How do dolphins sleep?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBY SCIENCE BRIDGE ACADEMY MARINE mammals such as dolphins spend their entire lives at sea. As cute as bottlenose dolphins may appear to us, they are not cute to fish like mullets. Small fish see dolphins as giant monsters that want to eat them. Adult male dolphins, which generally travel in pairs, often swim slowly […]
Research leads to a healthier bowl of rice
Reading Time: 2 minutesRESEARCHERS in Sri Lanka have discovered a simple way of cooking the grain that dramatically cuts its calories by as much as 50 per cent, and also offers some other important health benefits. And we’re never going to cook rice any other way again. According to the study, all you need to do is get […]
MTDC lends support for wrist rehab
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Technology Development Corporation (MTDC) has introduced a new technology to help with wrist physiotherapy – a modality specially for stroke patients and patients undergoing therapies at the wrist area. The modality, called Wrehab, was developed by Mohd Idris Mat Sahat and Mohd Azrul Hisham Mohd Adib, researchers from Universiti Malaysia Pahang […]
Scientists develop novel vaccine for lassa fever and rabies
Reading Time: 2 minutesA NOVEL vaccine designed to protect people from both Lassa fever and rabies showed promise in preclinical testing, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The investigational vaccine, called LASSARAB, was developed and tested by scientists at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia; the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal; the University of California, San […]
CEVA Sante Animale sets up first Asian partner lab
Reading Time: 2 minutesLAB- IND RESOURCE SDN BHD (LIR Biotech) is the “First Certified Partner Laboratory” of CEVA Santé Animale – a renowned veterinary pharmaceutical company based in Libourne, France. The LIR Biotech laboratory is also the “First External Laboratory” approved outside of Europe and the US. This makes it the first Asian partner laboratory of CEVA. Ruud […]
Into the brave new world of co-working spaces
Reading Time: 2 minutesCO-WORKING SPACES have flourished in Malaysia with dozens of locations popping up in the Klang Valley where entrepreneurs, freelancers and creative minds plug in, exchange ideas and hustle on their side gigs. Unlike virtual offices, which provide office space and administrative services, co-working spaces offer entrepreneurs and start-ups a working space built around a collaborative […]