Category: Features
Google invests in new fund for European biotech companies
Google, alongside Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis, is investing in a new US$300 million fund run by leading life sciences investment firm Medicxi, as the tech giant pumps cash into global medical research, seeding what it believes will become a […]
New blood test could help prostate cancer patients get right drug treatment
A new blood test that detects prostate cancer DNA in the blood could pick out which men with the advanced stage of the disease would benefit from a new drug treatment. Blood samples from 49 men with advanced prostate cancer […]
New antibiotic from soil microbe could kill drug-resistant bacteria –study
A new antibiotic, called pseudouridimycin, produced by a microbe found in a soil sample collected in Italy has been found to be effective against a broad spectrum of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant bacteria in a test tube and cures bacterial infections […]
Scientists identify three bird flu virus mutations that could lead to pandemic
Researchers led by James Paulson of the Scripps Research Institute in California in the US have identified three mutations that have the potential to turn a strain of bird flu now circulating in China into a potential pandemic virus that […]
India’s North East region has potential to be healthcare hub for SE Asia –Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India, believes that the country’s North East region has the potential to become a healthcare hub for Southeast Asia. “We can create a medical hub in the North East for […]
‘Smart’ clothes invented to monitor healthcare
Asahi Kasei aims to monitor wearers’ health through “smart” clothes which includes medical applications that can potentially save their lives. Smart clothing is a promising new field in Japan’s crowded textile market. Tokyo-based Asahi Kasei lags its competitors — it […]
New “real sun tan” drug could help protect from UV damage, skin cancer
Scientists have created a new drug that tricks the skin into creating the brown form of the pigment melanin to make the skin tan, without the damaging effects of UV radiation. The team at Massachusetts General Hospital in the US […]
Asia will account for 60% of diabetes cases by 2030, US expert warns
Diabetes is expected to affect 380 million worldwide by the year 2030, and noted American physician and researcher Mark Hyman has warned that 60% of this number will come from Asia due to people’s dietary habits, rising population and weaker […]
Bhutan, Maldives eliminate measles –WHO
Bhutan and Maldives have become the first countries in their region to successfully eliminate the highly contagious disease measles, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed earlier this week. Maldives has not reported any case of indigenous measles since 2009, and […]
WHO faces Polio vaccination dilemma in Syria
The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a serious vaccination dilemma against polio in Syria as the six-year-old war prevents them from reaching and immunizing majority of the children in the country which could lead to more cases and even […]
