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Tai chi may be good alternative in relieving knee osteoarthritis pain
A small study suggests that tai chi, an ancient Chinese therapy used to reduce stress and fight anxiety, may work as well as traditional physical therapy for easing pain in people with knee osteoarthritis. Knee osteoarthritis is a leading cause […]
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 […]
Children’s brains ‘light up’ at sound of mom’s voice
A mother’s voice may do far more than soothe her child, new research suggests. When moms spoke, several areas of their children’s brains were activated, the researchers reported. These included regions involved in emotion and reward processing, social functions, facial […]
Magic mushrooms ‘promising’ in depression
Eight patients were no longer depressed after the “mystical and spiritual” experience induced by the drug. The findings, in the Lancet Psychiatry, showed five of the patients were still depression-free after three months. Experts cautiously welcomed the findings as “promising, […]
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 […]
Calorie intake counts more than type of rice eaten
There has been renewed interest on the link between eating rice and the risk of diabetes. Focus on diabetes is not new in Singapore. Furthermore, debate about the association of glycaemic index (GI) to Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been […]
You’re not getting enough sleep because you can’t stop doing this
Social pressures are forcing people to cut back on their sleep, contributing to a “global sleep crisis,” according to a new study based on research collected through a smartphone app. It enabled scientists from the University of Michigan to track […]
Protein Syncytin-1 found may improve recurrent miscarriage treatments
University of Sheffield scientists have identified a protein that is involved in the development of the human placenta and may also help embryos implant in the womb, which could improve treatments for recurrent miscarriages and pre-eclampsia. The pioneering study shows […]
Pfizer orders restriction for the use of its drugs in lethal injections
Pfizer, an American global pharmaceutical corporation, released their position against the use of its products in lethal injections for capital punishment. According to their statement, the company’s mission is to apply science and its global resources to improve health and […]
Mundipharma’s new Betadine Consumer Health Hub opens in Singapore
Another boost in Singapore’s booming biomedical sector has been delivered by Mundipharma’s announcement on May 13 of a planned7,300-square meter facility in Tuas at an official groundbreaking ceremony attended by Minister of State for Trade & Industry, Dr. KohPoh Koon. […]
