Category: Health Protection
Brain-imaging study reveals curiosity as it emerges
WASHINGTON: A research team based at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute has for the first time witnessed what is happening in the human brain when feelings of curiosity like this arise.
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the scientists …
Burjeel Holdings receives NIHS Institutional Accreditation
ABU DHABI: Burjeel Holdings has achieved a significant milestone by receiving institutional accreditation from the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS), a prestigious accreditation programme in the UAE. Burjeel Holdings is the first privat…
COVID-19 still kills 1,700 a week: WHO
GENEVA: COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday, urging those most at risk to continue receiving vaccinations against the virus.
At a press conference, WHO Director-Gene…
MBRSC and Dubai Health sign agreement to elevate astronaut health and space healthcare innovation
DUBAI: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) today announced the signing of an agreement with Dubai Health to cooperate in the provision of an optimum environment to ensure the health and safety of astronauts, in addition to enhancing innovatio…
IROS, Prilenia and International Huntington’s Disease Association collaborate on first-ever Huntington’s disease trial in region
DUBAI: IROS, an Abu Dhabi-based contract research organisation (part of the M42 group), has partnered with Prilenia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company, and the International Huntington’s Disease Association (IHA) to plan the first-ever cli…