Category: Features
Tick’s Spit Leads to Blood Clotting
There really is such a thing as tick spit. That is, the saliva of a tick and there’s something about it that might help fight heart disease and stroke. The link comes from a protein found in the spit of […]
Patents making new life-saving HIV drugs expensive
Due to restrictive patents, new potentially life-saving HIV drugs are “beyond reach”, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said even though basic medication for the disease has become cheaper. The international medical humanitarian organisation said it was good news that the price […]
Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory loss
People who spend a lot of time reading, writing and otherwise seeking and processing new information lose their thinking and memory skills more slowly as they age, a new study suggests. Researchers found being “cognitively active” both early and later […]
Drink more water, lose more weight?
Dieters who drink more water have greater weight loss, according to a new review of several prior studies. In one study that asked dieters to drink water before a meal, for instance, “the water enhanced the weight loss,” said Brenda […]
Scientists create ‘human liver’ from stem cells
JAPAN – Scientists in Japan said Wednesday they had grown human liver tissue from stem cells in a first that holds promise for alleviating the critical shortage of donor organs. Creating lab-grown tissue to replenish organs damaged by accident or […]
India to curb sale of adulterated milk
Expressing concern over the sale of adulterated milk in India, the Supreme Court yesterday said it is a serious issue and action needs to be taken by state governments to curb it. “It is a very serious matter. Undoubtedly, it […]
China’s worried parents drive imported milk sales
CHINA – The first thing customers see as they enter the basement of the Wal-Mart Qinghe store in Beijing is a mountain of imported milk cartons. Half a large stack of Euro-fit whole milk from Germany, selling at 9.9 yuan […]
Can the body cleanse itself of small, toxic haze particles?
SINGAPORE – Three experts helped to answer Singaporeans’ questions about the haze at a special online forum organised by The Straits Times. The questions ranged from health concerns to more technical ones, such as how the haze is measured. […]
Night owls risk having expanding waistlines
Staying up late not only affects your alertness the next day, but it will also make you thicker in the waist. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States found that study subjects who were kept up until […]
Respiratory illness hits over 10,000 in hazy Riau
RIAU – The heavy haze which has been engulfing Riau, Indonesia, for the past few weeks, may have started to fade, but the region’s problems are not over yet as the disaster has left an estimated 10,380 residents suffering from […]
