Category: Features
Food items in Dutch supermarkets found to contain microplastics
The final form taken by plastic waste, microplastics have been detected in most of the meat and milk products tested by researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) in the Netherlands. In addition to this is the alarming discovery of […]
Prenatal exposure to chemicals associated with childhood fatty liver disease
Pregnant women exposed to chemicals leeched from common consumer products risk having children who may one day develop severe chronic liver disease and liver cancer. A research team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Mount Sinai) have […]
First Keeogo Robotics Centre launched in Malaysia for stroke therapy
B-Temia Asia (BTA) has officially launched ASEAN’s first Keep-on-going “Keeogo” Robotic Training Center (RTC) in Malaysia. Under a joint venture agreement, B-Temia Asia, Wistron Medical Technology Corporation (WMT), and medical and healthcare supplier Rehabotics Medtech, aim to make rehabilitation technology […]
Bioresorbable nerve cooling device blocks pain signals
A dissolvable implant that relieves pain is a much-needed alternative to highly addictive pain medications. The idea sounds farfetched, but a Northwestern University-led team of researchers have successfully developed such a device: a biocompatible, water-soluble implant that leverages the concept […]
Researchers study possibility of single-injection treatment for HIV
Tel Aviv University researchers are experimenting with a one-time vaccine for patients diagnosed with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), using genetically modified white blood cells. A technique developed in the lab of Dr. Adi Barzel – from the school of neurobiology, […]
Nurses facing burnout, psychological and emotional distress post-COVID, study finds
A cross-country survey of nurses and midwives in the UK has found deep repercussions due to the COVID-19 pandemic: many nurses and midwives report feeling unaccustomed to redeployment, which involved caring for high numbers of critically ill patients and witnessing […]
Holographic patients help doctors and nurses in-training
A new, superior medical training application called “HoloScenarios” is helping soon-to-be doctors and nurses hone their skills using mixed reality learning. Developed by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), in partnership with the University of Cambridge and Los Angeles-based tech company GigXR, […]
Flu vaccine protective against Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health Houston) have found that older adults vaccinated at least once against influenza (flu) were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than their non-vaccinated peers. This protective […]
Concern mounts over “unusual” monkeypox virus symptoms
Medical professionals in the UK are noticing that patients diagnosed with monkeypox are presenting with different symptoms from those seen in previous outbreaks including less fever and tiredness and more skin lesions in their genital and anal areas. This was […]
Trial of a novel influenza vaccine commences at NIH
A promising influenza vaccine developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is now entering a Phase 1 clinical trial which will see up to 100 healthy adult volunteers inoculated. The vaccine is to be […]
