Milk, water, but no fruit juices for kids under five
The best drink for children under the age of five is milk or water, concluded a panel of nutritionist after examining various beverages, including...
Vaccine patch to replace injections
A new type of skin patch being trialed on mice could one day replace needles as a method of vaccination.
Scientists have been studying needle...
Sugar tax and obesity
Maybe countries should go beyond taxes on sugary beverages and consider a similar tax on high-sugar snacks as well.
New studies support this line of...
Motivational text messages help manage diabetes
Motivational text messages could help people living with diabetes better manage their condition, say researchers behind a new study. They also add that this...
Sugary drinks and shorter lifespan
A new study that looked at data from hundreds of thousands of individuals has linked higher consumption of soft drinks — both, artificially- and...
Good nutrition critical to overall health
Good nutrition forms the core of health management. Highlighting the importance of proper nutrition to overall health, the World Health Organization (WHO) in its...
Smartphone to detect viruses
Using just a smartphone and a paper microfluidic chip it is possible to detect extremely low levels of norovirus, a very contagious virus responsible...
Altered stem cells help repair cornea
In a world-first, Japanese scientists have successfully repaired a damaged cornea to improve a person’s vision, using ‘induced pluripotent cells’.
Pluripotent stem cells are embryonic...
Mouthwash and exercise
Mouth bacteria play a key role in our health. Previous studies have found strong association between bacteria that cause gum disease, and both a...
Children increasingly being prescribed glasses
Studies show that the number of children between the ages of 13 and 16 who are being prescribed reading glasses has more than doubled...
