China has unveiled policies to support the development of the medical use of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), technology that enables brain signals to control external devices. The National Medical Products Administration said on Thursday that it would introduce supportive policies for medical devices based on the technology, which could allow people with missing or damaged body…
Stroke and dementia as well as late-life depression are more common in people who have a biomarker of aging called short leukocyte telomere length, according to a study published on June 11, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The good news is that this relationship was not found…
Readers will be familiar with the specialisation of medicine, which has undoubtedly brought with it enormous progress. However one of its drawbacks is the tendency for each specialist area to become a silo. For example, a narrow research focus is needed to produce unambiguous results when new treatments are being examined. But we are not…
The effectiveness of intermittent fasting, low-carbohydrate meals and other alternative diets to lose weight is not backed by enough scientific evidence and could backfire, Hong Kong nutritionists have warned after conducting a survey that showed 40 per cent of respondents had tried such methods. The Hong Kong Nutrition Association revealed on Sunday findings of a…
About 1,000 people flocked to Hong Kong’s main Catholic cathedral for the late Pope Francis’ requiem mass on Monday evening, with mourners at the service hearing of the pontiff’s “deep care and concern about the church in China”. Retired Cardinal John Tong Hon, who presided over the 1½-hour mass at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception…
Mourners in Hong Kong have gathered at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to commemorate Pope Francis, a day after the Vatican announced his death, with some describing him as a “breath of fresh air” and noting his empathy towards those who felt “unseen”. At around 1pm on Tuesday, the Post observed about a dozen…
Seven popes have been buried at St Mary Major, which is commonly known by its Italian name Santa Maria Maggiore, but none have ended their days there since Clement IX in 1669. “The place is already prepared,” Francis told an interviewer in 2023, explaining that he had a “very deep bond” with the Virgin Mary…
Lifestyle and health factors that are linked with heart disease appear to have a greater impact on cardiovascular risk in women than men, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25). While factors such as diet, exercise, smoking and blood pressure have long been linked with heart…
In the first instalment of a series to mark the 10th anniversary of the Future Science Prize, Holly Chik and Shen Xinmei look at Professor Dennis Lo’s groundbreaking discovery of fetal DNA in maternal plasma, which earned him the inaugural award in the Life Sciences category in 2016. The blood tests of the future can…
It is not unusual to have one or more family members with some form of heart disease. Nonetheless, some people may not even know they have heart disease until they experience a heart attack or stroke or are diagnosed with heart failure. Despite the prevalence of heart disease, many people are unclear about how genetics…