Category: Features
Control levels influence “youthfulness” of older adults
Free reign of their undertakings makes older adults feel more youthful, more so than helplessness – previous research has linked a strong sense of control to contentment and better wellbeing. Control beliefs are important to support the pursuit of goals […]
American researchers introduce healthy salt blend
The US Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has noted that the consumption of salt is much more than necessary in typical American diets – the maximum recommendation per day should be less than 2,300 mg. The average American […]
Daily nut servings may lower heart disease for diabetics
A daily diet of nut helpings may promise better heart health for diabetics – just one extra serving of nuts a week is associated with a 3% lower risk of developing cardiac conditions and 6% lower risk of dying from […]
Horrific discovery of live bees in woman’s eye
He, a 29 year-old Taiwanese woman, was tending to a family member’s grave on tomb-sweeping day when she felt something enter her eye. Suspecting soil, she washed it out with water, but by night felt a sharp stinging pain under […]
Interval training for weight loss better than jogging
Regular workouts comprising of various intense exercises with brief recovery periods in between have been observed to be more beneficial to weight loss compared to monotonous jogging or walking. Researchers have noted in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that […]
Polluted city air poses lung, heart disease risks to Asians
The WHO has estimated that most Asian city dwellers breathe polluted air. Air pollution kills about 7 million people prematurely each year, with 1.5 million of those deaths in South and Southeast Asia. The health impact of air pollution is […]
Increased oesophagus cancer risk with hot tea or coffee
The World Health Organisation (WHO) International Agency For Research has classified drinking “very hot” beverages – above 65 ° C, such as hot tea or coffee – as “probably carcinogenic” to humans. A recent study has suggested that hot tea […]
New bat-borne virus discovered in China
Bats are particularly well-known carriers of viruses which can be fatal to humans – the recent discovery of an Ebola-like virus by Chinese and Singaporean scientists in the liver of fruit bats in Yunnan Province, China, is therefore potentially dangerous. […]
Women in Malaysia more prone to kidney disease
Kidney or renal function is typically measured by the glomerular filtration rate, with kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD) staged accordingly: stages 1-3 do not show any symptoms; stages 4-5 requires maintenance of remaining kidney function; and patients at […]
UK researchers test male contraceptive pill
In fertile men, new sperm cells are constantly made in the testicles, but a birth control pill to temporarily stop sperm production has been recently designed. The latest male pill is currently under testing by researchers led by Professor Christina […]
