Category: Top Story
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 […]
Potential diabetes treatment may involve insulin-secreting beta cells
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University researchers were able to produce insulin-secreting cells from stem cells derived from patients with type 1 diabetes. This signals a potential new approach to treating the disease. People with […]
Half of all heart attack victims ‘do not realise they have had one’
Many people who suffer a heart attack do not realise they have had one and brush off the symptoms as something as minor as flu, a study has found. Experts said 45 per cent of people who have heart attacks suffered what they […]
WHO recommends quicker test, cheaper treatment plan for MDR-TB patients
The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to speed up detection and improve treatment outcomes for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) by recommending the use of a novel rapid diagnostic test and a shorter, cheaper treatment regimen. “This is a critical step […]
Shortage of yellow fever vaccines poses global health security crisis
According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), an outbreak of the yellow fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has already killed 277 people in Angola since December. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that it […]
Natural and easy mood-boosting methods for an active lifestyle
Everyone is so busy nowadays with their long to-do lists and hectic schedules that they often find little time to refresh their minds and bodies. Here are some easy and natural ways to quickly boost your mood and spirit. 1. […]
Ministry warns on sale of sleep drug melatonin
The Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday warned that melatonin, which is used to treat sleeping disorders, has never been approved in the nation, so purchasing it abroad and selling it in Taiwan is against the law. According to a […]
