Category: Features
New electro-cured adhesives may be a game-changer
Adhesive may change the game in various manufacturing fields that range from biological implants to automobiles, according to researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Assistant Professor Dr. Terry Steele and his student,Gao Feng, have developed a new adhesive, which […]
Chemotherapy drug oxaliplatincould stop rare pancreatic cancer
Researchers from Mayo Clinic’s Florida and Rochester campuses found that the chemotherapy drug oxaliplatin is effective at stopping the growth of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma, which is a rare form of pancreatic cancer that has no effective standard of care. […]
Healthcare fund helps save baby girl with rare heart condition
Clarissa Gan was barely three months old when her parents found out that she had a rare heart defect. She was admitted to Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur Hospital in early October 2014 and was diagnosed with Anomalous Left Coronary Artery. In […]
Clariant Healthcare Packaging introduces new Aroma-Can canisters
Clariant, a Switzerland-based global specialty chemicals company, and its Healthcare Packaging unit, is launching a new and improved family of Aroma-Cancanisters to enhance nutritional products by adding a pleasant scent to product packaging. Modeled after Clariant’s desiccant canisters for pharmaceutical […]
Malaysia’s FurleyBioextracts goes to World Cup Tech Challenge finals
One of the four biotech finalists in the 3rd Annual World Cup Tech Challenge organized by Silicon Valley Forum is FurleyBioextractsSdnBhd, a wholly Malaysian owned and operated company. The company will showcase its product, Spray 8®, to a panel of […]
WHO to eliminate neglected tropical diseases through ESPEN
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) launched a major new partnership to aid in reducing the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in African countries. The Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) […]
Wire-bristle grill brushes can lead to various internal injuries
Many clean their grills with wire-bristle brushes but they may not be aware of the dangers of eating food cooked on these grills. The University of Missouri School of Medicine conducted a study which identified more than 1,600 injuries from […]
Study finds ‘selfishness’ may be beneficial behavior
The University of Rochester researchers suggest that kids raised in poverty may have been mistakenly labeled as “maladapted” for what appears to be lack of self-control. Their new study finds that what looks like selfishness may actually be beneficial behavior […]
Expect a virtual visit from your Dubai doctor
Virtual visits from your local doctor is already a booming business in many western countries, with health experts and specialists now available online with a credit card and a few clicks. Could this virtual vision become a reality for Dubai? […]
The perfect plan to gain weight
Struggle with weight loss is something we all hear about quite often, but it is the struggle to gain weight that’s heard less about. You’d be surprised to know that it is, indeed a sore point for many. At the […]
