Treating hypertension with herbal remedies
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY MAZLAN HANAFI BASHARUDIN PENANG : It’s commonly known that many types of medicine nowadays have herbal sources, which have long been the practice. However, have we tried testing the medical products for their efficiency? The use of herbal medication which has undergone scientific research is essential in ensuring the quality and content would provide the desired remedial effect, apart from being safe for consumption. It is with this […]
‘Throat-lite’ enables fast and accurate diagnosis of disease
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy AZMAN ZAKARIA AN INNOVATION in throat examination, ‘Throatlite’, which combines the use of the wooden tongue depressor or spatula with mini LED lights enables a faster and more efficient examination for accurate diagnosis of diseases. Through the innovation, the use of the existing disposable wooden tongue depressors is enhanced with mini LED lights. The small, lightweight and 360-degree rotating LED light only needs to be clipped […]
Second patient free of HIV after stem-cell therapy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA SECOND person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1 after ceasing treatment, reports a paper led by researchers at UCL and Imperial College London. The case report, published in Nature and carried out with partners at the University of Cambridge and the niversity of Oxford, comes ten years after the first such case, known as the ‘Berlin Patient.’ Both patients were treated with stem cell transplants […]
Gene-edited babies, so what’s our take?
Reading Time: 4 minutesDR REENA RAJASURIAR, HIV Scientist, Centre for Excellence for Research in AIDS, University of Malaya “Rogue scientist at work“ THE technology for gene editing is still not 100 per cent safe and there could be “off target” effects which could be detrimental. So, to apply this technique to humans is wrong and these babies have been unnecessarily put at risk. All experiments on […]
How high can a penguin jump?
Reading Time: < 1 minutePenguins have stocky builds and short arms. They use their arms mostly for paddling. Though penguins do not have the most athletic physiques in the animal kingdom, these arctic birds possess the unique combination of swimming masterfully and getting airborne. While penguins cannot fly, they can leap to safety in order to evade sea predators. Penguins usually dive […]
Where is a shrimp’s heart located?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteShrimps are popular aquatic animals and are classified as crustaceans. Shrimps can be found in water resources such as fresh water and salt water.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] Although shrimps do not have a backbone but they have exoskeletons which provide protection as well as structure for their bodies. In a quick look, we will say that shrimps are […]
GMO not the reason
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonarch butterflies and their principal host plant, the milkweed, have been declining in abundance even before GM crops were planted. This was the result of an extensive study conducted by Jack Boyle, a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow of Environmental Science and Policy at College of William & Mary. Boyle and team’s study is published in the Proceedings of […]