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Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) will highlight research findings to various other countries in the future.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently received a generous donation of HK$10 million from Tai Hung Fai Charity Foundation to support the operation of "PolyU – Henry G. Leong Mobile Integrative Health Centre" for the next three years.

By piecing together the interactions between a pair of proteins involved in colorectal cancer, researchers may have identified suitable targets for drug development

Klinik UNIMAS Sebayor, complete with state-of-the-art facilities, is now operational. Its primary aim is to provide quality, cost-effective and comprehensive primary care to outpatients living in and around Kota Samarahan, Malaysia

'What you need to know about Generic Drugs'

Professor Sadahiko Kano from the Faculty of International Research and Education, Waseda University, explores the challenges for international standardization.

Latest News from Nature, 27 January 2011

A large-scale study of East Asian individuals reveals a number of previously overlooked genetic variants with potential roles in a number of metabolic diseases

The journals Nature and Science are jointly publishing a letter, signed by numerous researchers, declaring a voluntary pause on research involving highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses.

Researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s Department of Rehabilitation Sciences have developed a novel set of simplified Tai Chi exercise for visually impaired elderly people. They also found the new exercise good for improving their sense of balance control and reducing the risk of fall.

Presenters from Japan and Singapore gathered at the National University of Singapore to discuss the latest research in infectious diseases

Latest news from Scientific American 17 January 2012

High-tech plastics for better food and medicine packaging as well as more durable paints and varnishes will be developed by a new Industrial Coating and Packaging (ICAP) consortium, helmed by the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), a research institute of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).

After a lengthy study spanning over four years, Professor Pauline Cho from the School of Optometry at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and her research team concluded that orthokeratology not only can correct refractive error, but also effective in slowing the progression of myopia.

First Detailed Elucidation of Heat Generation Mechanism.

Identification of genetic variations that increase the risk of adult asthma will lead to better understanding of this disease

Latest news ftom Nature 22 December 2011

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is on track with its agenda to pursue scholarships and academic excellence at international level through proposed collaborations with its long-time American partner, Ohio University (OU).

Latest news from Nature 14 December 2011

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Insights in neuroscience research from the Toyohashi Tech Bulletin

The prevalence of computer networks for sharing resources places increasingly high requirements on the reliability of data centres. The simplest way to diagnose abnormalities in these systems is to monitor the output of each component but this is not always effective.

School enrollment and nutrition also suffer, new study says

Latest news from Nature 30 November 2011

Research on the mechanism that controls neuron firing in the rat brain reveals a surprise for neuroscientists

Latest news from Nature Reviews Cancer

Brain imaging experiments uncouple two apparently intimately connected mental processes

Latest News from Nature 23 November 2011

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Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is set to collaborate with the Cuban Neuroscience Center (CNEURO) to study the most rapid method of diagnosing epilepsy and stroke.