Anda takut tua dan mati?
Reading Time: 3 minutesPenuaan bukanlah sesuatu yang luar biasa, malah ia terjadi kepada sesiapa sahaja di anatara kita. Saya, kamu dan ya, ibu bapa kamu juga semuanya sedang mengalaminya. Jika kamu banyak dosa dengan mereka, segeralah minta maaf cepat. Berbaktilah selagi mereka masih ada. Selain itu, benda hidup dipersekitaran kamu juga mengalami penuaan, iya…sedar atau tidak kucing kesayangan […]
Betul ke mikrob ada kaitan dengan penyakit bipolar?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMuthakhir ini para saintis telah mengambil jalan untuk mencari perkaitan bagaimana kandungan mikboes yang hidup dalam badan dapat memberi impak pada kesihatan mental. Kajian yang diterbitkan di dalam Journal of Psychiatric Research telah membuktikan bahawa populasi mikrobes di dalam perut memainkan peranan kepada penyakit bipolar. Kajian ini telah dijalankan ke atas 115 individu yang didiagnosis […]
Anda sanggup makan tahi? Amaran: bacaan 18 SG
Reading Time: 2 minutesPemindahan tinja Anda mungkin biasa dengan istilah derma organ. Malah, anda mungkin salah seorang daripada penderma organ yang baik hati. Paling kurang, anda pernah menderma darah. Tetapi, jangan terkejut kerana para penyelidik pada masa kini sedang membangunkan satu kaedah rawatan yang dinamakan fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) atau pemindahan tinja. FMT adalah satu kaedah pemindahan tinja […]
Indigenous STEM Awards winner role model for next generation
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY LOUISE JECKELLS The Indigenous STEM Awards recognise the achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) professionals, students, schools, teachers and mentors working in Indigenous STEM education. They’ve been running since 2016, celebrating 46 winners from across Australia. Josh is a Wajarri Yamatji man who grew up in the south west […]
Researchers develop new method to map cholesterol metabolism in brain
Reading Time: 2 minutesA TEAM of researchers led by Swansea University have developed new technology to monitor cholesterol in brain tissue which could uncover its relation to neurodegenerative disease and pave the way for the development of new treatments. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, shows the major locations of cholesterol […]
First International Tea Day sees call for joint action to ensure sustainability of tea sector
Reading Time: 2 minutesROME: FAO on May 21 marked International Tea Day by stressing the crucial need to ensure the sustainability of tea production – a basis for the livelihoods of millions of farmers – especially at a time when the world economy enters a recession and incomes decline as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ […]
Artificial intelligence enhances brain tumour diagnosis
Reading Time: 2 minutesA NEW MACHINE learning approach classifies a common type of brain tumour into low or high grades with almost 98% accuracy, researchers report in the journal IEEE Access. Scientists in India and Japan, including from Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), developed the method to help clinicians choose the most effective treatment strategy for […]
Carnegie Mellon tool automatically turns math into pictures
Reading Time: 2 minutesPITTSBURGH: Some people look at an equation and see a bunch of numbers and symbols; others see beauty. Thanks to a new tool created at Carnegie Mellon University, anyone can now translate the abstractions of mathematics into beautiful and instructive illustrations. The tool enables users to create diagrams simply by typing an ordinary mathematical expression […]