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The new approach to treating arthritis is based on brown algae. Credit: istockphoto / Empa

Algae Molecule Found to Treat Arthritis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2017 | Health

London- Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa and the Norwegian research institute SINTEF have announced they are pursuing a new approach to treating arthritis with algae. In laboratory tests, the team led by ETHZ researcher Marcy Zenobi-Wong and Empa researcher Katharina...

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Eyeagnosis system [Image: Kavya Kopparapu]

School Students Develop Portable System to Diagnose Eye Diseases

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

London- High School students have invented a device that can detect signs of degenerative eye disease, especially for patients with diabetes. The Eyeagnosis system uses a 3D-printed lens and an AI-enabled smartphone app to diagnose diabetic retinopathy. Kavya...

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Indian gynecologists conducting ultrasound examinations on pregnant patients at a government-run hospital in the northeastern Indian city of Agartala. CreditJayanta Dey/Reuters

How to Fix India’s Sex-Selection Problem

by Sital Kalantry | Jul 31, 2017 | Health

There are too many men in India today. Over the course of several decades, 300,000 to 700,000 female fetuses were selectively aborted in India each year. Today there are about 50 million more men than women in the country. While selective abortion of female fetuses...

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A man crosses a main road as pedestrians carrying food walk along the footpath in central Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray

Weight-Loss Devices: How They Work

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2017 | Health

Stomach balloons and other devices may help people eat (or absorb) less food. But does the weight loss last? For the millions of Americans who have obesity, the burden of excess weight is much more than meets the eye. This chronic, debilitating condition leaves people...

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Genomic medicine has great potential and could revolutionize treatments on NHS. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Genomic Map Promises New Treatment for Chronic Diseases

by Osama Naaman | Jul 5, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

London – British experts announced that their country is on the precipice of a revolutionary discovery in genomic testing making it a normal part of National Health System (NHS) care, beginning with cancer patients and those with rare diseases. In her annual report,...

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Diabetes educator Cornelia Cristofor teaches how to perform a blood sugar test at the Nicolae Paulescu National Institute for Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases in Bucharest, November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti

Stop Diabetes Before It Begins

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 30, 2017 | Health

Millions have prediabetes and don’t know it. Here is why it’s important to find out and act to lower your diabetes risk. An estimated one out of three American adults is prediabetic, which means blood sugar levels are higher than normal but below the...