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Star-shaped polymer may be the solution against drug-resistant bacteria
Health experts around the world have recently expressed their concern over the growing number of bacteria that are becoming resistant to various drugs and antibiotics. These ‘superbugs’ are listed as a key threat to human health by the World Health […]
AIDS, TB, malaria global fund raised over US$12.9 bn from donors
International donors have raised more than US$12.9 billion in global fund as part of the campaign to effectively eradicate AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030. Various governments, faith-based and private sector partners were asked by the Global Fund to raise […]
RightEye gets rights to eye tests for early detection of autism, Parkinson’s
The exclusive rights to two internationally recognized eye movement tests that help doctors more accurately and objectively identify early stages of autism in children 12 to 40 months old, and aids in detecting Parkinson’s disease in patients of all ages […]
Longer daytime naps linked to type 2 diabetes, Japanese study suggests
Japanese scientists at the University of Tokyo suggest that daytime naps lasting for more than one hour could be a warning sign for type 2 diabetes. The link was found after the researchers analyzed observational studies involving more than 300,000 […]
Brain cancer now deadliest form of childhood cancer in the US, says CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently said that brain cancer has now surpassed leukemia as the deadliest form of childhood cancer in the country. In 1999, nearly one in three children who died had leukemia, while brain […]
Eight ways to boost your body’s metabolism without exercise
The best way to speed up the body’s metabolism and burn excess fat is to get regular exercise. But for those who don’t have the time to go to the gym and are looking for easier ways to boost their […]
Revolutionary wheelchair offers functional upright mobility on any terrain
There are around 70 million wheelchair users worldwide, but only 10% of that group has the sufficient upper body function to use devices that can help them stand and walk like crutches or the ReWalk robotic exoskeleton, according to Oren […]
Sanofi, Alphabet’s Verily create US$500 mn diabetes-focused joint venture
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi and Verily, the life sciences research unit of Google parent company Alphabet Inc., have teamed up to form a US$500-million joint venture company that will focus on diabetes management and care improvement. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts […]
Surgical robot used for the first time to operate inside a man’s eyes
A team of surgeons at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital in the UK have successfully used a robot to operate inside the eye and restore sight for the very first time. The device was controlled via a joystick to remove a […]
SEA nations to establish health emergency fund, says WHO
Eleven member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region have agreed to set up a dedicated fund for health emergencies in the region, which is considered one of the most disaster-prone areas, as a critical step towards […]
