General Knowledge

• Young Cebuana scientist received award for her anti-tumor research that uses malunggay seeds
• Arian Rollan says her exposure with cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy inspired her to seek other alternative
• She hopes that the Philippines would support her and other young researchers and scientists

Young Cebuana scientist received award for her anti-tumor research that uses malunggay seeds
Arian Rollan says her exposure with cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy inspired ...

A biotech company in the U.S. has been granted ethical permission by an Institutional Review Board in the U.S. and India to use 20 brain-dead patients for what is sure to be a highly controversial study: From next year, they plan to stimulate their nervous systems in order to restart the brains. Bioquark is hoping that its part in the groundbreaking ReAnima project will reveal if people can at least partly be brought back from the dead.

It is important to note that at this point, ...

The World Health Organization on Thursday recommended a speedier, cheaper treatment plan for patients with superbug forms of tuberculosis (TB) - a change that should help cure thousands of the killer disease.

In what the WHO's leading TB expert said was a critical step forward in tackling the "public health crisis" of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), the Geneva-based health agency said the new treatment plan could now be completed in 9-12 months rather than the ...

Researchers isolated an antibody from a person infected with HIV that can block the virus from infecting other cells.

Shortly after HIV was identified in 1984 as the cause of AIDS, scientists started working on a vaccine to protect people against the infection.

But HIV is a complex and changeable virus, making a safe and effective vaccine elusive.

Still, the attempt continues.

The latest discovery on this front comes from a team led by ...

Ever been Panty-zoned? Ooh boy, we don't even want to talk about this one...

When the word "friend zone" was added as an official entry in the Oxford Dictionary we realized that shit was getting real. But whether the word is being defined by an established source like Oxford, Urban Dictionary, or maybe a bitter friend, there are two things that we can truly agree on:

1) It sucks to be a victim of it.

2) It really, really sucks.

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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative says drug successfully tested in Egypt could be available within 18-24 months



A hepatitis C treatment that costs less than $300 (£210) – a tiny fraction of the $80,000-plus price charged by major drugmakers – has been successfully tested in Egypt and is expected ...

HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, particles in purple, cause the disease AIDS. (CDC/ Dr. A. Harrison; Dr. P. Feorino)

A cure for HIV and AIDS reportedly could be just a few years away after scientists have been able to successfully snip away the virus from infected ...