What is prosopagnosia?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn most cases when we meet someone, we tend to remember their face even if we forget their names. Unfortunately, some people tend to not recognise the people that they have met before. No, this is not because they were drunk[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] when they met the new people, but rather due to […]
Engineers develop fast method to convert algae to biocrude
Reading Time: 2 minutesBIOFUEL experts have long sought a more economically-viable way to turn algae into biocrude oil to power vehicles, ships and even jets. University of Utah researchers believe they have found an answer. They have developed an unusually rapid method to deliver cost-effective algal biocrude in large quantities using a specially-designed jet mixer. Packed inside the […]
Is a gene-edited animal a drug?
Reading Time: 5 minutesBY DR ALISON VAN EENENNAAM WE eat mutations every day. All the vegetables, grains, fruits and meat humans consume as part of their diet is jam-packed with DNA speckled with mutations and beneficial variations. In 2017, the United States Food and Drug Administration proposed to regulate a specific subset of these variations as drugs: in […]
Why everyone has different tongue print?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe tongue which is an important internal organ is encased within the oral cavity and well protected from the environment. The tongue is made up of groups of muscles and is pretty tough. It is interesting to note that the tongue works 24 hours even while we are sleeping; especially to constantly push saliva down […]
Alzheimer’s-like symptoms reversed in mice
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA DIET containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease, USC researchers say. Researchers emphasise that the study, recently published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, was in mice, and many mouse discoveries never translate into human treatments. Nevertheless, the findings lend credence to […]
UMS calls for new research models
Reading Time: 2 minutesRESEARCH carried out by local universities must have meaningful impact on communities and industries. Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) said this, calling for the intensification of translational and transdisciplinary researches so that that local communities and industries will benefit from such researches. Its Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Prof Dr Shahril Yusof (pix) recently said research […]
How far does a sneeze travel?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen we sneeze, the sound it produces is similar to an explosion. By sneezing we can scare our friends, though unknowingly. However, through sneezing we can also transfer germs to others. A team of researchers have found that sneezes can travel up to 200 feet. This is about two third of the football field length. […]
Duopharma Biotech– On a mission to provide cancer therapeutics
Reading Time: 4 minutesACCORDING to the data and findings from the Health Ministry’s Malaysian Study on Cancer Survival (MySCan), cancer is the fourth most common cause of death in Malaysia. It has approximately 37,000 cases being reported every year and this is estimated to rise to more than 55,000 newly-diagnosed cases by 2030. The big ‘C’ is reported […]
Call to boost education, S&T sectors in Muslim world
Reading Time: 3 minutesKARACHI: The 5th Science and Technology Exchange Programme (STEP5) in Islamic countries, a flagship programme of Mustafa Science & Technology Foundation (MSTF) was held at the University of Karachi from Feb 28 – March 2. This year’s theme was “Cutting Edge Pharmaceutical Approaches to Meet Health Challenges of Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases; with an emphasis […]
Chinese expertise to lend sting to S’wak’s stingless bee industry
Reading Time: 2 minutesKUCHING: The Borneo state of Sarawak is looking across the South China Sea to lend more “sting” to its stingless bee industry. The popularity of honey from stingless bee, or kelulut, has since recent decades gained traction globally, as it is believed that honey from kelulut contains several health benefits. The state’s Deputy Chief Minister […]