Category: Features
Accelerating digitalisation in healthcare, services and consumers sectors is imperative – Deloitte Malaysia
Covid-19 has changed the way we live, transforming business models and consumer behaviours. It might be the main catalyst governments need to drive innovation. Many sectors that once resisted digitilisation are now compelled to turn to it for survival, according […]
Bed sharing not required for babies to develop strong infant-mother attachment
The practice of bed-sharing is neither associated with positive nor negative outcomes related to infant attachment and maternal bonding, according to new research led by the University of Kent (Kent), UK. Parents quite often share their bed with their baby […]
New 5-minute breathing exercise can help with vascular health
Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder (UC Boulder), US, have designed a type of breathing exercise as a form of strength training mainly for respiratory muscles and overall vascular health – it would confer similar benefits as aerobic […]
Novel technique developed to treat middle ear infections
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US, have designed a miniaturised 3D-printed device to treat middle ear infections (otitis media). The device – a microplasma jet array – zaps infection-causing bacteria, namely Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with tiny jets of […]
Sleeping well ‘essential’ to personal health and public safety
A new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has highlighted that sleep is a biological necessity. The AASM also underscored that not getting enough sleep, as well as untreated sleep disorders, has significant and detrimental effects […]
World-first transient pacemaker dissolves in the body after use
US scientists from Northwestern University and George Washington University have developed a new type of temporary pacemaker that will not require surgical removal. The fully-implantable, battery-free device can be used in patients who need temporary pacing after cardiac surgery or […]
Calls to Southeast Asia to accelerate immunisation for healthy ageing
With age, immunity declines, increasing older people’s susceptibility to infectious diseases such as the flu and pneumonia, which can manifest into other health risks and complications. Vaccination remains one of the most cost-effective interventions available to protect against infectious diseases. […]
Rapid and reliable results with hand-held test for bacterial infection
Quick and accurate analysis of body fluid samples can now be done using just a smartphone app instead of lab work, thanks to scientists at McMaster University, Canada. The new DNA-based technology is able to analyse a droplet of bodily […]
Half of young adults still have persistent symptoms six months after COVID-19
A study more than 300 patients with COVID-19 in Bergen, Norway – comprising 82% of cases in the city during the first wave of the pandemic – has revealed how symptoms of the disease persist for some six months after […]
Some hypertension medicines may reduce memory loss in older adults
Older adults taking blood pressure-lowering medicines for hypertension that cross the blood-brain barrier were noticed to have better memory recall compared to those taking medicines that do not, according to researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The medicines […]
