Category: Top Story
WHO calls for action to reduce global suicide rate of 800,000 a year
More than 800,000 people each year worldwide commit suicide – around one person every 40 seconds – with many using poisoning, hanging or shooting to end their own lives, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. In its first […]
Researchers in Japan develop a 30-minute, cheaper test for Ebola
TOKYO–Japanese researchers said Tuesday they had developed a new method to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes, with technology that could allow doctors to quickly diagnose infection. Professor Jiro Yasuda and his team at Nagasaki University […]
Japan to work with India in finding sickle cell anaemia remedy
Japan on Sunday agreed to work with India in developing a treatment for the sickle cell anaemia after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought help for finding remedy to the deadly disease commonly found among tribals in India. Modi, who has […]
Indian start-up launches shoes that show you the way
An Indian high-tech start-up is promising to do the same in real life with a new, GPS-enabled smart sports shoe that vibrates to give the wearer directions. The fiery red sneakers, which will also count the number of steps taken, […]
Neuroscientists say it’s possible to overwrite bad memories
TOKYO, Japan – Emotions connected to memories can be rewritten, making bad events in the past seem better and good things appear worse, scientists from Japan and the United States have found. The discovery of the mechanism behind the process […]
Natural & Organic Products Asia 2014 Accelerates Healthy Living Trend
HONG KONG, CHINA – The inaugural Natural & Organic Products Asia opened yesterday, with intense business activity and deal-making reflecting the strong growth potential of the region’s market for natural products and services. The three-day Expo is a unique commercial […]
New technology to find if organic food is safe
When you buy food that is labelled “organic” or “natural”, how do you know that what you took home is safe? A new technology can find this for you. Keeping in mind the growing organic food market and the associated […]
New veggie crisps: hero or villain?
Dubai – Those au fait with the supermarket snack aisle will have noticed a newcomer. Vegetable crisps – thinly sliced, fried vegetables packaged like the regular potato sort – purport to be a healthier snack option than their starchier counterpart. […]
New vaccine offers ‘stronger protection’ against tuberculosis, leprosy
Scientists have discovered a new vaccine for tuberculosis and leprosy that could provide considerably stronger defense against both the diseases than the existing ones. The currently available century-old vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guerin, or BCG, provided only partial protection against both tuberculosis […]
Governments resort to medieval quarantine tactic to halt spread of Ebola
Without a sound medical solution to the worst outbreak of Ebola in the history of the planet, governments and non-governmental organizations are turning to a medieval technique that could affect as many as 1 million people, according to the World […]
