]
The chewing of betel nut leads to mouth cancer in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is struggling to cope with its soaring number of mouth cancers. The cancer is caused by the chewing of betel nuts, a long tradition in this small country. Once reserved for sacred events, now almost half of […]
Cancer scientists decipher the complete genetic map of durian
Scientists from the Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore have achieved a world’s first by deciphering the complete genetic map of durian – a prized tropical fruit delicacy known in […]
High-sugar diet can even harm livers of healthy men
A new study published on Oct. 5 in the journal Clinical Science has found that a diet high in sugar can even harm the livers of otherwise healthy men. British researchers found that a sugar-rich diet was associated with unhealthily high levels […]
UK researchers: Vitamin D supplements may cure asthma
A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London has found that people who take vitamin D supplements alongside their asthma medication are half less than likely to end up in hospital for treatment, than those who do not. […]
Hepatitis C patients postpone treatment due to high cost, study finds
“Hepatitis C In America,” a new Health Union national survey of 609 individuals diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C infection, shows that more than one-third of uncured respondents were not currently under the care of a healthcare provider (HCP), typically due to financial […]
Study finds poor sense of smell linked to future dementia
A new study has found that poor sense of smell may be a clue to future dementia in a person’s life. The research involved nearly 3, 000 men and women from ages 57 to 85. They were tested on their […]
Bayer-funded study: teenage pregnancies remain alarmingly high.
A research conducted by GFK Healthcare recently found that despite an increase of access to information on healthy sex, teenage pregnancies remain alarmingly high. The study, funded by Bayer, polled around 3,000 adolescents on their attitudes toward sexuality and contraception. […]
Quick blood test could diagnose heart attack in under 20 minutes
An “instant” blood test could diagnose or rule out heart attack in patients in just under 20 minutes, according to UK researchers. A team from King’s College London have tested it on patients and say the test could be rolled […]
Human embryo DNA edited to remove disease
Chinese researchers have edited DNA in lab-made human embryos through precise “chemical surgery” to remove disease in a world first. The team at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, China used a technique called base editing to correct a single error […]
