Category: Top Story
3D-printed kidney helps save woman’s organ during tumor removal
Doctors from the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray used a 3D-printed kidney to save a patient’s organ during a complicated tumor removal procedure. The printed model allowed the doctors to study the patient’s kidney in 3D to determine how to […]
Long work hours have more negative impact on women
A new research says that working long hours, especially for women, may take a steep toll on one’s health. Study researcher Allard Dembe, who is also a professor of health services management and policy at the College of Public Health […]
WHO: Fractional dosing for yellow fever vaccine proposed for emergencies
An approach, known as fractional dosing, is under consideration as a short-term measure in case of yellow fever vaccine shortages for use in emergencies.Experts agreed with the proposal at a meeting convened by WHO to consider potential shortages in yellow […]
Scientists can predict disease outbreak using climate, population changes
According to British scientists from the University College London’s genetics, evolution and environment department, they have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases – those such as Ebola and Zika that jump from animals to humans – […]
US FDA flags 4,402 illegal prescription drug websites
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), together with its international regulatory and law enforcement agency partners, announced that it targeted 4,402 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved prescription drugs to US consumers. This effort was part of Operation […]
Researchers develop game-changing animal model for HIV vaccine research
We look to vaccines as medicine’s best defense against the world’s deadliest microbes. But HIV is so mutable that it has effectively evaded both the human immune system and scientists’ attempts to make an effective vaccine to protect against it. […]
Brain’s habit and decision-making circuits identified in a study
An international team of researchers, led by Christina Gremel, assistant professor of psychology at the University of California San Diego, worked with a mouse model to demonstrate what happens in the brain for habits to control behavior.Senior authors on the […]
Malaysia’s FurleyBioextracts goes to World Cup Tech Challenge finals
One of the four biotech finalists in the 3rd Annual World Cup Tech Challenge organized by Silicon Valley Forum is FurleyBioextractsSdnBhd, a wholly Malaysian owned and operated company. The company will showcase its product, Spray 8®, to a panel of […]
World Bank creates US$500 million insurance fund against pandemics
The World Bank will be launching a US$500 million fast-disbursing insurance fund to help poor countries fight deadly pandemics. This move created the world’s first insurance market for pandemic risk. According to the bank, Japan has already committed the first […]
New technology for cardiomyopathy prediction may lead to earlier treatment
A new study has developed an experimental model that uses genetics-guided biomechanics and patient-derived stem cells to predict what type of inherited heart defect a child will develop. A multi-institutional team developing the technology – and led by the Cincinnati […]
