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This is Part 3 of an article written by Sang Chul Park, DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology) Chair Professor and Well Aging Research Center. Sang Chul Park discusses about aging revolution, pursuit for human longevity and well aging.

Africa now joins Southeast Asia in hosting parasites partially resistant to the first-line antimalaria drug, artemisinin.

KAUST studies of the effects and transport of dust in the atmosphere yields insights about pollution, climate, agriculture, industry and health

Highly sensitive electron cameras allow researchers to see the atomic structure of metal-organic frameworks.

Genome sequences of dinoflagellate algae indicate how they maintain their symbiotic relationship with corals.

Major advancement in understanding the cause of high resistivity at the electrode–electrolyte interfaces, which has been hindering the development of high power density batteries.

Researchers at Tohoku University have identified a previously uncharacterized type of autophagy, during which an autophagic process termed chlorophagy removes collapsed chloroplasts in plant leaves. The findings could lead to new methods for controlling the aging of plants.

A new circuit scheme would greatly increase the accuracy of high-density spin-based data storage.

Dropping the carbon from a key battery component could finally enable long-life, low-cost grid-connected batteries for renewable energy storage.

Electrons play a key role in heat transport through 2D tin sheets.

Scientists find a way to control the way cracks form and spread to make a coating for electrochromic materials.

A simple etching technique offers a means for creating left-handed and right-handed nanostructures.

A National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) research group discovered that the amount of friction force between organic molecules and a sapphire substrate in a vacuum can be changed repeatedly by starting and stopping laser light irradiation.

Surgeons will find it easy to examine human rectum and conduct operation by using a tool, named Self Retaining Anal Speculum (SRAS), an innovative product developed by researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

This is Part 2 of an article written by Sang Chul Park, chair professor at DGIST and the Well Aging Research Center in South Korea. Sang Chul Park discusses about aging revolution, pursuit for human longevity and well aging.

A research team of the School of Chinese Medicine of Hong Kong Baptist University has discovered a novel autophagy regulator for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and was granted a US patent for the study.

Life cycle analysis provides an objective, scientific basis for answering sustainability questions according to Professor Dr. Shabbir Gheewala, Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand.

Blue light emitting diodes sparked a revolution in lighting technology and “now everything is LEDs” according to Assistant Professor Dr. Chanyaporn Chuntamara, School of Architecture and Design at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand.

An exiting new catalyst can split water into hydrogen almost as good as platinum.

Researchers at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea has made a significant breakthrough in the search for the potential root causes of bipolar disorder.

A new nanofiber-on-microfiber matrix could help produce more and better quality stem cells for disease treatment and regenerative therapies.

A new computational method may improve the control of nanomaterial fabrication.

Scientists have developed a new RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutic agent that safely blocked ocular inflammation in mice, potentially making it a new treatment for human uveitis and diabetic retinopathy.

Nagoya University researchers identify peptide hormones needed for formation and maintenance of plant root barrier to preserve ion homeostasis and adapt to harsh soil conditions.

The research team of South Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) fellow Hong Gil Nam, discovered the natural control of chlorophyll activity. New mechanisms to protect photosynthesis organisms and control its efficiency are expected.

Inscribing porous, carbonized patterns into a polymer creates sensitive electrodes that detect biological molecules.

An antibiotic resistant strain of bacteria found circulating in Jeddah’s municipal wastewater could have severe implications for public health.

This is Part IV of an article about Hokkaido University’s Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, the only national institution in Japan that studies the Ainu of Japan and other indigenous peoples around the world.

Nagoya University-led research identifies role for neuronal protein interaction in preventing frontotemporal lobar degeneration, a dementia that starts in middle age.

Cattle pastures and other previously degraded lands are the primary source of new oil palm plantations in Latin America.