Category: Features
Illegally smuggled used clothes worth RMB11 mn seized in Shenzhen borders
A ship has been seized off the coast of Shenzhen, China and six people have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle around 549 tons of used clothes by boat into the country through Hong Kong. The seized items were […]
Polio is back in Nigeria, two children left paralyzed
The global effort in eradicating polio was met by a huge disappointment as Nigeria reported two recent cases of children paralyzed by the disease. The country has previously gone on two years without reporting a case. Prior to the announcement […]
Medical breakthrough helps chronic paraplegics walk again
A group of patients paralyzed by severe spinal cord injuries have regained the ability to voluntarily move their leg muscles and to feel touch and pain in their paralyzed limbs with the help of brain-controlled systems. Behind this medical breakthrough […]
US babies born to opioid-addicted moms tripled in 15 years, says CDC
In a 15-year span, the number of opioid-addicted babies being born in the US increased 300%, according to the most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC said that […]
Singapore to host Asia’s first international gathering of disaster medicine and relief experts
By John Battersby South East Asia’s (SEA) tragic history of natural disasters which have included some of the most destructive typhoons, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions in recent times made it the obvious choice for organisers of the first […]
Dog sperm study could hold the answer to drop in human fertility
Over the past three decades, sperm quality in dogs has rapidly fallen. This has been found by researchers in a study which could explain the purported decline in human fertility. Their findings highlighted a potential link between fertility and environmental […]
New asthma pill shows ‘promise’, could be game-changer
An early study of an experimental pill could potentially help adults with severe asthma. Patients who were given the drug, Fevipiprant, in the small trial had less inflammation in their airways. Patients with uncontrolled asthma felt that their symptoms improved. […]
Zika virus also linked to limb joint deformities in babies
Aside from causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which the brain doesn’t develop fully resulting in a smaller head size, new research suggests that the Zika virus may also be linked to acongenital joint condition called arthrogryposis. Researchers looked at […]
Three ‘neglected’ tropical diseases targeted by scientists
Three neglected tropical diseases have recently been the target of scientists from various institutions and they say they are closer to providing effective treatmentsafter making a chemical which can kill the parasites that cause the illnesses. The tropical diseases, Chagas […]
US NIH plans to lift chimera research ban, opens talkon policy revisions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency under the US Department of Health & Human Services, is mulling over lifting the ban that blocked funding for experimentation that involves human stem cells and animal embryos. It has called on […]
