Category: Features
Chinese university develops 15-minute test kit for coronavirus detection
China’s Nankai University expects its newly-developed coronavirus rapid test kit to be used in the epidemic prevention and control soon – the northern Chinese university’s Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) IgM/IgG antibody detection kit was developed alongside a group of experts from […]
Bilingualism can hold back Alzheimer’s symptoms, but only for so long
A person can have many benefits from being bilingual, for the brain, it can shorten recovery times from stroke, stave off cognitive decline associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and so on. Unfortunately, it seems that bilingualism can also significantly […]
Synthetic Rubber: Medical care improved with silicones
Silicones, owing to their unique qualities, enhance the efficiency of advanced medical technologies, says Angelica Buan in this article. Today’s fast-paced lifestyle predisposes populations to a myriad of health conditions that often go unchecked until it’s too late. Debilitating conditions […]
Gloves Sector: A helping hand for Malaysian gloves growth
Scarcity and viral infections may bring out the best and the worst in situations, but for Malaysia’s glove sector, it is the catalyst to its continued growth, says Angelica Buan. When the Covid-19 (new coronavirus disease) epicentre, Wuhan in Hubei, […]
Cocoa found to ease walking pain in people with PAD
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients are able to walk slightly further if they drank a beverage containing flavanol-rich cocoa three times a day for six months, compared to those who drank the same number/type of beverage without cocoa; the test […]
Mainland China sees more than 100 new deaths from coronavirus over weekend
The Chinese National Health Commission reported on Monday that the COVID-19 death toll in mainland China reached 1,770 as of the end of Sunday – there were 2,048 new cases across mainland China, with more than 94% of the new […]
US university scientists finds Ebola virus gene can kill stray brain cancer cells
Recently, there was an exciting breakthrough in the Ebola virus research at Yale University, Connecticut – a gene taken from the Ebola virus was found to selectively target and destroy glioblastomas, a type of aggressive brain tumour, in mice. Glioblastomas […]
WHO announces official name of novel coronavirus; hopes rapid infections will cease soon
The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally announced the official name of the deadly virus from China, “COVID-19” – “co” stands for corona, “vi” for virus and “d” for disease, while “19” was for the year, as the outbreak was […]
Acute respiratory distress syndrome: asymmetrical membranes to the rescue
Patients suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) may need to be ventilated artificially in emergency situations. Here, medical professionals use a heart-lung machine to perform extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) – it involves taking and enriching blood from the body […]
