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Nature Publishing Group
03 Jul 2009
Three papers in Nature this week provide new insights into genetic variation and schizophrenia risk. Using combined data from three large cohorts, the papers jointly reveal significant associations to individual loci that implicate immunity, cognition and brain development.
Nature Publishing Group
03 Jul 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Heart progenitors yield diverse cell types, Cells remember where they came from, Plant power, ‘Ethical’ stem cells under the spotlight, How cells get a LIF to pluripotency, A single-molecule optical transistor and A black hole not too big and not too small
Nature Publishing Group
01 Jul 2009
In Nature China this week - A new study estimates the prevalence of mental disorders among Chinese adults to be 17.5%
Waseda University
30 Jun 2009
Affairs which may erode trust in the mass media have recently happened one after another. They were not management or sales scandals, but ones casting a doubt on the manner of gathering and reporting news, which are the core operation of the mass media. Many of them were caused by publishing companies and TV stations.
Waseda University
30 Jun 2009
The following quotation is part of the explanation about the new trial process that a judge gave to people who had been selected as citizen judges in a mock court simulating a trial by citizen judges in which I was involved:
Waseda University
30 Jun 2009
Before the Japanese economy rapidly grew, there was an obvious difference between urban (e.g., cities and towns) and rural areas in Japan. When the modern municipality system was established in Japan in 1889, even districts which were regarded not as cities, but as towns had small but condensed urban areas.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
29 Jun 2009
Enviroplast or more commonly known as green plastic, created by Professor Hanafi Ismail is an alternative to the petroleum-based plastic.
Asia Research News
29 Jun 2009
26 June 2009 - ID Business Solutions Ltd, a leading provider of innovative data management solutions to multinational R&D organisations, today announced that it has concluded an unconditional agreement to acquire InforSense Ltd, a company providing award-winning scientific and business intelligence technologies.
RIKEN
29 Jun 2009
In a press conference today BSI-TOYOTA Collaboration Center announced that they have succeeded in developing a system which utilizes one of the fastest technologies in the world, controlling a wheelchair using brain waves in as little as 125 milliseconds. A link to the demonstation video is provided.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Jun 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Stopping the pumps in chemotherapy-resistant tumours, Mississippi drowning, Genetic variants associated with kidney stones, Solid-state quantum circuits, Mystery solved for immunoglobulin D role, Future forest changes, Efficiently moving through chemical space, Tropical rain shift 600 years ago
RIKEN
26 Jun 2009
An international team, led by Shingo Nagano from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima and Hiroyasu Onaka from Toyama Prefectural University, has uncovered the vital role of water in the generation of the antitumor drug staurosporine
RIKEN
26 Jun 2009
A recently discovered structure in plant cells functions to transport proteins and glycans around the cell
RIKEN
26 Jun 2009
Research on the function of a type of RNA called ‘Gomafu’ is the primary field of study at RIKEN’s Nakagawa Initiative Research Unit.
RIKEN
26 Jun 2009
The program aims to strengthen collaborative ties between RIKEN and IITB by offering a top-class research environment for talented young IITB graduate students.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
25 Jun 2009
The alumni of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, together with the University's Industrial Centre, have recently raised nearly HK$1.9 million for the establishment of a scholarship in memory of the late Dr YK Ching, the last Principal of the Hong Kong Technical College (predecessor of PolyU).
University of the Philippines Los Baños
25 Jun 2009
In a recent study by pesticide toxicologists at UP Los Baños, the injection of neonicotenoid pesticides such as thiametoxam, imidachloprid and clothianidin in coconut trunks was found safe and effective in controlling the coconut leaf beetle (Brontispa longgisima).
Nature Publishing Group
24 Jun 2009
The metabolic hormone adiponectin could serve as a predictive biomarker for type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study published online in this week’s Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Nature Publishing Group
24 Jun 2009
Accumulating evidence indicates that population levels of certain animal species, such as the beluga whale and the Tasmanian devil, are being affected by cancer.
Nature Publishing Group
24 Jun 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include The sea inside, Thalidomide birth defects not a patterning problem, Cancer protein may prove useful biomarker, Pathway to longevity and Lumpy stream caught on camera
Nature Publishing Group
24 Jun 2009
In Nature China this week - A new study shows that the 2009 swine-origin influenza virus originated from several viruses circulating in swine, and that the initial transmission to humans occurred months before recognition of the outbreak
Asia Research News
24 Jun 2009
The Arab Technology Business Plan Competition is a regional Technology investment competition for the entire Arab world organized by Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) in cooperation with Intel Corporation
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
23 Jun 2009
The School of Design of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University launches the "Masters of Mask" Exhibition today (23 June) on campus to showcase a collection of innovative facemasks designed by its students on a master programme. The designs tackle issues of Asian size and fit, material technology, branding strategy and public health policy
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
23 Jun 2009
The "Youreable" Fashion Design 2009 event, organized by the Troels H. Povlsen Care Apparel Centre under the Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, has come to a fruitful close. The event provides the elderly and the disabled with an opportunity to unleash their talents in fashion design and apparel making.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
23 Jun 2009
IF there were doubts that Malaysia was not putting a premium on education, the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (17CCEM) dismissed them.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
23 Jun 2009
PENANG, 19 June: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is the first university in the country to adopt the ‘Green Building Index’ (GBI) as part of the training and teaching modules for its students.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
23 Jun 2009
This book aims to redress the relative lack of published information on successful telehealth solutions in the developing world. It presents real-life stories from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Nature Publishing Group
21 Jun 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Farming pollutants, Vaccines: Jogging your memory and Long-term ties between Antarctic temperature and sea level
RIKEN
19 Jun 2009
An organic compound provides the rare opportunity to study electrons that behave as if they have no mass
RIKEN
19 Jun 2009
Neurons conveying information about smell from the olfactory bulb communicate with multiple regions of the brain
RIKEN
19 Jun 2009
A newly created yeast gene archive will enable efficient analysis of the function of bioactive compounds with potential pharmaceutical use