Category: Medical breakthrough
A*STAR Scientists discover Mechanism that Controls Obesity & Atherosclerosis
SINGAPORE – A*STAR scientists from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and the Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) have discovered a new signalling pathway that controls both obesity and atherosclerosis. The team demonstrated, for the first time, that mice […]
Predicting breast cancer still underway
A pre-test for breast cancer could save lives, says Dr James Flanagan, research lead of Imperial College London. Experts hope that a genetic test can be formulated to help predict breast cancer many years before the disease is diagnosed. This […]
FDA approves Stendra for erectile dysfunction
THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the new drug Stendra to treat the illness that causes problems in the sex lives of 30 million men. It is the first erectile dysfunction drug in a decade. And its […]
Ranbaxy unveils India’s anti-malarial drug
INDIA – Ranbaxy launched a new anti-malarial drug called Synriam, which is the first molecule indigenously developed by a private Indian pharmaceutical company. Ranbaxy has invested US$30 million since 2003 to develop this drug. The new drug is priced at […]
BPA linked to obesity, diabetes
Bisphenol A (BPA) is back in the news again following the publication of a study by the Chemicals, Health and Environment Monitoring (CHEM) Trust. The document, the Review of the Science Linking Chemical Exposures to the Human Risk of Obesity […]
