Category: Features
London doctors lead campaign for ban on diesel engines in the city
Doctors, nurses, health professionals and medical students in London, UK are leading a campaign calling for all diesel engines to be banned in the city. The Doctors Against Diesel campaign claim that 9,400 Londoners a year die prematurely from breathing […]
US CDC warns of worsening opioid, heroin epidemic in the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that the number of deaths due to overdoses of illicit opioids rose sharply again in 2015 and the epidemic of death due to opioids continues to worsen. CDC Director […]
Trump urged by WHO to ensure healthcare access for all with Obamacare
US President-elect Donald Trump was urged by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure that all Americans have access to healthcare and expand the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Taking the highest office in the nation, Trump previously […]
Flashing light stimulation could halt Alzheimer’s, MIT researchers say
Researchers have been looking for ways to use drugs in preventing the build-up of beta amyloid protein in the brain, which clumps together and forms sticky plaques that are thought to cause nerve cell death and memory loss. It is […]
Groundbreaking artificial “brain organoids” inspired by ancient Japanese art
The groundbreaking technique used to create tiny artificial brains called brain organoids, that could be used to develop personalized cancer treatments, is inspired the by the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging. The organoids, clusters of thousands of human brain […]
Researchers discover human cell mechanism to control viral infections
A team of researchers has found a mechanism in human cells that has been sought after for a long time for its potential broad implications on the immunological understanding of human diseases caused by RNA viruses including influenza, Ebola, West […]
New study finds link between alcohol consumption and melanoma
A new study has found a link between consuming alcohol and developing melanoma, a less common but more serious type of skin cancer. The biggest association between drinking white wine and the development of invasive melanoma was found in white […]
UN: Milk, dairy products could help Asia against new dietary challenges
A United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report that was recently released says that milk and other dairy products may have the potential to aid Asia in its fight against new dietary challenges, including obesity, and vitamin and […]
Canada researchers to move to phase 2 clinical trials with new HIV vaccine
Researchers at the Western University in Ontario, Canada recently announced that they are ready to begin Phase II clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, taking a big step in moving forward with the fight against the disease. The results of […]
Prescription drug spending worldwide to hit US$1.5 tn in 2021, report says
The annual growth rate of global spending on prescription medicines is expected to decrease and become more balanced in the next five years, although it is estimated to reach nearly US$1.5 trillion by the year 2021, according to a forecast […]
