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Swallowable wearable takes care of tummy troubles
Gas sensing capsules to assess the state of things inside your gut and send the data to your smartphone before passing through your digestive system could soon be available thanks to a team of Australian researchers. They designed the sensors […]
Scientists working on new way to regenerate damaged heart
In a discovery that could help pave the way forward for heart tissue regeneration, U.S. and Chinese scientists said Wednesday that they have successfully used a tiny molecule that fine-tunes gene expression to stimulate the mouse heart to grow new […]
Taiwan, US combat spread of Ebola with training course
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A training course jointly launched by Taiwan and the US to teach medical personnel in the Asia- Pacific region how to combat the Ebola virus yesterday kicked off in the southern city of Tainan. In a ceremony […]
Pau d’arco – A versatile and powerful herbal remedy for many health issues
What if you could treat and prevent a wide range of illness just by drinking tea or by swallowing a few drops of a powerful herbal extract? It turns out that you can, and this natural medicine has been in […]
Pakistani product against hepatitis wins award
500 products of various nature were presented by institutions from public and private sector. A Pakistani product ‘Taraxasil’ against hepatitis won award in the science exhibition organized by Pakistan Science Foundation, in Lahore on Thursday. As many as 500 products […]
China on brink of heart disease ‘epidemic’: study
Unhealthy eating, smoking and obesity are threatening a heart disease epidemic in China, where three out of four people are in poor cardiovascular shape, said a study on Monday. The findings published in the Journal of the American College of […]
The risks of childhood diabetes
A “worryingly high” number of children with type 1 diabetes have warning signs of long-term health complications, including blindness, a report says. And charities say this leaves “great concern” for their future health – some patients show early markers of […]
Inactive children likely to become inactive adults
Children who lead inactive lives are likely to grow up to become middle-aged couch potatoes, a study suggests. Researchers compared the TV viewing habits of more than 6,000 British people born in a single week in 1970, at the ages […]
A mother’s love
At 55-years-old, Terry Jo Bichell is a couple of months away from earning a PHD in neuroscience. She says it puts her one step closer to achieving a goal she set out for herself 16 years ago – to cure […]
Combo of folic acid and blood pressure group lowers risk of stroke
Those who consume a combo of folic acid supplements and blood pressure drugs called enalapril are less likely to suffer from stroke. The study was based on a pool of more than 20,000 adults in China with high blood pressure […]
