Category: Technology & Devices
ASEAN experts group launches Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Network
A group of healthcare experts across the ASEAN region has announced the formation of the ASEAN Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Network. It also launched a white paper on Innovations in NCD Management in the region. The ASEAN NCD Network is an […]
New Way to Clear Cholesterol from the Blood Discovered
University of Michigan scientists have identified a novel target for lowering cholesterol. Scientists in the lab of David Ginsburg at the Life Sciences Institute inhibited the action of a gene responsible for transporting a protein that interferes with the ability […]
You may Soon Control Your Computer Screens With Eye Movements
An Israeli entrepreneur has predicted that people could soon direct computers with their eyes. For example, ads on smartphones will come alive when users glance in their direction, ebooks will flip pages themselves when people have finished a section and […]
Blood-cleansing Technology Developed
A blood-cleansing technology to treat life-threatening blood infections in critically-injured soldiers and patients has been designed by scientists. The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced Saturday that it has been awarded a $9.25-million contract to further […]
New ‘Intelligent’ Micro Chip That Curbs Appetite
A new ‘intelligent’ microchip that can effectively suppress appetite has now been designed by scientists from UK. Animal trials of the electronic implant are about to begin and its makers have said that it could provide a more effective alternative […]
First Multi-gene DNA Sequencing Test Launched by NHS
In the National Health Service (NHS), the first multi-gene DNA sequencing test that can help predict cancer patients’ responses to treatment has been launched. Thanks to a partnership between scientists at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS […]
NTU’s medical school to have 3-D virtual dissection
SINGAPORE – Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine will be the first in Southeast Asia to use the latest interactive 3-D anatomage table. This table, which is also in use at Imperial College London, offers a […]
New Device Detects Poisoned Alcohol
Scientists from Colombia have invented a device to track the amount of methanol in an alcoholic drink. Higher level of methanol in alcohol can render a person blind and sometimes prove fatal, resulting in death. Methanol is present in drinks, […]
Modern medicine goes mobile
MALAYSIA – That blasted love affair with ais kacang. That must be it. Never again, you groan, as your sore teeth throb in pain. Inside the consulting room, however, any sense of certainty disappears. Medical jargon – maxillary teeth, third […]
Fujitsu smartphone can take your pulse
A smartphone that can take the pulse of a user just by looking at his or her face has been unveiled in Japan. Technology giant Fujitsu plans to put the invention to practical use within a year, enabling people at […]
