Guts and Glory Probiotics – transforming gut health, slowing down ageing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIN A WORLD where the desire for well-being and longevity never wanes, local scientist Dr. Muganti Rajah Kumar is lending her innovative creation—Guts and Glory Probiotics. Armed with a PhD in gut-brain health, she is on a mission to combat ageing and age-related diseases through her pioneering probiotic product. Muganti’s journey began with a deep […]
Celebrating International Biodiversity Day with thoughts on sustainable development
Reading Time: 2 minutesAS the global community is called to re-examine our relationship with the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological advances, we are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our water, food, medicines, clothes, fuel, shelter, and energy, just to name a few. This involves respecting, protecting, and repairing our biological […]
Insects key to survival of migratory birds
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE World Migratory Bird Day campaign in 2024 will focus on the importance of insects for migratory birds, and highlight concerns related to decreasing populations of insects. Insects are essential sources of energy for many migratory bird species, not only during the breeding seasons but also during their extensive journeys, and greatly affect the timing, […]
Survival of our ecosystems depends on the survival of bees
Reading Time: 2 minutesBEES and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the […]
Climate change, jellyfish blooms and their impact on people and environment
Reading Time: 4 minutesIN MARCH 2024, some beaches in Sabah experienced a massive invasion of jellyfish swarms. These jellyfish are called “tomato jellyfish” (Crambione sp.) and there were so many of them that the beach looked like a giant bowl of tomato soup. This came on the heels of multiple reports of sting cases from the Portuguese Man […]
Rare diseases Summit 2024 advocates for patients empowerment and policy reform
Reading Time: 5 minutesBANGKOK: Rare diseases impact the lives of millions of people despite being rare. In Southeast Asia, an estimated 45 million people, approximately 9% of the region’s population, suffer from rare diseases. The Medical Genetics and Genomics Association, Medical Association of Thailand, and Thai Rare Disease Foundation joined hands with Takeda to host the 2nd Southeast […]
NGO Spotlights challenges faced by LSD patients, seeks funds
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE MALAYSIA Lysosomal Diseases Association (MLDA) unveiled its latest fund-raising effort recently, working with the creative talents of Fusion Wayang Kulit to shine a spotlight on the many difficult circumstances faced by patients with lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs), which involve many challenges, from diagnosis to treatment. LSDs are rare metabolic disorders that primarily affect children, […]
The UK launches ‘womens in STEM” Scholarships under its ASEAN-UK SAGE Program
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe UK Government Launches ASEAN-UK SAGE Women in STEM Scholarships The UK government, in collaboration with the ASEAN secretariat, launched the ASEAN-UK SAGE Women in STEM Scholarships in conjunction with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This initiative aims to address gender disparities in STEM education and employment within ASEAN countries and […]
ICRISAT pioneers world’s first pigeonpea speed breeding technique
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Pioneers Speed Breeding for Pigeonpea The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has pioneered the world’s first pigeonpea speed breeding protocol, further bolstering food security in Asia and Africa. The new convention promises to substantially cut the time required to develop new […]
Eye in sky to monitor methane emissions
Reading Time: 3 minutesMethaneSAT: A Milestone in Global Methane Emission Reduction MethaneSAT, a revolutionary satellite designed to motivate and enable urgent methane reduction actions, achieved a significant milestone on March 4, 2024, with its successful launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Developed by a collaborative effort of several esteemed organizations, including the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Ball […]