Category: Features
Explosive contractions are best way to strengthen muscles – study
Dr. Jonathan Folland, Reader in Human Performance and Neuromuscular Physiology at Loughborough University, led the first study to directly compare sustained contractions lasting three seconds with short, explosive contractions lasting less than one second. One of the well-known ways of […]
Boost exercise time with caffeine
You’ve seen people stroll into the gym with a Starbucks cup in hand, then proceeding to bust out a PR on their deadlift or acing a sprint workout on the treadmill. Turns out they’ve been onto something. Research shows that […]
Roche’s cancer immunotherapy shrank tumors in 24% of patients
Roche recently announced that its IMvigor210, Tecentriq (atezolizumab), in a Phase II study, shrank tumors in 24% of people with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) who have not received a prior first-line treatment and who were ineligible for […]
Incontinence skin protection made easy
By Dr. Harikrishna K. Ragavan Nair Head of Wound Care Unit, Hospital Kuala Lumpur Did you know that skin is the largest organ of the human body? With a total area of approximately 20 square feet, consisting of three interconnected […]
Researchers develop new material that kills E.coli in 30 secs
Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a new material that can effectively kill the E. coli bacteria within 30 seconds. “The global threat of drug-resistant bacteria has […]
Plastikos introduces COC cartridge components for drug delivery market
The Erie, Pennsylvania-based custom injection molder and mold-making sister companies, Plastikos Inc. and Micro Mold, respectively, have successfully commercialized disposable cartridge components made of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) for wearable drug delivery devices for medications such as insulin and pain […]
Brain’s habit and decision-making circuits identified in a study
An international team of researchers, led by Christina Gremel, assistant professor of psychology at the University of California San Diego, worked with a mouse model to demonstrate what happens in the brain for habits to control behavior.Senior authors on the […]
First US case of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotic
US health officials expressed grave concern as they report the country’s first case of a patient with an infection resistant to a last-resort antibiotic and that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads. Thomas Frieden, […]
Tobacco products’ plain packaging can reduce demand, save lives – WHO
According to WHO and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (WHO FCTC), the recent introduction of plain (standardized) packaging of tobacco products can save lives by reducing demand for tobacco products. The plain packaging of tobacco products restricts […]
GSK’s Strimvelis gains approval as gene therapy for kids with rare disorder
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Fondazione Telethon (Telethon) and Ospedale San Raffaele (OSR) announced has been approved by the European Commission as the first ex-vivo stem cell gene therapy to treat patients with a very rare disease called ADA-SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency due […]
