INSIGHTS @ MAHSA

  We are proud to announce the successful publication of a research paper by our academic staff of Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing and Education (FOHSNE), The research team from School of Physiotherapy, MAHSA University comprising Mr. Rahul Krishnan, Ong Siew Chee, Mr. Suvinlal Stalin and Ms. Nisha Acharry published their paper on ‘A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF) TECHNIQUES ON MUSCLE FLEXIBILITY AMONG EXTENDED SITTING POSTURE INDIVIDUALS’ in the Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergis). https://doi.org/10.21653/tjpr.1076651 Their paper reported that sitting for long periods of time can be detrimental to hamstring flexibility. The research compared different PNF stretching techniques for hamstring flexibility in university students, finding that the CRAC technique was the most effective. This study was conducted by the MAHSA research team comprising a research scholar and m...

The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and IT, MAHSA University in collaboration with the Research, Innovation, and Enterprise (RIE) committee, hosted Partnership Night as part of the closing ceremony for the MAHSA International Technology and Engineering Conference (Mi-TEC 2024). The aim of this gathering was to strengthen relationships between universities, professional bodies, industries, and MAHSA University. This event provided a valuable opportunity to explore joint initiatives and reinforce the existing connections between our institution and external partners. During the event, we were privileged to formalize Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Board of Engineering Malaysia (BEM) and MOTEC Sdn Bhd. The MoU with BEM aligns with the Malaysian government's vision to advance the country and its policy of having one engineer per one hundred citizens (1:100). In pursuit of this vision, BEM and MAHSA are collaborating to facilitate the registration of new graduates as...

MAHSA University signed MoU with ROCHE on 22.08.2023. Mr. Bryan Koh, Cluster Head, Asia Pacific Mature Markets, General Manager Singapore & Malaysia, ROCHE and Prof. Dato’ Dr Ikram Shah Bin Ismail, Vice-Chancellor, MAHSA University signed the MoU.

Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University has conducted Summer Internship program from 27th July 2023 to 11th August 2023 for Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India and Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women.

Exciting news from the School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, MAHSA University! We are proud to announce the successful publication of a research paper by our academic staff, Mr. Narayanan Muthukumaran in collaboration with Dr. V. Rajalakshmi, Ms. Kirthika, Mohan Kumar K. Balathandayutham and E. Kavitha from Faculty of Physiotherapy, Dr. M.G.R Educational & Research Institute University. Their research paper is entitled “Prevalence of Risk Indicators of Heart Diseases Among Professional Male Bus Drivers has been published in the International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research. The International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, is a Professional Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research and is indexed in Embase (Elsevier), PubMed, Web of Science Index, Copernicus International (ICI), International Scientific Indexing (ISI) with a Scientific Journal Impact factor (SJIF) of 8.547 and IPI index value of 2.74 and a SCImago Journal Rank (SJR 2019) o...

  Faculty of Medicine, MAHSA University conducted MAHSA international Medical Technology conference (MiMED2023) on 28th and 29th July 2023. Totally 175 participants attended the hybrid conference. 55 abstracts were presented during this conference.

The increasing cases of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) or even extensively resistant drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) worldwide shows a worrisome trend.1 Second-line drugs typically used for such cases were known to be less effective, had longer treatment periods and more significant side effects than the first-line drugs.2 Discovery of new antituberculosis drugs have also been dismal, as not many drugs are approved as antituberculosis agents in the past 50 years, thus, necessitating a new direction to tackle this problem.3 Instead of finding new drugs, using targeted drug delivery approach may be a viable approach to improve existing drug therapy. Targeted drug delivery focused on increasing the amount of drug uptake at the target sites while decreasing the drug concentration at the non-target sites.4 Consequently, the drug is able to display its maximum effectiveness and exhibit fewer side effects due to lesser drug loss to non-target sites.5,6 Targeted drug delivery is categori...

23 Feb 2023, MAHSA University – With the expansion of the use of Medical Cannabinoids in pain treatment by certain nations worldwide, MAHSA University becomes the first Malaysian University to charge forward in the research and training of this paramount medical drive as it signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Kensana Health Australia and the Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Berhad today.    Drugs containing cannabinoids have proven scientifically to help treat certain rare forms of epilepsy, nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy, and loss of appetite and weight loss associated with HIV/AIDS and several other conditions as shown in prior research and prescribed in countries that already do legally use it either medically or recreationally such as Canada, dozens of states in America, Thailand, Malta, Uruguay, South Africa, and the capital state of Australia.     The legality of cannabis for medical and recreational use varies by country re...

The Centre for Pre-University Studies and Centre for Education and Language successfully organized the MAHSA International Conference on Education and Applied Science (Mi-EdAS) 2022 . The conference started with its live streamed opening ceremony via Facebook and YouTube and was professionally emceed by Ms Muness Priya.  The inaugural address was given by Prof. Ir. Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Samad followed by Professor Dato’ Dr. Ikram Shah Bin Ismail who officiated the conference.  Unexpectedly, it ended earlier than planned. Hence, we swiftly slotted in an oral presentation from Mr. Mohamad Badrul Adzham Bin Baharudin on the topic of "Perbandingan Sistem Pendidikan British dan Jepun di Tanah Melayu, 1874 -1945." The symposium ended at 10.30 am and resumed as scheduled with a keynote speech by Dr. Puteri Azlian Megat Ramli on a great topic which was "Assessment Strategies for 21st Century Learning." followed by another keynote speech by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vetriselvan Su...

