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4 Natural remedies to remove dark spots
As people grow old, they tend to develop certain dark spots (patches of discoloration) on their skin. Such skin condition is also commonly referred to as liver spots or age spots. Though these spots can appear anywhere on the skin, […]
S’pore study finds benefits for babies exposed to two languages
SINGAPORE – A team of Singapore and international scientists have found that there are advantages linked to the exposure of infants to two languages. As part of a long-term birth cohort study of Singaporean mothers and their offspring, six-month-old bilingual […]
Is your deodorant drugging you through the armpits daily with this neurotoxin?
As the temperature rises in the body, thousands of sweat glands begin to bead up, preparing to cool the body down. The average person possesses about 2.6 millions sweat glands — a built in thermostat. This system is made up […]
Exercise to reap the heart-health benefits of wine
Participants made no dietary changes and kept a logbook of wine and other alcohol intake in addition to medication use and, importantly, exercise. At the European Society of Cardiology Congress, researchers from the Czech Republic presented a first of its […]
NUS students cut teeth on virtual models
SINGAPORE – From next year, dentistry students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) will hone their clinical skills on “virtual patients”. Currently, they practise on plastic dental models. But the faculty of dentistry at NUS plans to incorporate Moog […]
Japan confirms more dengue infections
TOKYO: An outbreak of dengue fever in Japan — the first since World War II — could have affected up to 20 people, media reported Monday, as officials confirmed three more cases. The new cases, who are in their teens […]
Test fast-tracks diagnosis for malaria
A new invention can cheaply and accurately diagnose malaria infection in just a few minutes using only a droplet of blood, researchers reported on Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine. The tool could replace the laborious, error-prone method by which […]
Wristwatch technology leads to battery-free pacemaker
A batteryless pacemaker powered by energy from the heart and based on automatic wristwatch technology was unveiled. The technology, developed by researchers led by Prof Rolf Vogel from the University of Bern in Switzerland, harvests energy from the motion of […]
Fujifilm to supply drug to combat ebola
Fujifilm will be making a new drug to help combat the deadly Ebola virus. The company synonymous with cameras and photobooths said it could start producing Avigan, which has been approved in Japan to treat the flu but which scientists […]
Families bring their bacteria with them wherever they go, study finds
Millions of bacteria populate the home and in light of mounting evidence that some may actually play an important role in keeping us healthy, researchers are aiming to learn more about them. A collaboration of the US Department of Energy’s […]
