Category: Features
3-D printed spine saves cancer-stricken man in China
Doctors in Beijing used 3-D printing to create a new spine for a local man after five cancer-riddled vertebrae were removed from his body. The procedure is a world first in terms of the length of vertebrae replaced this way, […]
Discovery of cancer-promoting gene pathways may lead to targeted therapies
Scientists came together to understand how EZH2, a cancer-promoting gene which is known to be involved in many types of cancers, is activated in breast cancer and lymphomas. The new findings pave the way to develop more effective treatment strategies […]
Zika epidemic to end within two, three years, scientists say
The Zika outbreak raging through Latin American and that has worried people all over the world will likely end and burn itself out in the next two to three years based on the fact that people develop immunity to the […]
Artificial light may be affecting your health
Turning out the lights is another item that people should consider adding to their list of healthy habits, along with eating right and exercising. A new study showed many negative health consequences for mice kept under conditions of constant light […]
Disaster and military medicine conference to debut on Singapore
The first conference on Disaster and Military Medicine, DiMiMED Asia, will be held on August 31 and is co-located with Medical Fair Asia (MFA), the region’s premier medical trade fair. Previous iterations of DiMiMED Asia have been staged by conference […]
Strong genetic risk factor for kidney disease may lead to new treatment target
A strong genetic risk factor for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and related renal dysfunction has been discovered by an international research team. This discovery has advanced the researchers’ understanding of the most common inflammatory kidney disease worldwide. Asia has a higher […]
A personal health choice that turned into a successful venture
Malaysia’s BMS Organics started in the healthy-eating and organic retail trend that initially spread in Taiwan 20 years ago. According to Terry Lee, executive director of holding company FMC Greenland, his three elder brothers, a doctor, an accountant and an […]
A new class of diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer
Fresh insight into understanding therapy resistance in lung cancer and unveil new avenues to monitor and treat the disease more effectively were found in a study conduct by a team of researchers in Singapore. The team discovered a class of […]
Most people are not aware of what’s in their cigarette smoke, says survey
A national phone survey conducted by the University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Regulatory Research on Tobacco Communication recently revealed that most people tried to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products or smoke, but most were not […]
Thinfilm, global pharma firm partner to create NFC platform for medical devices
Thin Film Electronics ASA, also known as Thinfilm and a global leader in printed electronics and smart systems, has recently entered into an agreement with Fortune 500 pharmaceutical firm to create an NFC OpenSense platform for medical devices. The two […]
