Good news for students: study reveals how sleep boosts learning
Two distinct sleep stages appear to play vital, complementary roles in learning: one stage enhances overall performance, while the other stabilizes what we learned...
New weapons for never ending war against cancer: treatments, vaccines
More effective therapies, nanotechnology and even the prospect of vaccinating for certain tumours: battles may slowly be starting to turn in the never-ending war...
Tips to help you ‘Sleep Better Tonight’
Do you have trouble getting enough sleep at night? Join the crowd -- the bleary-eyed, cranky, exhausted crowd. An estimated three out of four...
Does vitamin A help reduce skin cancer risk?
Vitamin A is a nutrient that is essential for maintaining good health, but could consuming it help lower the risk of skin cancer? One...
Can red hot chili peppers extend your life
The spice that adds punch to your favorite Kung Pao chicken, Tex-Mex chili or Indian curry may also help save your life. Preliminary research shows...
Op-ed: Advertising companies play with one’s mind and increase unnecessary desires
In this modern era of advertisement and media, ads often influence people. The advertisement process is a technique for introducing products or services among...
Mental health is one of the biggest pandemic consequences we’ll face in 2021
With progress in efforts for Covid-19 vaccines and predictions for when the population will receive them, there seems to be a light at the...
A new series of exercises to relieve you of your lower back pain
Chronic lower back pain can make the most routine tasks difficult but a new study suggests patients can learn new, practical, and less painful...
Op-ed: the KTH mishap; do we need a new set of hospital reforms?
Healthcare reform involves orchestrating a policy change, mediated through governance, management, and financial interventions. The aim is to improve the ways in which health...
Are Pakistan’s health systems prepared for a COVID-19 vaccine?
With dozens of viable candidates pushing through clinical trials, it is possible that a COVID-19 vaccine could be available in Pakistan as early as...
Paralysed for life but determined to make it big; inspirational story of Ajmal Victor Samuel
In this period of a global pandemic, everything seems negative. We can be inspired to be strong, positive and hopeful by those who have...
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for rollout from ‘next week’
Britain on Wednesday became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use as it announced a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech's drug...