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RBSO concert for a good cause
Life, Published on 23/11/2023
» Cancer is a word that evokes many emotions. In the face of this formidable adversary, the pursuit of precision medicine emerges as a beacon of hope.
NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon
AFP, Published on 12/10/2023
» HOUSTON - A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space.
Google AI tool predicts danger of genetic mutations
AFP, Published on 20/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could help research into rare diseases.
Defy ageing with Bader
Life, Noko, Published on 19/09/2023
» As a physician and biomedical scientist, Prof Augustinus Bader approaches skincare in a very different way as it is backed up by 30 years of research.
All About Obesity – The Uninvited Enemy
Published on 31/03/2023
» According to WHO (World Health Organisation), obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. It is one of the major risk factors for a number of diseases, including Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as Type-2-diabetes, cancer, hypertension and stroke as well as Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD).
Their time to slime: who will be 'Mollusc of the Year'?
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» PARIS - Will you choose beauty? The carnivorous Wavy Bubble Snail, perhaps, with its billowing skirts shimmering under UV light. Or will it be age? Like the venerable 500-year-old Methuselah oyster.
Trailblazer helps unlock Covid vaccine
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 26/02/2023
» Kizzmekia Corbett had gone home to North Carolina for the holidays in 2019 when the headlines began to trickle in: A strange, pneumonia-like illness was making dozens of people sick in China.
Closer to heaven
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 01/12/2022
» Doi Luang Chiang Dao in Chiang Mai is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover lush sub-alpine woodland and limestone mountains that rise 2,225m above sea level. As part of Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary, its topography is comparable to that of the Himalayas and south China.
US approves Pfizer and Moderna jabs for youngest children
AFP, Published on 17/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Friday for the use of Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines in the youngest children, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries.
US panel recommends Covid vaccines for youngest children
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Covid-19 vaccines Wednesday for children under five, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries.