Category: Features
UK rolls out world’s first Meningitis B vaccines for infants
Starting this month, infants will get Meningitis B (MenB) vaccines as part of the Childhood Immunisation Programme in England. Britain is the first country to have a vaccination programme for the disease that kills one in 10 infected infants.Babies will […]
WHO South-East Asia meet in Timor-Leste
The 68th WHO’s South-East Asia Region meeting on September 7 to 11. Health ministers from 11 South-East Asian countries will meet in Dili, Timor Leste for Representatives will discuss the general health agenda for the region. Emergency response will be […]
People who lack sleep are more likely to get colds
An all-nighter may be needed to get things done. But a study shows that people who lack sleep are more likely to get colds. Tough choice. The study, “Behaviorally assessed sleep and susceptibility to the common cold,” showed that people […]
Doctors use Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland to tell if you’re psychotic
Researchers from Aalto University can tell if you’re psychotic by making you watch Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. A certain Mad Hatter wouldn’t be happy. Most other studies pool severely psychotic patients because the brain pattern differences are obvious. But […]
New device translates breath into words
Scientists from the Loughborough University invented a device that would translate breath patterns into words. Other Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC) devices use different cues like sniffing or blinking. The new prototype aims to help paralyzed patients who lost voluntary […]
Dr Reddy’s Institute launched web portals to build on new ideas
Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences (DRILS) recently launched “Innovate in India”, an interactive web portal that helps develop ideas to products and services. DRILS plans to help innovators through mentoring, funding, and pilot-testing. The institute is located in University […]
These socks are designed to replace your running shoes
Barefoot running is great for the beach, but for all the other places, we advise not to take the risk. If you’re insistent on freedom, though, at least wear some socks. Okay, not just some socks, but Fly Your Free […]
Drugmakers use genes to make custom cancer medicines
Cancer is different for everybody. It’s not just the struggle; the disease itself is personalized—imprinted differently in every patient’s genes. That’s why 13 drugmakers in Japan and the US formed Scrum-Japan, a genomic project that gives specific, targeted cures for […]
Boy with brittle bone disease now walks, thanks to 3D printing
A six-year-old boy with brittle bone disease can now stand again, with the help of 3D printing technology. “My son had fractures every two or three days. He had to walk very carefully to avoid the situation,” said Mr Lu, […]
Cancer sniffing dogs trained to help doctors
The Britain’s National Health Service approved training dogs to smell traces of prostate cancer. “Dogs have got this fantastic sense of smell; three-hundred million sensory receptors, us humans have five million. So they’re very, very good at finding minute odors. […]