Deepavali is the triumph of good over evil…so on a good day like this, let’s shine our light on all that is evil around us and make the change.  Happy Deepavali... Watch our Message to the World!

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has now become a fundamental factor to the future of businesses and organizations. The advancement of technology in AI/ML, has served a new prospect for us, however, it comes with its own set of challenges. The emergence of Gen Z is slowly taking over as the largest percentage of the workforce, IT professionals need to foresee the essential skills needed to prepare them to cope up with the emerging world of artificial intelligence. Whether we like it or not, we need to embrace this new frontier in technology. AI and ML are not just becoming one of the fundamental aspects in today’s technology but having a great impact and transforming all kinds of industries. These industries range from healthcare in the public sector to the retail trade, and developing skills in artificial intelligence in Gen-Z and continually sharpening them will keep organizations advancing and striving into the futures and at the same time super-charging career...

  Leaves of Ficus Schwarzii (Photo taken from Krishnan, P.; Lee, F.-K.; Yap, V. A.; Low, Y.-Y.; Kam, T.-S.; Yong, K.-T.; Ting, K.-N.; Lim, K.-H. J. Nat. Prod. 2020 , 83 (1), 152–158.) High blood pressure, also called hypertension is a medical condition characterized by the systolic blood pressure of   ≥140 mm Hg and the diastolic blood pressure of ≥ 90 mm Hg. 1 In 2000, about 26% of the adult population worldwide had hypertension and this number is projected to increase to about 29% by 2025. 2 It is associated with several medical conditions such as stroke, renal failure and cardiovascular diseases. 3 Although antihypertensive medications are widely available, a segment of patients still suffers from resistant hypertension, a condition in which blood pressure remains above goal (140/90 mm Hg). This, despite the patient is concurrently taking three or more antihypertensive drugs of different classes for treatment. 4 While scientific studies in resistant hypertension are nu...

Developed by Suria Prakkash Vijayasuria Solar energy is the most abundant source of energy in the world and one of the proposed solutions for the energy crisis in Malaysia. Solar energy is generated using solar PV (Photovoltaic) system. The photovoltaic cells, panels and battery storage system are integral parts of the PV system. Photovoltaic cells convert the light into electricity using semiconducting materials. The cost of solar panels has been constantly decreasing which encourages its usage in various sectors( Deveci et al., 2015).  One of the applications of this solar technology is to operate irrigation systems in the agricultural sector. A Solar powered irrigation concept can help farmers to manage water resources efficiently with low energy cost. This is a green way for energy production which provides ‘free energy’ once an initial investment is made. Furthermore, water scarcity is also a developing issue in Malaysia. All of the issues associated with water management are ...

Research Day 2021, organised by Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE), was successfully conducted on 22nd September 2022. The Honourable Vice Chancellor Professor Dato’ Dr Ikram Shah bin Ismail and Prof Dr Alla Kesava Rao, Chief Operating Officer, MAHSA Group of Academic Institutions gave their opening speeches prior to the technical talk by our two invited speakers Dr. Arokiaraj Selvaraj, Assistant Professor, Sejong University, South Korea and Dr. S. Virappan, Sanvia Associates, India. The Research Day was further highlighted by the participation of our academic staffs who competed for the six (6) awards namely 1. Best Researcher Award 2. Best Publication Award 3. Best Oral Presentation Award 4. Best Poster Award 5. Best Model/Prototype Presentation Award 6. Certificate of publication in High Impact Journal RIE wishes to thank all participants for taking part in the above awards. Table below clearly shows the detail distribution of the numbers of part...

Biotechnology may be defined as the use biological processes, organisms or systems to develop and create different products.  There are 5 main branches of biotechnology, ie Medical, Environmental, Industrial, Animal and Plant. Modern biotechnology provides breakthrough products and technologies to combat debilitating and rare diseases, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, use less and cleaner energy, and have safer, cleaner and more efficient industrial manufacturing processes. There are tremendous research potential opportunities available in biotechnology field, evidenced by recent advancements in several sectors including medical, veterinary, agriculture, fermentation industry and pharmaceutical industries through biotechnology research. Research in Medical biotechnology leads to development of new innovative drugs and treatment for preventing and curing various diseases such as the development of the Covid-19 vaccine.  Research in Genome editing, microarray...

Congratulations to the research team at University Malaysia Pahang and MAHSA University for receiving the FRGS Grant for phase two of this study which was featured in our July edition of Through the Microscope. This grant amounting RM118K will assist the further investigations of protein from the lesser known Tongkat Ali plants of Stema tuberosa and Polvalthia bullata for their potentials in improving men's health. Read more about Phase 1 of this study:  Through the Microscope: The Aphrodisiac Potential of Tongkat Ali Hitam

  A study is being done by Dr Barani and her team, under the expert guidance of Prof Dr Srikumar Chakravarthi, affiliated to MAHSA University, to assess the levels of nectin-4 protein expression by triple negative breast cancer. It is expected that if nectin-4 protein is found   to be expressed in high levels in triple negative breast cancers (just like other solid tumours such as bladder cancer), it will serve as an opportunity to make anti-nectin4 drug as a treatment option for patients fighting this challenging and difficult to treat cancer. Triple-negative breast cancer is defined by its lack of expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2/neu protein. By preventing either the body's ability to manufacture hormones or the impact that hormones have on breast cancer cells, hormone treatment (anti-estrogen) slows or prevents the growth of hormone-sensitive tumours. Hormone treatment is ineffective on tumours that are hormone insensitive because they lack...