Category: Features
Medical Fair Thailand postponed to 2022 due to pandemic
As a result of the pandemic restrictions on travel and quarantine requirements of countries, the upcoming edition of Medical Fair Thailand, which was to have been held in September 2021, will be rescheduled to February 2022, with the physical trade […]
Healthy eating tips during Ramadan
The Holy month of Ramadan is a time of fasting, sacrifice and prayer: healthy adult Muslims traditionally practice daily fasting from dawn until sunset, by breaking fast at sunset with iftar followed by a pre-dawn meal called suhoor. Ramadan fasting, […]
Drug found to increase mouth salivation
Chronic mouth dryness caused by inflammation of the salivary glands is a condition that can negatively affect a person’s general health, the health of their teeth and gums, and their ability to taste, chew and swallow food. It can be […]
New device for stroke rehab receives FDA approval
In a stroke, damage to motor function on one side of the brain affects movement on the opposite side of a person’s body. Just this year, a novel device designed to help stroke patients recover wrist and hand function by […]
Mindfulness classes improve health of schoolchildren
Mindfulness is an ancient meditation technique that involves focusing awareness on the present moment, as a means of fostering calm, wellbeing and insight. New research conducted by the University of Derby and Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service, UK, has found that […]
Upgrading digital healthcare with Taiwan Excellence
Now more than ever, healthcare is indispensable. With rapid advancements in AI and big data technology, digital healthcare provides patients with quicker access to health services while also helping doctors to streamline their workflow and increase efficiency. With that, five […]
Experimental ankle exoskeleton system increases walking speed
Engineers at Stanford University have developed a prototype ankle exoskeleton system that was able to increase a person’s walking speed by at least 40% in an experimental setting. The ankle exoskeleton – which attaches around the shin and into an […]
Ice cube tray retinal patch helps regenerate cells for vision
A novel type of scaffold shaped like an ice cube tray could help regenerate the eye’s photoreceptor cells, the death of which may cause vision loss in adults. The scaffold design by a team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) […]
Repurposed dietary supplement tackles schizophrenia in mice
Scientists at the University of Tokyo, Japan, have chanced upon a dietary supplement that appears to treat mice with a genetic mutation that causes schizophrenia. The drug known as betaine – originally intended to treat those with an inherited metabolic […]
Mushroom compound may be an alternative treatment to traditional antidepressants
An active compound found in the Psilocybe cyanescens mushrooms, called psilocybin, appears to be as effective as a leading antidepressant medication in a therapeutic setting, according to researchers at the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. The researchers […]
