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Nature Publishing Group
04 Mar 2009
In Nature China this week - Children exposed to melamine-tainted formula were seven times more likely to have urinary stones than those exposed to melamine-free formula and more
Universiti Sains Malaysia
01 Mar 2009
Malaysia’s Minister of Higher Education Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin launched the Accelerated Programme for Excellence (APEX) Transformation Plan for University Science Malaysia (USM)
Nature Publishing Group
01 Mar 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include ‘PiggyBac’ to pluripotency; Where decisions are made; Microtubes made easy; First-rate help; Managing iron overload and Clostridium virulence factor identified
Keio University
27 Feb 2009
Koji Ishizaka currently co-hosts the TV antique show “Kai-un! Nandemo Kanteidan” (We’ll Appraise Anything) and has acted in many films. In the film “The Last Game The Final So-kei sen” released last August, he played the role of President Shinzo Koizumi.
Keio University
27 Feb 2009
Keio University's President Anzai participated for his third time in the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting attended by world leaders in Davos.
RIKEN
27 Feb 2009
RIKEN and the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) hosted an international conference, ‘Molecular Imaging 2008 — Breaking New Ground in Drug Discovery and PET Diagnosis’ in Kobe on Dec 14 and 15.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
27 Feb 2009
SINGAPORE, February 25, 2009 — A new map has been released which shows the regions of Southeast Asia most vulnerable to climate change.
RIKEN
27 Feb 2009
A metal–organic framework that contains ordered channels of two different sizes can separate different gases
RIKEN
27 Feb 2009
Cells control interactions between two proteins with an important role in Alzheimer’s disease by stranding them on discrete membrane ‘islands’
Nature Publishing Group
26 Feb 2009
In Nature China this week - Researchers have identified a key region of the avian influenza virus that is responsible for viral replication and transcription in the nucleus of infected cells
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Asia Research News
26 Feb 2009
OTTAWA, Feb. 25 - The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Canada Research Chairs Program are pleased to announce eight research partnerships between outstanding university scholars in Canada and their peers in the developing world.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Feb 2009
IDRC President David Malone discussed reasons and remedies for rising food prices in India during his Millennium Lecture, “The Political Economy of Food Security,” at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, India.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
25 Feb 2009
UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia (USM) hosted the first Regional Conference on Materials (RCM) in Penang recently.
Nature Publishing Group
25 Feb 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Prehistoric sex, The missing asteroid mystery, Melding brain and machine, Unexpected prion link in Alzheimer’s disease, Atlantic seesaw, Friction on a small scale and Giant sand dune formation explained
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)
25 Feb 2009
The Director General (DG) of Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob, accompanied by his wife and a delegation of EPU staff including Puspanita members, paid an official visit to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) on 15 February 2009.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Feb 2009
Recent examples of IDRC-supported research and its impact can be found in this two-CD set. IDRC has worked with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.
Nature Publishing Group
22 Feb 2009
Body-friendly nanomaterials; Childhood abuse permanently modifies stress genes; A human hand in Indonesian fires; HIV sweetly slips by; Jump-starting cancer-gene discovery; Imaging colour centres on the nanoscale; Aerosols and underlying clouds lead to warming; THz phase modulator and How your genes can make you fat
Universiti Sains Malaysia
22 Feb 2009
University Science Malaysia (USM)’s researchers have discovered a bird species, which is reportedly rare not only in Malaysia, but also Asia.
The Asian Institute of Technology
20 Feb 2009
The Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, with support from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched in February 2009 a small grants competition program to tackle bio-innovation and its social and policy implications for poverty alleviation in the Asian Region.
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
20 Feb 2009
TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) announce a new Joint Research Grants programme for young scientists living and working in OIC countries.
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
20 Feb 2009
For many centuries, the rural communities have developed their own, locality-specific knowledge or culture and practices regarding agriculture, natural resource management, health and also education, and this is believed to be part of their survival strategies.
RIKEN
20 Feb 2009
Scientists have discovered magnetic nanoparticles that, unlike most materials, shrink when they are heated
RIKEN
20 Feb 2009
Cellular proteins assist plant cells to ensure their offspring inherit the capacity to support themselves
RIKEN
20 Feb 2009
Muons are obscure particles that only appear naturally on Earth when high-energy cosmic rays collide with the upper atmosphere. So why do RIKEN scientists travel all the way from Japan to study muons on a remote hill in England?
RIKEN
20 Feb 2009
The project aims to clarify the mechanism of information processing in shogi players’ intuitive thinking, and thereby shed light on rapid perception and decision-making in the human brain.
Nature Publishing Group
18 Feb 2009
In Nature China this week - A national study shows that cigarette smoking remains a major risk factor for mortality in China
Nature Publishing Group
18 Feb 2009
Summaries of newsworthy papers include MRI: The big picture; Climate: Carbon storage in African forests; Neuroscience: We know what you’re thinking; Molecular pathway for neuronal cull and Self-assembled ‘daisies’
Waseda University
18 Feb 2009
(IAS Center General Office at Waseda University) Islamic civilization has spread throughout the world over the centuries; from the East to the West, from Southeast Asia, passing through the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and extending through to Western Africa.
Waseda University
15 Feb 2009
As the proverb says, too much water drowned the miller. Mothers’ too much care can break children’s sense of independence. For example, birth is a kind of antagonism if it is regarded as escape from protection inside the body, and weaning means an end of the protection named “mother’s milk.”
Waseda University
15 Feb 2009
It was a banner Nobel year for Japan last year. It was an exceptional feat that Japanese both captured the Nobel Prize for Physics, and we also shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The Nobel Prize, of course, is not awarded to a nation, but rather to individuals in honour of their remarkable contributions to society.