Health & Medicine

Study: Cancer Patients On Chemotherapy Show Cognitive Impairments

A study of Asian breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy revealed symptoms of chemobrain, in which they encounter memory loss, difficulty in decision making, and speech problems.

March 19, 2012

Harvard Study: Eating White Rice Increases Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

A recent Harvard study has discovered a link between higher white rice intake and a significantly elevated risk of type 2 diabetes, especially among Asian populations.

March 19, 2012

Scientists Discover Biomarker For Severe Form Of Chikungunya Fever

A biomarker that increases the risk of the more severe form of Chikungunya fever has been discovered by scientists at A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network.

March 16, 2012

Discovery Of Novel Fusion Gene: Hope For Targeted Treatment Of Lung Cancer?

Four research groups, including three based in Asia, have independently identified a novel fusion gene found in a subpopulation of lung tumors.

March 13, 2012

Single Gene Mutation Linked To Throat Cancer Uncovered

An international team of researchers has identified a specific gene linked to throat cancer following a genetic study of a family with ten members who all developed the condition.

March 12, 2012

Study: Echinacea May Ease Air Sickness During Flights

Herbal medicine could be just the remedy for globetrotters susceptible to colds and bugs, researchers at the Griffith Health Institute say.

March 12, 2012

Malaria During Pregancy Stunts Fetal Growth, Experts Say

Malaria infection during the earliest months of pregnancy stunts fetal growth even when the mothers show no symptoms, according to a large-scale study conducted along the Thai-Burmese border.

March 7, 2012

Why Arsenic Makes Some People Sicker Than Others: A Bangladesh Case Study

A large-scale genomic study conducted in Bangladesh has discovered genetic variants that elevate the risk for skin lesions in people chronically exposed to arsenic.

March 6, 2012

Ethnic Japanese Show Higher Risk For Junior And Langereis Negative Blood Types

Researchers have discovered the molecular basis for two new blood types: Langereis and Junior, and they seem to be associated with ethnic Japanese populations more so than others.

March 5, 2012

Review: Cancer May Be Environmental, But Mainly Lifestyle Factors

Fears of involuntary exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in food and consumer products are diverting attention from proven methods of cancer prevention, an Australian cancer researcher says.

March 2, 2012