Category: Features
Public warned on cancer-causing toxic chemical in commercial rice
After the escalating prices of rice in the market, the consumers may now have to deal with another problem. At least two groups have raised concerns that the rice imported by the National Food Authority (NFA) and made available in […]
Your smartphone will soon analyze your DNA!
Researchers are developing new display sensors for smartphones that will read the user’s spit to not only detect the body temperature, but also analyze the DNA. Researchers from Polytechnique Montreal and Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning, who are currently working together, […]
Sun protection developed from recycled fish bones
A team of researchers at Portuguese Catholic University in Porto has developed an effective new sunscreen derived from recycled cod fish bones. Portugal scientists have made the new sunscreen by treating cod bones. Various tests revealed the good photo stability […]
Foods to avoid if you have asthma
It is necessary to make substantial changes in one’s diet if one suffers from Asthma. It is mandatory for an to include considerable proportions of vegetables and fruits in one’s diet. There are certain types of dietary items that need […]
Panda eyes: How to get rid of eye rings and dark circles
Black circles look extremely cute on pandas, but when it comes to human eyes, dark rings aren’t the most attractive features. They’re called all sorts of names: Panda eyes, raccoon eyes, eye rings, eye bags… No matter what we call […]
Study identifies genes linked to breast cancer in East Asian women
A new study in East Asian women has identified three genetic changes associated with increased risk of breast cancer. The research, led by Vanderbilt University investigators, was published online July 20 in Nature Genetics. While breast cancer is one of […]
Foot-and-mouth disease strikes livestock in central Vietnam
Duc Tho District of the central province of Ha Tinh reported an outbreak of foot-mouth in herds of local cattle on July 25. Foot-mouth disease has affected multi domestic animals of four houses in Quang Tien Village. These animals suffer […]
New defibrillator means less stress for heart patients
SINGAPORE – Heart patients at risk of sudden cardiac death now have the option of a less invasive form of treatment. Typically, they are permanently wired up to a defibrillator which is connected to the heart via a vein. If […]
India wages war on highly contagious brain fever as deaths mount
NEW DHELI – India is struggling to contain the seasonal contagious disease encephalitis, commonly known as “brain fever” with 570 people reported to have died already and health authorities warning the death toll may rise with more people still at […]
Younger women more likely to die of heart attacks: Study
In the study, Gupta and her team analysed 230,684 hospitalisations for heart attack in patients age 30 to 54 in a national database from 2001 to 2010. Aakriti Gupta, an Indian-origin researcher at the Yale School of Medicine, has found […]
