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Targeting social wariness in childhood may prevent anxiety disorders in young adults
Behavioural inhibition is a childhood temperament characterised by high levels of cautious, fearful, and avoidant responses to unfamiliar people, objects, and situations. Studies have established that children who display this behaviour are at increased risk of developing anxiety disorders later […]
NUS researchers brew probiotic coffee and tea drinks
Are you interested to try probiotic coffee or tea? Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created new probiotic coffee and tea drinks that not only have great taste but can be stored chilled or at room temperature […]
Trust and support go hand-in-hand for cancer care, says Malaysian professional caregiver
In conjunction with World Cancer Day last week, a cancer care provider with Homage Malaysia, a reliable and award-winning home care solutions provider, has shared insightful advice and explained some basic services and procedures offered for patients and family who […]
High-resolution images, simulations of the inner ear offer insights into hearing loss
Using X-ray crystallography, a group of scientists at Ohio State University (OSU), US, have managed to produce atomic-level maps of very fine filaments inside our ears that help with sound and balance. The tiny filaments are attached to the top […]
Protein-based biomarker in eye fluid can single out Alzheimer’s disease
“One of the biggest priorities in Alzheimer’s disease research is to develop ways to diagnose the disease before the onset of symptoms, so as to allow for early treatment,” said Manju Subramanian from the Department of Ophthalmology at Boston Medical […]
‘Drawn-on-skin’ electronics can better track sensitive data in moving subjects
Wearable bioelectronics monitors physiological information as a means to prevent and treat illness and injury. But even the most flexible wearables are unable to move precisely with the skin. A team of engineering researchers at the University of Houston, US, […]
Flexible electronic sensor patch tracks vitamin C and other nutrients via sweat
To gauge a person’s vitamin C levels – vitamin C supports the immune system and notably helps with wound healing – scientists from the University of California-San Diego (UCSD), US, have developed a thin, flexible, stretchable skin patch which generates […]
Researchers think novel coronavirus will spread “no matter the climate conditions”
Researchers from the Princeton University Environmental Institute (PEI) in New Jersey, US, believe the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is not greatly affected by local variations in climate. The rapid spread of the virus in tropical nations, such as […]
Smartphone snap of the eyelid can detect signs of anaemia
Diagnoses of blood disorders usually eat up time, but new software has been developed to ease the process – using a smartphone camera, the software assesses levels of haemoglobin in red blood cells to check for conditions like anaemia or […]
