‘Foldit’ Gamers Solve AIDS Puzzle that Baffled Scientists for Decade
How amazing is this: U.S. gamers, playing a protetin-folding game called Foldit, have helped to unlock the structure of an AIDS-related enzyme the scientific...
New genes for diabetes in South Asians found
Scientists have reported six new genes linked to a common form of diabetes among South Asians.The genes turned up in a six-country ‘Genome Wide...
Low-cost solutions to lower noncommunicable diseases revealed
A new WHO study reveals that low-income countries could introduce a core set of strategies to prevent and treat cancer, heart disease, diabetes and...
Low-fat yoghurt ‘child asthma risk’ during pregnancy
Pregnant women who eat low-fat yoghurt can increase the risk of their child developing asthma and hay fever, a study says.At the European Respiratory...
Denmark scientist found sign of heart attack in eyelids
Yellow markings on the eyelids are a sign of increased risk of heart attack and other illnesses, say researchers in Denmark.
A study published on...
Dengue cases down this September, DOH
Dengue update today.Manila - The DOH reported 70,204 dengue cases for week ending September 10, 2011. This was over 24,000 cases less or 25.87%...
Emotion sensor catches out liars
United Kingdom - A sophisticated new camera system can detect lies just by watching our faces as we talk, experts say.
The computerised system uses...
DOST explores GM mosquito applications against dengue
MosquitoPart of its advocacy to find solutions against dengue, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) explores the possibility of using genetically-modified mosquito (GMM)...
DOST Dengue Summit tackles R&D directions in dengue prevention and control
It all started from a simple technology to control the population of dengue carrying mosquitoes – the ovicidal larvicidal mosquito trap or popularly known...
PNHRS advocates research translation, launches first Lancet South Southeast Asia Series
The Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) week celebration became the launch pad of the Lancet Southeast Asia series. The event was held last...
