Dramatic increases in exposure to toxic chemicals in the last four decades are threatening human reproduction and health, according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetri... Read more
Scientific experiments with the herpesvirus such as the one that causes Marek’s disease in poultry have confirmed, for the first time, the highly controversial theory that some vaccine... Read more
A*STAR researchers are extracting useful information from billions of social media posts to support businesses, governments and healthcare professionals In the second it takes to ‘like’ this... Read more
Patent-pending antibody allows easier tracking of treatment effectiveness Scientists from NTU Singapore, the world’s No. 1 young university, have developed an antibody which boosts the survi... Read more
Rockefeller University scientists have analysed soils from beaches, forests, and deserts on five continents and discovered the best places in the world to mine untapped antibiotic and antica... Read more
Interbreeding of two malaria mosquito species in the West African country of Mali has resulted in a “super mosquito” hybrid that’s resistant to insecticide-treated bed nets. “It’s ‘super’ wi... Read more
Electronic learning could enable millions more students to train as doctors and nurses worldwide, according to research. A review commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and carr... Read more
Developments in oral immunization delivery viewed as potential weapon to combat global health threats such as tuberculosis, AIDS and diarrheas Scientists at The Forsyth Institute and Tufts U... Read more
A common over-the-counter drug that tackles pain and fever may also hold keys to a longer, healthier life, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist. Regular doses of ibuprofe... Read more
An international research collaborative has determined that a promising anti-malarial compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite... Read more
The possibilities for personalised vaccines in all types of cancer are revealed today in a lecture from Dr Harpreet Singh at the ESMO Symposium on Immuno-Oncology 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland... Read more
Worldwide, life expectancy of older people continues to rise. By 2020, for the first time in history, the number of people aged 60 years and older will outnumber children younger than 5 year... Read more
Drones aren’t delivering pizza just yet. But they could soon help save lives in places where health care is hard to reach. It’s going to be a while before Amazon’s drones are deliverin... Read more
Researchers at Siriraj Hospital, part of Mahidol University, claim they have developed the world’s first “antibody treatment” that could cure Ebola virus infections. At least a y... Read more
A major success in developing new biomedical implants with the ability to accelerate bone healing has been reported by a group of scientists from the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Uni... Read more
