Category: Features
Early education on cardiovascular heath ensures lifelong changes in children
Healthy cardiovascular habits taught to children early on though school-based programmes can keep their lifestyle choices in check and prevent the risk of heart disease. Unhealthy lifestyle habits such as a nutritionally poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, and smoking, all contribute […]
Piezoelectric tissue scaffold helps heal soft tissue injuries
Researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn), US, have developed an electricity-producing implantable material that is claimed to boost the regrowth of damaged joint cartilage. The biocompatible tissue scaffold is made from nanofibers of a poly-L lactic acid (PLLA) polymer […]
Teenagers consume more carbs and sugar when lacking sleep, say US researchers
Teens who sleep less have poor dietary habits that could contribute to weight gain and other cardiometabolic diseases. According to new research from Brigham Young University (BYU) conducted at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, insufficient sleep caused teens to consume […]
Gene determines the risk of developing severe COVID-19
A new gene may be responsible for people becoming severely ill with COVID-19, say Polish scientists from the Medical University of Bialystok. The gene was the fourth most important factor determining how seriously a person suffers from COVID-19, after age, […]
Men perceived as more attractive when wearing medical face masks
Men who wear medical [face] masks are perceived as more attractive by members of the opposite sex, said researchers at Cardiff University’s School of Psychology, UK. The research saw more than 160 male faces rated for attractiveness and showed that […]
Scientists advance therapeutic strategy to potentially eliminate HIV
A new combination therapy was shown to remove 40% of cells with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) lurking in infected mice. There are currently 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, and an estimated 36 million deaths due to HIV-related […]
Digital platform to ease clinic inventory/streamline payment launched in Malaysia
Medical practices are expected to be digitised nationwide with the help of the newly launched Pay32 Clinic (Pay32), an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered inventory analytics and vendor payment software developed by Singapore-based healthcare supplier Lumiere32. Pay32 aims to address issues that […]
Psychedelic ketamine plus psychological therapy effectively treats addiction to alcohol
Ketamine infusions along with psychotherapy has been found to be more effective at maintaining long-term alcohol abstinence than any other treatment methods. According to a group of researchers from the University of Exeter, UK, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy kept adults with severe […]
Novel digital health system launched in Singapore for diabetes support
Asia accounts for over 50% of the global diabetic population – in Singapore, over 400,000 people have diabetes, with a majority facing end-stage kidney failure. The number of affected is expected to rise to one million by 2050 and cost […]
Singapore’s SCG acquires key stem cell manufacturing technology for cancer treatment
Leading biotechnology company SCG Cell Therapy Pte Ltd (SCG), Singapore, has acquired the rights to human “induced pluripotent stem cell” (iPSC) technology for cancer treatment, from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (“A*STAR”)’s Accelerate Technologies Pte Ltd. SCG will […]
