Category: Features
Vietnamese diabetics rise by 211 pct in 10 years
HANOI- The number of diabetics in Vietnam has increased by 211 percent compared to 10 years ago, while the number of people with glucose tolerance disorder has nearly doubled, local press reported Thursday. The figure was released at a conference […]
Concept Vaccine may Protect Against Flu
Scientists unveiled a concept vaccine against flu that they said may protect against various strains with a single jab. Tested in ferrets, considered good human models, the synthetic vaccine uses nanotechnology to attack parts of the influenza virus that different […]
World not ready for mass flu outbreak: WHO
The world is unprepared for a massive virus outbreak, the deputy chief of the World Health Organisation warned Tuesday, amid fears that H7N9 bird flu striking China could morph into a form that spreads easily among people. Keiji Fukuda told […]
Flavored Toothbrush for a Pleasant Morning
Toothbrushes are all set to take up a new role. They may soon deliver your morning coffee and get you up and alert even faster. Even more exciting is that they could even deliver your medications in the future! A […]
Accidental find shows Vitamin C kills tuberculosis
Scientists said Tuesday they had managed to kill lab-grown tuberculosis (TB) bacteria with good old Vitamin C — an “unexpected” discovery they hope will lead to better, cheaper drugs. A team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York […]
Air and Noise Pollution Up Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Air pollution and noise pollution may boost a person’s risk of developing heart disease, say German researchers. “Many studies have looked at air pollution, while others have looked at noise pollution,” said study leader Barbara Hoffmann, MD, MPH, a professor […]
Rate of weekly rise in dengue cases highest since 2005
SINGAPORE – Dengue infection numbers surged last week with 620 people falling sick – up more than 10 per cent on the previous seven days. The only time Singapore has recorded a higher rate was during the country’s worst epidemic […]
Improve Cardiovascular Activity for Children With Active Video Gaming
Researchers at the University of Western Australia and Wales’ Swansea University have revealed that high intensity video games may be good for children. A study which evaluated children’s energy levels and heart rate when they played active video games such […]
Link Between Cold Weather and Blood Pressure Identified
Cold weather affects blood pressure, says recent study. The study has found that some people’s blood pressure is affected more by the cold weather and this blood pressure sensitivity to temperature may be a marker of early mortality, said a […]
To Block Fruit Fly Immunity, Parasitic Wasps Use Calcium Pump
A new finding offers new insight into how pathogens break through a host’s defenses. Parasitic wasps switch off the immune systems of fruit flies by draining calcium from the flies’ blood cells. “We believe that we have discovered an important […]
