Category: Features
Thai hospital, first in Asia to do triple organ transplant
Bangkok-based Siriraj Hospital has successfully transplanted heart, liver and kidney transplant. The oldest and largest hospital in Thailand has set a record of becoming the first in Asia to carry out such kind of transplant. According to reports, the three-organ […]
Nepali drones deliver much needed medicine to the Himalayas
Nepali labourer Om Bahadur Purja recently sprained his leg in his remote village and he received the treatment he needed in his home village – thanks to the recent arrival of a drone carrying basic medicines and equipment. “This saved […]
Five factors that can affect one’s weight
Battling with obesity takes more than sheer will power. There are five possible factors that can have a direct effect on your weight according to research undertaken in the UK on Britons and presented in a documentary titled “The Truth […]
Scientists discover ways to teach computers how to analyse brain cells
There used to be a time where scientists had to painstakingly stain brain cells and draw by hand what they saw in a microscope. Now, machines can do the work in analysing brain cells. According to a new study in […]
Mother’s depression affects children’s emotional and intellectual development
Depression in mothers are linked with their children’s development from infancy through adolescence, a new study says. Researchers studied 875 middle- or lower-class mothers in Chile and their healthy children over a 16-year period, evaluating participants roughly every four years. […]
Excessive alcohol-consumption increases risk of PMS
New research shows that women who consume alcohol excessively are at increased risk of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS). “Together with other researchers, we believe that alcohol increases PMS risk by altering the level of hormones, such as gonadotropin, during the menstrual […]
Too much caffeine intake in pregnancy linked to overweight kids
A Norwegian study has found that pregnant women who consume lots of coffee and other caffeinated beverages may be more likely to have kids who are overweight than mothers who limit caffeine during pregnancy. Researchers examined data on caffeine intake […]
Scientists come up with genetically-altered antibodies that protect monkeys from HIV-like virus
Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have come up with two genetically-modified broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) that protected rhesus macaques from an HIV-like virus. After introducing genetic mutations into two potent HIV bNAbs, researchers prepared intravenous […]
LGBTQ youth vulnerable to bullying, abuse and mental health problems
Three US studies find that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth are more vulnerable to abuse, bullying and mental health problem compared to their heterosexual and gender-conforming peers. While plenty of previous research has documented a variety of […]
Most wealthy people around the world expect to live until 100
More than half of wealthy investors around the world expect to live to the age of 100, a recent survey shows. The survey also shows that two of three of them plan to work longer in life to afford a […]
