Category: Features
Anti-inflammatory “switch” could stop chronic inflammation and reverse aging
While inflammation is the body’s natural defense against threats, prolonged inflammation may lead to diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, multiple sclerosis (MS), and Type-2 diabetes. However, a molecular “switch” could essentially turn off unnecessary inflammation, potentially reversing these conditions and,maybe, […]
NEA-SG lists household cleaning products effective against the Wuhan coronavirus
Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has published an “interim set of guidelines” listing disinfectants/cleaning products said to be effective against the Wuhan coronavirus that has gripped people’s consciousness as of late. The guidelines will help maintain a high level of […]
German researchers collect kidney stem cells from urine to help with transplants
Kidney patients may be resigned to a transplant at some point, but the procedure is pretty invasive and donors are hard to come by. Recently, researchers from Heinrich Heine University (HHU) in Düsseldorf, Germany, have discovered a non-invasive way to […]
US scientists find promising new stroke treatment; are working on recovery assessment tool
Trauma from an acute stroke can be quick and extensive – in less than 60 seconds, an ischaemic stroke kills 1.9 million brain cells. An analysis by a team at the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center (UGA-RBC) showed that […]
Experimental HIV vaccine “deeply disappoints” in South Africa trial
An experimental vaccine trial of some 5,000 people in South Africa has just been stopped by The National Institutes of Health (NIH) as it found the jab did not prevent the HIV virus that causes the deadly acquired immune deficiency […]
The “undefeatable” cancer: Researchers continue to work on a cure-for-all treatment
Despite World Cancer Day earlier this week, a cure for cancer remains to be seen as the disease continues to affect more than 17 million people today. With cancer, normal cells mutate and instead of repairing themselves or self-destructing, these […]
Colour-changing smart bandage detects and treats bacterial infection
Prototypes of smart bandages include those that can change colour in response to heat, kill bacteria, monitor chronic wounds and deliver drugs on a schedule, but it still takes time to figure out if a particular infection is drug-resistant or […]
WHO calls coronavirus outbreak a global emergency; more cases reported outside of China
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak has been declared a global emergency recently, with World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issuing a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) announcement – it will allow countries to follow the WHO’s […]
Australian scientists first to recreate novel coronavirus outside China
Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, Australia, have become the first to successfully cultivate the Wuhan coronavirus (Wuhan CoV) outside of China, which will provide crucial information to help scientists diagnose and treat the […]
