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Our brains work out when we read
Reading increases your empathy and teleports you into bizarre experiences. Have you ever wanted to try a workout regimen that can help you improve empathy, be ready for new situations, and feel mentally energized? A quick and easy way to […]
Coffee, herbal tea may protect against liver fibrosis
A new study has found that drinking coffee or herbal tea may help protect against liver fibrosis, which is the scarring of the liver resulting from chronic inflammation and is estimated as the degree of liver stiffness. Scientists think these […]
WHO releases new essential drug list to curb antimicrobial resistance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new “essential medicines list” categorizing antibiotics into three groups in an attempt to fight antimicrobial resistance. The new classification list includes 39 antibiotics for 21 common syndromes classified into “Access”, “Watch” and […]
Prostate cancer drug improved patient survival in large clinical trial
A prostate cancer drug therapy targeting cancer that has already spread was found to improve patient survival in one of the largest clinical trials for the disease, UK researchers said. The drug, called abiraterone, was used in the trial as […]
Lab-produced skin could end animal testing in cosmetics industry
Move over animal testing, and make way for lab-produced skin. L’Oréal is now shifting gears by producing human skin in order to restrict animal testing. But this is no new order, the French cosmetics giant that includes other brands such […]
How a new hospital gets colonized by germs
Hundreds of thousands of patients get hospital-acquired infections every year, and in 2011, 75,000 people died as a result. As hospitals work to better protect patients from germs that travel easily among the weak and already-ill, researchers saw a golden […]
Higher vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of cancer
Higher levels of vitamin D may lower chances of developing cancer, according to a study made by Creighton University in Nebraska, US with cooperation from the University of California San Diego. Funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH), the study […]
Scientists uncover ways on how cancers can escape the immune system
A team of Singapore scientists has discovered new insights on how cancers evade the immune system. Using gastric cancer (GC), the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide, the conclusion made may be applicable to other major cancers with potential […]
Perennial Real Estate to set up its first TCM treatment facility in Singapore
Singapore-listed property and healthcare firm Perennial Real Estate Holdings is partnering with a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospital to establish its first treatment facility in Singapore. Perennial Real Estate has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Beijing Hospital of […]
Havas Group acquires healthcare communications company Sorento
Havas Group is boosting its health business unit and expanding its capabilities in the Indian market with its acquisition of India-based health and wellness communications agency Sorento. Following the acquisition, Sorento will be rebranded as Havas Life Sorento and will […]
