Press releases

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Out of REACH, A natural repellent, Fungi don 'invisibility cloak', Photosynthesis-related genes present in marine virus genomes, Keep it in context and how birds become ‘blokes’

These findings may lead to new preventative therapeutic options for the numerous diseases transmitted through mtDNA.

The socially isolated tend to fall prey to illness more readily and deteriorate faster, both mentally and physically, than those who maintain active social lives.

In Nature China this week - An eight-year study carried out by researchers in Hong Kong reveals the molecular mechanisms of myosin dimerization

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Misbehaved bacteria, Agents of erosion, Fighting fibrosis, Cilia’s dual role in cancer, A new signalling pathway and Upwards lightning

The Research Management Institute (RMI) has helped UiTM secure research and business partnerships with four organizations, Messrs Perfect Triangle, Messrs Multi Cipta Engineering, Messrs Halalgel and Messrs Lintah Royal Park to market products researched by its academics.

An International Phenome Integration Meeting, sponsored by RIKEN and co-sponsored by the Society for the Study of Mammalian Genetics, was held in Kyoto, Japan, on July 12–13 of this year.

Failed supernovae could provide a strong flux of neutrinos near the detection limit of current observatories

Book Review - Does research influence public policy and decision-making and, if so, how? This book is the most recent to address this question, investigating the effects of research in the field of international development.

All USM engineering programmes have been accredited by the Malaysian Engineering Board (LJM) which is automatically recognized by the Washington Accord (WA), which is a professional body that recognizes engineering programmes world-wide and member nations including Australia, Canada, UK, US, New Zealand, Ireland and Malaysia.

Summaries of newsworthy papers A model for drug screening, Biologists napping while work is militarized, Gravitational-wave detectors start to pull their weight, Antioxidants reveal a darker side, Hydrating the mantle, Understanding protein function becomes light work and The indecisive mind

Neurobiological factors and stressful life events can trigger and prolong smoking habits in adolescents, especially in individuals with depression.

In Nature China this week - A genetic association study reveals the key to exceptional longevity in a Chinese population

Canada’s IDRC, CIDA, and Australia's AusAID are pleased to announce a CA $8 million research collaboration in Southeast Asia on infectious disease emergence and prevention.

How did love begin? How about Scotch tape, teeth, the artificial heart, the vibrator? And clocks, the paper clip, diamond, chocolate? Origin of the Universe; Origin of the Mind; Origin of Life on Earth; Origin of Computing

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Hope for hepatitis C treatment, Fighting cartilage loss in osteoarthritis, Immunology: Mediator of multiple sclerosis, Spaser finds the light, Genetic risk factors for childhood leukemia, Identifying candidate genes by targeted sequencing, Single-direction winds on Titan

A total of 30 researchers benefited from an in-house training workshop on “Understanding the Media” held at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) on 30 July 2009.

A Joint ISIS and RIKEN Muon Facility Developments Symposium was held on May 18 of this year in response to recommendations of RIKEN’s International Advisory Committee.

Mechanically trapped molecules throw light on energy transfer within artificial photosynthetic systems

Radiation bursts from thunderclouds may not always be associated with lightning

Groundwater in northwestern India is being depleted at an unsustainable rate, which could lead to severe water shortages and reduced agricultural productivity.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Stormy weather in Titan’s tropics, Climatic influence on mountain height and Homosexuality in yeast

In Nature China this week - Researchers in Beijing demonstrate that induced pluripotent stem cells derived from mouse fibroblasts are capable of generating live mice

Professor Cathy Hsu, Associate Director of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has recently been honoured by the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education with the John Wiley & Sons Lifetime Research Achievement Award.

10 August 2009, UiTM signed a memorandum of agreement with four organizations. The signing was organized by the Research Management Institute of UiTM and witnessed by Dato’ Mukhriz Tun Mahathir, Deputy Minister of Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Tan Sri Prof Ibrahim Abu Shah, Vice Chancellor of UiTM.

Think Tank Initiative invites eligible institutions to apply for financial and technical support

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Instigator of type 1 diabetes?, p53 as a barrier to pluripotency, Inhibiting lymphatic vessel growth, How diverse is the microbial biosphere? and Mutations in rare human diseases

Mutual controllability of electricity and magnetism in a weak magnetic material points the way to low-power electronics

Controlled positioning of nucleic acids on gold nanoparticles creates new possibilities for bottom-up nanotechnologies

Summaries of newsworthy papers Astronomy: Unravelling an enigma, Virology: HIV architecture on display, Astronomy: Galaxy evolution a massive mystery and Economic boost, fertility bust?