Category: Features
Antibodies against COVID-19 vary with vaccination vs natural infection
New research conducted at Rockefeller’s Laboratory of Molecular Immunology in New York suggests a natural infection may induce maturation of antibodies with broader activity than that conferred by an [mRNA] vaccination. While vaccination produces greater amounts of circulating antibodies than […]
Poor dental structure could affect quality of life
In the field of orthodontics, a malocclusion is seen in the misalignment of teeth, or teeth that don’t sit together evenly when the jaws are closed – the condition is more simply known as a bad bite. A bad bite […]
Promising new therapy for NTRK fusion cancer
by John Battersby In the past the prognosis for patients with Neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) fusion cancer, was poor as the cancer did not respond well to most available therapies. But now a new class of drug, recently approved […]
3D-printed eardrum patch to repair damage and aid regeneration
A multidisciplinary research team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have fashioned a novel 3D-printed, biocompatible graft that could be used to repair a damaged eardrum. The Phonograft device, as it is called, is also intended to mitigate […]
Agency to promote healthcare tourism in Malaysia
Like many other countries, Malaysia must weather out the storm that is the COVID-19 pandemic and various restrictive safety measures imposed. The pandemic has greatly impacted the healthcare tourism industry, which was projected to reach new heights in 2020. The […]
TikTok, MyHealthKKM partner for COVID-19 awareness campaign
Creative video platform TikTok has partnered with MyHealthKKM, the Education Health Division of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia, to start a COVID-19 public health awareness campaign tagged, “#KitaJagaKita” that advocates for mass vaccinations. The campaign aims to provide easily accessible […]
COVID-19 vaccination effective against delta variant, researchers say
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL) have found that the delta variant of the virus causing COVID-19 is not more resistant to antibodies elicited by vaccination. According to WUSTL associate professor of medicine Dr. Jacco […]
Malaysia becomes first in Asia to mainstream genetic testing for ovarian cancer
A successful study by non-profit organisation Cancer Research Malaysia (CRM) has shown feasibility of mainstreaming or implementing genetic testing and genetic counselling for improved diagnosis and treatment for ovarian cancer – this makes Malaysia the first country in Asia to […]
Mitochondrial peptide prevents Type-1 diabetes in mice, study finds
A new study of human cells in culture and live mice – by a research team at the University of Southern California (USC) – has shown that injections of an immune cell-regulating peptide can prevent the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic […]
