Category: Features
UK trial results may banish stroke disability
Stoke is severely detrimental to most of its sufferers, who struggle to complete menial, everyday tasks. NHS England has identified stroke as the leading cause of disability in the UK. But an English clinical trial for stroke patients has shown […]
Live tick found attached to US child’s eardrum
A 9-year-old American boy presented with an inflamed eardrum and persistent buzzing noises at Yale-New Haven Hospital, US, after playtime at school. It was later found out to be a tick in his ear, with its feeding apparatus burrowed into […]
Restaurant staff unaware of food allergies; says European study
Food allergies are commonplace – more than 10% of Europeans are reported to have a food allergy. The problem is easily identified and addressed at home, but when dining out, restaurant staff have been observed to show low levels of […]
Too much of the wrong protein could reduce lifespan
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are a group of essential amino acids most commonly found in protein-rich foods such as soy, eggs, dairy, chicken, and red meat. Muscle-building fitness proteins typically contain high levels of BCAA and are much consumed, but […]
Australian researchers discover new antidote to deadly box jellyfish venom
The Australian box jellyfish is the world’s most venomous sea creature, with numerous tentacles that can grow up to 10 feet. They populate the coastal waters in the north and west of Australia, particularly during the October-May “stinger season” – […]
Young girls more likely to be affected by gaming than boys
There is potential for gaming to negatively impact a child’s social development regardless of gender. Boys tend to spend more time gaming overall, mostly in groups while girls were more apt to game for lesser periods, alone. Researchers have recently […]
Research advocates personalised, precision medicine to fight cancer
In a new treatment course for cancer, personalised, combination therapies were found to improve outcomes in patients with therapy-resistant tumours. Patients treated by University of California San Diego (UCSD) researchers were considered highly matched when more than 50% of their […]
WHO launches pilot malaria vaccine in Malawi
Recent figures report a marked rise of deadly malaria cases after nearly a decade of fighting the disease – mostly in Africa, where more than 250,000 children die yearly; the WHO records a total of 435,000 malaria deaths worldwide in […]
Japanese study finds spices can suppress respiratory inflammation
Damaging air pollutant particles, typically found in most urban and some suburban areas, are capable of penetrating people’s lungs and entering their bloodstream. They can cause strokes, heart disease, lung cancer, pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. A joint study by […]
