Category: Top Story
NTU professors develop new way of detecting and treating tumours
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have invented a unique way of detecting and treating tumour cells. The method, which was developed by associate professors Zhang Qichun and Joachim Loo, involves the use of a biomarker, which is made from […]
East Asia summit takes up regional malaria goal
Leaders of the 18 East Asia Summit countries have committed to an ambitious aim of eliminating malaria from the entire Asia Pacific region in the next 15 years. The bold move shows strong leadership on health security and responds head-on […]
Japanese docs to help India lower the cost of surgical devices
New Delhi – According to the health ministry, India currently imports 75-80 percent of surgical devices from medically advanced nations like the US, Japan, China, Britain and Singapore.’Not just one, in fact every surgical device used is imported from medically […]
Traditional Chinese medicine effectiveness studied with benefit of modern data analysis
Use of traditional Chinese medicine in the Western culture has been closely scrutinized and, often, downright criticized. On one hand, there are stories of people who credit the use of Chinese modalities for their ability to reverse ailments and vastly […]
Robotic surgery reaches new height
Invented in the United States more than a decade ago, robotic surgery has since reached new levels of competence in China. “We are one of the top teams leading the world in the field of robotic cardiac surgery,” said Professor […]
High levels of ‘good’ HDL found among Japanese
Blood tests conducted in various countries reveal that Japanese people tend to exhibit such healthy characteristics as a high level of “good” high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, according to a joint international study. However, although Japanese participants had low levels of […]
Drugmakers look to push the boundaries of old age
Google’s ambition to defy the limits of aging has fired up interest in the field, drawing in drug companies who are already quietly pioneering research, despite the regulatory and clinical hurdles that remain. In September life-science company Calico, which was […]
7 Things Japan can teach you about living a long, healthy life
Want to know where to look to live a long, prosperous, healthy life? It’s simple. Just look east. Japan, the land that gave us such treasures as Hokusai, Mothra and the delicious snack-stick known as Pocky , offers what may […]
Top 5 aesthetic treatments for Indian skin
Pigmentation A distressing condition that ranges from uneven skin tone and acne scars to melasma (dark patches on the cheeks, forehead, upper lip and sometimes neck). Melasma is difficult to treat but medical-grade lightening creams, sunscreen and/or chemical peels do […]
National Heart Research Institute Singapore and Thermo Fisher Scientific teams up to further enhance stem cell research techniques
Researchers and medical doctors in Singapore will have a new opportunity to participate in the Pluripotent Stem Cell Training Course, a workshop which showcases the latest pluripotent stem cell technologies, on 10 and 11 November 2014. It is hosted by […]
