Category: Features
Blink enough to keep away dry eye
Dry eye is a common condition without a cure and if you are one of those suffering from the burning, gritty condition that can impair vision and damage the cornea, check if you are blinking your eyes enough. With computer […]
Pizza chain to launch marijuana-laced sauces in US
It may sound half-baked but a pizza chain is developing a line of pizza sauces made with cannabis for states in the US where weed is legal for medical or recreational use. Unique Pizza and Subs based out of Pennsylvania […]
Could a two-legged chair keep you more active?
It requires the user to shift position in order to keep stable, encouraging the use of different muscle groups. The design of the beech chair also encourages an upright posture. We are constantly being told that inactivity is the disease […]
Kids who are in shape may have healthier brains
Researchers say that kids in good aerobic fitness have brains that could be in better shape to quickly process neural messaging and have better capacity for memory than those whose fitness is mediocre. Researchers at the University of Illinois say […]
Busted for adding Viagra in beer
CHINA: A businessman was arrested for adding a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction to a white liqour known as baijiu, to gain profit. The man, known as Huang, owns a liquor factory in Jianshi County in the province of […]
Melbourne is world’s most liveable city
Australia and Canada dominate a newly released list of the world’s most liveable cities, with Melbourne taking the top spot for the fourth year in a row. For the 2014 edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability survey, 140 cities […]
Laser device may end pin pricks for diabetics
Researchers have used a specialised laser to measure blood sugar, an advance that could allow diabetics to check their condition without pricking themselves to draw blood. Princeton University researchers have measured blood sugar by directing a specialised laser at a […]
Novel tissue scaffolds help body grow new bone
In a first, chemical engineers led by an Indian-origin researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have devised a new implantable tissue scaffold coated with bone growth factors that are released slowly over a few weeks. When applied to bone […]
Tickling the ear could lead to better heart health: study
Researchers at the University of Leeds say the ear could be the key to one’s heart, for stimulating the nerves in the ear could distract nervous signals that are overexerting a heart in poor health. The research team conducted their […]
New heart disease culprit: Ramen?
Think of this the next time you slurp a cheap cup of hot ramen noodles: It could be linked to heart disease, especially if you’re a woman, the AP reports. A new American study of South Korea’s ramen consumption examined […]
