Articles By Tang Yew Chung

Yew Chung is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore. He received his MSc and PhD from the Singapore-MIT Alliance from National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore, and MIT, USA. Yew Chung received his BEng degree in Chemical Engineering from NUS. Yew Chung’s primary research interest is to use genome-scale biological approaches, together with computational and quantitative analysis to gain insights into biological processes in human diseases, particularly cancer.
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Yale Scientists Synthesize Active Component Of Traditional Chinese Alzheimer’s Drug

Yale Scientists Synthesize Active Component Of Traditional Chinese Alzheimer’s Drug

Scientists have developed the first practical method of creating the active component of a Chinese folk medicine that is used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Scientists Use Ultrafast Microexplosions To Create Super-Dense Aluminium

Scientists Use Ultrafast Microexplosions To Create Super-Dense Aluminium

Researchers have created a new, super-dense version of aluminium that could lead to efficient production of new super-hard nanomaterials at a relatively low cost.

NZ Study To Investigate Causes Of Motor-Neurone Disease In The Workplace

NZ Study To Investigate Causes Of Motor-Neurone Disease In The Workplace

Researchers will launch New Zealand’s first-ever comprehensive survey to investigate whether occupational exposures may increase the risk of developing motor-neurone disease.

Diarrhea-Causing Enterotoxin Receptor May Be Linked To ADHD

Diarrhea-Causing Enterotoxin Receptor May Be Linked To ADHD

Chinese scientists have discovered that ADHD and other neuropsychiatric disorders may be caused by the abnormal function of a diarrhea-causing enterotoxin receptor.

Drug From New Zealand Kills Cancer Cells By Starving Them Of Glucose

Drug From New Zealand Kills Cancer Cells By Starving Them Of Glucose

Scientists at the University of Auckland in New Zealand have designed a new compound that starves certain cancer cells of glucose, depriving them of energy and causing them to die.

Taiwan Semiconductor Pioneer Wins 2012 IEEE Frederik Philips Award

Taiwan Semiconductor Pioneer Wins 2012 IEEE Frederik Philips Award

A Taiwanese physicist, Dr. Chih-Yuan Lu, has been selected to receive the 2012 IEEE Frederik Philips Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Treatment For Stomach Cancer To Be Decided By Genomic Classification Of Tumors

Treatment For Stomach Cancer To Be Decided By Genomic Classification Of Tumors

Researchers in Singapore have found that stomach tumors can be classified into two distinct disease variants that respond differently to chemotherapy.

New Forecast Predicts Rebound In Countries With Low Fertility Rates

New Forecast Predicts Rebound In Countries With Low Fertility Rates

A new statistical method to forecast fertility rates around the world predicts an unexpected rebound in countries with low fertility rates.

New Method Reveals Subtle Structural Variations In Human Genomes

New Method Reveals Subtle Structural Variations In Human Genomes

Scientists at BGI have developed a novel whole-genome de novo assembly strategy to map structural variations in individual human genomes.

New Miniature Frog Species Discovered In Australia

New Miniature Frog Species Discovered In Australia

A new miniature frog species has been discovered in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, an area previously thought to support very few of the amphibians.