Category: Features
The story of the 11-year old girl who won a US$ 25, 000 science prize
Gitanjali Rao, a seventh grader from Colorado, is going places. She has been awarded the title of “America’s top young scientist” for designing a compact device to detect lead in drinking water, which she believes can be faster and cheaper […]
Code of Ethics in Malaysia and Asia Pacific to be launched in 2018 to govern the medical technology industry
The Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI) will launch a code of ethics in January 2018 to govern the medical technology industry in Malaysia and Asia Pacific. AMMI announced this at an event called ‘Implementation of Code of Ethics in […]
Increasing Vitamin D intake can help with multiple sclerosis
For patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), low levels of vitamin D were found to strongly predict disease severity and hasten its progression, according to a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) investigators in collaboration […]
Economic growth not the solution for child undernutrition
A large study of child growth patterns in 36 developing countries finds that, contrary to widely held beliefs, economic growth has little to no effect on the nutritional status of the world’s poorest children. The study, from researchers at Harvard School of […]
New genetic variants linked to habitual coffee drinking
A new, large-scale study has identified six new genetic variants associated with habitual coffee drinking. The genome-wide meta-analysis, led by Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers, helps explain why a given amount of coffee or caffeine has different effects […]
Researchers in Singapore create Vocktail, a cocktail glass turns water into wine
Researchers from the National University of Singapore’s Keio-NUS Cute (Connective Ubiquitous Technology for Embodiment) Centre have developed a cocktail glass that turns water into wine. It is called Vocktail (short for virtual cocktail). One of the researchers gave a demonstration […]
PhD student from Canada makes groundbreaking cancer discovery
Caitlin Miron, 28, a PhD candidate at Queen’s University has made a groundbreaking cancer discovery. She discovered a novel DNA binder that could “switch off” cancer cells and prevent them from spreading. Through screening numerous chemical compounds, Miron identified one […]
Police working in stressful situations have higher risk of getting cardiac arrest
Police officers in the United States who are involved in stressful work situations such as those involving suspect restraints, altercations, or chasesface roughly 30 to 70 times higher risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). This is compared to than when […]
Maternal exposure to air pollution increases risk of autism in newborns
Women exposed to high levels of fine particulate matter specifically during pregnancy—particularly during the third trimester—may face up to twice the risk of having a child with autism than mothers living in areas with low particulate matter, said a new […]
20 minutes of weight training can trim belly fat in men
Healthy men who did twenty minutes of daily weight training had less of an increase in age-related abdominal fat. This is compared to men who spent the same amount of time doing aerobics activities. The study by Harvard School of […]
