Category: Features
Controversy still high on palm oil’s carcinogenic components
Results of a study published in January 2017 showed that palmitic acid (a major part of palm oil) boosts metastases (spread of cancer) through CD36 — a specific protein found in cancer cells that is responsible for taking up fatty […]
Only 3% of people spread most of Ebola cases in the world’s largest outbreak
An analysis suggests that almost two-thirds or 61% of cases in the world’s largest Ebola outbreak were caused by only 3% of infected people who were likely to have been “super-spreaders”. More than 28,600 people were infected with Ebola during […]
Cardiovascular disease costs in the US to hit US$1 tn by 2035, new study says
A new study conducted by RTI International for the American Heart Association projects that cardiovascular diseases, if left unchecked, will have a crushing economic and health burden on the US financial and health care systems by the year 2035. Mostly […]
Intensive BP control could save 100,000 lives in the US each year
Intensive blood pressure measures could help save 100,000 lives in the US each year, according to projections by researchers. Adam Bress, University of Utah assistant professor of population health sciences, said that the adoption of intensive treatment in the right […]
Brazilian peppertree berries could pave the way in ‘disarming’ superbugs
A noxious weed that is considered as one of the worst pest plants in the state of Florida in the US may hold the key to fighting the antimicrobial resistant “superbugs”, according to researchers. The red berries of the Brazilian […]
South Korea to import 4.8 million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine
In an effort to prevent further spread of the viral foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea, the country will import 4.8 million doses of vaccine against the disease by the end of the month. Six cases of foot-and-mouth have been found […]
Corn, milk protein layers make medicine better-tasting, safer for children
Making medicines for the use of infants and children can be really challenging as safety is just as important as taste and texture. A new drug delivery method that uses layers of corn and milk proteins to make medicine safer, […]
Landmark mental health research explores negative side effects of therapy
The unexplored territory of the negative side effects of psychological treatment is the focus of a groundbreaking research project from the Stockholm University in Sweden. Therapy has long been known to be an effective treatment for different forms of mental […]
Researchers develop minuscule 3D spheres to study tuberculosis infection
A new minuscule 3D system has been developed by researchers at the University of Southampton in England to study human infection in the laboratory. The team, which includes infection researchers, engineers and bio-informaticians in Southampton and University College London, have […]
Foot-and-mouth disease alert status in South Korea raised to highest level
South Korea has raised the country’s alert status for the foot-and-mouth disease to the highest level after a second strain of the disease was confirmed three days after a first outbreak was reported, Seoul’s agriculture ministry said. Kim Kyeong-kyu, deputy […]
