Life-saving biosimilar drugs need fast approval
Reading Time: 2 minutesFAST approvals would allow cancer patients in Malaysia access to the more affordable biosimilar drugs to treat cancer Malaysia is still lagging behind in terms of the availability of biosimilars in the local market although they are proven to be more affordable and help reduce cancer treatment cost. For this, and many other reasons, biosimilar products that are currently not available in Malaysia should be given fast approval […]
Maintaining fluid volume key to survival
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarly detection and access to medical professionals who can help maintain a patient’s body fluid volume is critical for survival – reducing disease mortality from 20 per cent to less than one per cent, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). This has prompted a group of scientists from Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia to build a model that predicts the […]
Indeed money (gold) grows on trees
Reading Time: 6 minutesRecent Kim Kim River toxic pollution incident has raised eyebrows and sparked anger of Malaysian public about the irresponsible act of water pollution. Although this is an extreme pollution case of toxic proportion, day-to-day mining activities will leave behind mine wastes which may contain toxic chemicals such as arsenic that might be leached out during […]
Water-bearing minerals on asteroid Bennu
Reading Time: 2 minutesA SOUTHWEST Research Institute-led team discovered evidence of abundant water-bearing minerals on the surface of the near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu. Using early spectral data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft orbiting the asteroid, the team identified infrared properties similar to those in a type of meteorite called carbonaceous chondrites. “Scientists are interested in the composition of Bennu […]
Wearable sensors mimic skin to help wound healing
Reading Time: 2 minutesRESEARCHERS at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring in users. “We eventually hope that these sensors and engineering accomplishments can help advance healthcare applications and provide a better quantitative understanding in disease progression, wound care, general health, fitness […]