Category: Education
Superbug’s antibiotic resistance mechanism uncovered
Scientists involved in an international study led by Australia’s Monash University have made a significant discovery that moves the global fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria one step forward. They have discovered the molecular mechanism that makes the deadly superbug “Golden Staph” […]
Tai chi could help treat sleep loss in breast cancer survivors
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US has found tai chi, a form of slow-moving meditation, to be just as effective as talk therapy in treating sleep loss or insomnia in breast cancer survivors. For […]
Improved AIDS drugs increase life expectancy of HIV patients in US, Europe
According to researchers, improved modern AIDS drugs – also known as antiretroviral therapy (ART) – have increased the life expectancy of young HIV-positive adults in the US and Europe by 10 years, meaning many patients can now expect to live […]
Groundbreaking medical scans reveal babies’ brain development
The first batch of groundbreaking medical scans that show the step-by-step process of human brain development in babies has been released by a team of UK scientists from the King’s College London, Imperial College London, and the University of Oxford. […]
Mother’s education can act as “social vaccine” against malaria in children
A new study conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada and the Université Catholique du Graben in the DRC has found that a mother’s education could act as a “social […]
Chinese scientists use smartphone app to control, treat diabetes in mice
Researchers at the East China Normal University in Shanghaiused a smartphone application to remotely control the activity of living cells inside an animal, fusing biology and technology to control blood sugar levels in mice with diabetes. The Chinese researchers said […]
Energy drinks may be worse for heart, blood pressure than coffee
A new study has shown that consuming energy drinks are linked to more potentially harmful changes in blood pressure and heart function compared to drinking caffeine alone. There are more than 500 energy drink products on the market, and their […]
Scientists succeed in keeping premature lambs alive in “plastic bag” womb
A team of scientists at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the US have succeeded in keeping premature lambs alive for weeks using an artificial womb. The womb, which looks like a plastic bag, is able to provide everything the […]
New blood test spots cancer recurrence up to a year earlier than normal scans
Doctors in the UK were able to spot signs of cancer recurrence in the blood up to a year earlier than normal X-ray or CT scans when the cancer was just a tiny cluster of cells invisible to normal scans. […]
Scientists propose “CRISPR pill” to kill drug-resistant bacteria
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US have proposed a novel strategy which involves the consumption of a “CRISPR pill” to fight and kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or“superbugs”. CRISPR is an efficient gene-editing technology that is being studied as […]
