Category: Features
Malaria parasites detected in Myanmar
A study published in the Lancet highlights the worrying spread of drug-resistant malaria in Myanmar close to the border with India. The spread of malaria parasites that are resistant to the drug artemisinin—the frontline treatment against malaria infection—into neighbouring India […]
Queue for blood stem cell transplants gets longer
Over a million people have received blood and marrow stem cell transplants for life-threatening diseases in the past 57 years, but too many are still waiting, a study said Friday. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) often offers the only possibility […]
Grow flowers to kill Aedes: expert
Veeramohan Supramaniam, a spokesman for the Malaysian Association of Environmental Health (MAEH), said mosquitoes would often become sluggish upon feeding on nectar, making them easy prey to bigger insects, spiders, frogs and lizards. “We have to re-establish these creatures in […]
New robot Tomatan feeds you tomatoes as you run
A new wearable robot called Tomatan which feeds you tomatoes as you run has been invented. Tomatan is a robot that can be worn as a backpack. Weighing 8kg (18 pounds), it features a tomato shaped head with a mouth […]
What to eat during constipation
Whole grains Whole grain food items like oatmeal, bran, cereal, etc. are rich sources of fibre that keep your body up and active. Starting your day with whole grain is a healthy and easy option to meet your body’s fibre […]
Quit smoking while your brain can still heal
Damage to the brain’s outer layer caused by smoking may be reversible after quitting, but it could take years, reveals a recent study. Brain scans of 500 Scottish septuagenarians confirmed a link between smoking and an acceleration of age-related thinning […]
Damage to skin hours after sun exposure due to melanin
Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure, and this delayed reaction appears to be due to the skin pigment melanin, a U.S. study said Thursday. Melanin, which gives skin its color, […]
Ingenious tips to manage type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes patients should eat a high-energy breakfast and a low-energy dinner for optimal control over their blood sugar, according to researchers hailing from Sweden and Israel who conducted a small-scale study. In the new study, published in the […]
New café craze: adding butter to coffee
The concept of a breakfast-in-a-cup concept has taken the world of cafe by storm. The new, weird new caffeine craze has been labelled ‘butter coffee’, ‘bullet coffee’ or ‘fat black’ and it is available at the trendy coffee or juice […]
Benefits of eating tomatoes
Improves vision: Vitamin A, present in tomatoes, helps to improve your eyesight as well as prevent night-blindness and macular degeneration. Helps fight cancer: According to studies, tomatoes contain large amounts of the antioxidant lycopene, that is effective in lowering the […]
