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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Jan 2008
“On the heels of avian influenza, the medical community has realized that, if you want to deal with emerging diseases, 75% of which come from animals, you have to deal with the animal side of the equation.”
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Jan 2008
New capacity and fresh insights are among the goals of the Teasdale-Corti global health program that aims to expand the influence of research over a wide range of health issues.
RIKEN
25 Jan 2008
Molecular-scale rearrangements influence how receptors transmit their message, adding another layer of complexity to the regulation of cell signaling
RIKEN
25 Jan 2008
X-rays, neutrons and theoretical modeling are used to explore the physics of quasi-crystals
RIKEN
25 Jan 2008
Japanese researchers unravel how cells move to form the brain
International Rice Research Institute
25 Jan 2008
Rice research community seeks to reach 18 million households with improved rice varieties, increase yields by 50% within 10 years
Nature Publishing Group
23 Jan 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include The Mississippi’s carbon footprint, Repeat Offenders – are scientists publishing more duplicate papers?, The power of Jupiter’s jets, DARPA at 50, Growth of Hawaiian volcanoes, Towards realizing the benefits of spin and Insight into a tropical ecosystem
Nature Publishing Group
23 Jan 2008
Plants have evolved disguise proteins to cheat pathogenic bacteria.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
20 Jan 2008
Asia has been experiencing “an extraordinarily rapid transformation,” observes Stephen McGurk. As IDRC’s New Delhi-based Regional Director for South Asia and China, McGurk has seen in the cityscape around him reflections of both positive and negative aspects of this transformative growth.
Nature Publishing Group
20 Jan 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Animals: Turn up the heat on sex determination, Volcanoes under ice, From little seeds do laser beams grow, The dark side of X-ray imaging, A stem cell-based therapy to treat muscular dystrophy, Genetic variants associated with susceptibility to lupus
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
20 Jan 2008
The exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation originating from sunlight can cause harmful effects on human health, such as erythema (sunburn), melanoma (skin cancer), and premature skin aging. This research provides two alternatives in producing structured lipids that has sun-screening effect and has 2 patents pending.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
19 Jan 2008
A potentially fatal species of malaria is being commonly misdiagnosed as a more benign form of the disease, thereby putting lives at risk, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the University Malaysia Sarawak.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
18 Jan 2008
Urban areas of Indonesia generate about 55,000 tons of solid waste every day. Only about 50 to 60 percent of the waste is collected, and landfill sites are mostly open dumps. The IDRC-backed initiatives are looking at new ways of managing solid waste in slums, through innovative collection, separation, and disposal mechanisms.
RIKEN
18 Jan 2008
The RIKEN Plant Science Center in Yokohama hosted an international symposium on November 20 that focused on the use of African plant resources. The symposium was held under the auspices of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Japan Science and Technology Agency.
RIKEN
18 Jan 2008
A research team with members from Japan and the US has discovered a means of inducing persistent immunity to tumors in mice. In the long term, the work could lead to a vaccine against certain tumors in people.
RIKEN
18 Jan 2008
A new mouse model of human leukemia may provide fresh insights on the genesis of the disease
Nature Publishing Group
16 Jan 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Containing uranium, Tethering HIV, Regenerating hair in waves, Listeria dodges host’s immune response, Identifying skin cancer starter cells, Encoding biopolymers with instructions, RNA and tumour suppression and Sing-a-long-a-neuron
Nature Publishing Group
16 Jan 2008
Pollen trapped in lake sediments on the Tibetan Plateau provides an indicator of the past climate. Other highlights from Nature China include Trace fossils: Revealing an ancient gardener, Zinc nanowire: Easy wiring, Visual perception: Left or right, Boron nanotubes: Rolling metals into semiconductors and Quantum computing: Making qudits
International Rice Research Institute
15 Jan 2008
Spectacular rice terraces, some of which are thought to be more than 1,000 years old, are the landscape signature of Ifugao Province in the northern Philippines. The new issue of Rice Today combines anthropology and photography to explore the cultural and scientific significance of rice farming in this fascinating place.
Keio University
15 Jan 2008
Keio University (President: Yuichiro Anzai), Kyoto University (President: Kazuo Oike), the University of Tokyo (President: Hiroshi Komiyama), and Waseda University (President: Katsuhiko Shirai) have signed an agreement for inter-university student exchange in graduate school education.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
14 Jan 2008
The last of a series of seven surveys of residents’ opinions towards Hong Kong Disneyland conducted by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) found that residents’ opinions towards the Disney theme park were still mixed, shifting more to the negative.
Nature Publishing Group
13 Jan 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Receptor signalling in pairs, To mend a failing heart, Seven novel loci for plasma lipid levels, Genetics of height and bone disease, Sleep provides a window into memory, Seeing how viruses encounter immune cells and Transmitting HIV through T cell nanotubes
RIKEN
12 Jan 2008
High-energy protons with polarized spin can now be produced in particle colliders, thanks to devices called Siberian snakes
RIKEN
12 Jan 2008
Statistical analyses demonstrate variability in association between genes and osteoarthritis links to ethnicity. Genes can affect disease differently depending on one’s ethnicity, concludes a team of international researchers reporting in the July 2007 issue of Human Molecular Genetics[1].
RIKEN
12 Jan 2008
Lasing from ‘artificial atoms’ is demonstrated for the first time. Researchers from RIKEN’s Frontier Research System in Wako, in collaboration with the NEC Nano Electronics Research Laboratory in Tsukuba, have realized the first laser made from ‘artificial atoms’ based on a superconducting electronic device.
The Asian Institute of Technology
11 Jan 2008
Local governments should start taking action now and begin implementing climate change adaptation and mitigation policies to cushion the impact of climate change, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said during a video-conference held on November 2, 2007 at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
Asia Research News
10 Jan 2008
Communicating Disasters was published in December 2007. It is a multi-author book that discusses how information, education and communication can help create disaster resilient communities across the Asia Pacific region. It also takes a critical look at the communication lessons of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
10 Jan 2008
There are currently many incentives given to the promotion on the use of renewable energy from biomass in Malaysia. This paper reviewed the current status of the technologies used in Malaysia, with special emphasis given to environmentally clean and economically viable systems.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
10 Jan 2008
This paper elaborates on how the optimum harvesting regime is developed and its contribution to the sustainable management of Seraya forests.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
10 Jan 2008
Almost 80% of the wood composite products are exported and generates more than RM 5 billion revenues annually. Statistics have indicated that Malaysia exported more than 1 million m3 per year and became the second largest MDF exporter behind Germany since 2001 until 2004