Recent sleep surveys show that Singaporeans are among the world’s most sleep-deprived people. Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) and
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Why aren’t there enough ventilators and hospital beds? Anti-trust laws have a lot to do with it.
Around the world, ventilators—a life-saving medical device that keeps air flowing into the lungs of a patient who is unable
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‘I'm A Pregnant Nurse With COVID-19—And I Have No Clue If My Twins Will Make It Out Okay ’
I’m a 26-year-old nurse from Indianapolis, Indiana. I’m married with two kids and have two more on the way. My
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Coronavirus: Black Death rumours and remedies show how little people have changed
When the Black Death swept across Asia and Europe in the 1340s, the upheaval was extraordinary. Up to half the
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Coronavirus: Will the UK really have highest death toll in Europe, as a US study suggests?
Within four months, the UK will have 66,314 fatalities from COVID-19, according to a recent report from the University of
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It’s now or never: Visual events have 100 milliseconds to hit brain target or go unnoticed
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have defined a crucial window of time that mice need to key in
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Study suggests suicide attempt survivors have lower sensitivity to bodily signals
People who have survived a suicide attempt are less sensitive to bodily signals related to their heart and breath, and
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Masks are everywhere in Asia, but have they helped?
The use of face masks in Asia during the coronavirus outbreak has been far more widespread than in the West,
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Coronavirus: once you have antibodies, are you safe?
Patrick Vallance, chief scientific adviser to the UK government, recently said that many groups are working on blood tests for
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Life in lockdown might make you have weird dreams
Yes, you’re cooped up indoors all day. But at night you go on all sorts of weird and wonderful adventures
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