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» Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Izu Islands On New Year’s Day
» Empire State Building Lights Up In Red For Dolphins Of The Cove
» Xayaburi Dam Decision Delayed, Pending Further Studies
» UN Drug Office Laments Meth Trafficking Increase In East Asia
» Phobos-Grunt Mission Carrying Yinghuo-1 Space Probe Suffers Technical Glitch
Featured Research »
Scientists Find Gene For Male Fertility In Mice
Researchers from Japan and the U.K. have identified a new male fertility gene that may help with the development of future fertility treatments in humans.
» Japanese Study: Acupuncture May Prevent Muscle Loss In Elderly And Patients
» Space Scientists Refute Theory Of Cosmic Ray Origin
» Looking For Traces Of Fukushima In The Pacific
» Japanese Honeybees Slow-Cook Hornet Predator In Giant Bee Ball, Study
» Researchers Solve The Crystal Structure Of Chromatin-Bound DNA In Archaea
» A*STAR Researchers Discover How Polyamines Control Stem Cell Renewal
» Kansei Engineering Matches Runners’ Own Emotions To Their Shoes
» MIT Linguist Shigeru Miyagawa: Unique Languages, Universal Patterns
» Survey: The World Is A Happier Place Than In 2007
» Scientists Build DNA Rail System For Nanomotors, Complete With Tracks & Switches
Health & Medicine »
‘Rogue’ Mitochondrial DNA May Play Critical Role In Heart Failure
DNA from the heart’s own cells may play a role in heart failure by mistakenly activating the body’s immune system, researchers have found.
» Drinking Coffee May Offer Relief To Dry Eye Sufferers, Study
» Babies Born With A Curved Spine: Nature And Nurture At Work
» It’s In The Genes: East Asians More Likely To Be Resistant To Some Cancer Drugs
» Harvard Study: Eating White Rice Increases Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
» Discovery Of Novel Fusion Gene: Hope For Targeted Treatment Of Lung Cancer?
» Single Gene Mutation Linked To Throat Cancer Uncovered
» Ethnic Japanese Show Higher Risk For Junior And Langereis Negative Blood Types
» RIKEN Researchers Use New Technique To Detect H1N1 Flu Virus
» Use Of Acupuncture By The U.S. Military To Treat Battlefield Injuries, PTSD
» Study: Pure Maple Syrup May Be Beneficial To Liver Health
Academia »
Takeda Joins International Open-Source Drug Research Consortium
Takeda Pharma has joined the Structural Genomics Consortium to fund collective drug research aimed at bringing new, more effective medicines to market faster.
» Japan Gives Philippines DepEd $1.5 Million For Preschool Education
» Asian Research Network Launched In Seoul To Strengthen R&D Across Asia
» Indian Teen Wins YouTube Space Lab Science Competition For APAC Region
» UNESCO’s Kizuna Campaign Sends 30,000 Hopeful Messages To Sendai, Japan
» 32nd Institut Pasteur Launched In Vientiane, Laos
» Sony Launches Sony University In Singapore
» New NSF Report Highlights Growth Of “Asia-10″ Countries In Science & Technology
» JICA To Establish Japanese-Style Engineering Education In Malaysia With US$87m Loan
» Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12 Show Drop In Asian Rank
» QS World University Rankings 2011/12: Asia Makes Significant Strides
Tech & Pharma »
Takeda To Acquire URL Pharma For Gout Drug, Colcrys
Takeda Pharma subsidiary Takeda America Holdings, Inc. is set to acquire Philadelphia-based URL Pharma for US$800 million.
» Daiichi Sankyo And NGM To Develop New Treatments For Diabetes
» DESERTEC Foundation And JREF Sign MOU For Asian Renewable Energy Super Grid
» Kaneka Corporation To Establish Asia Regional Hub In Shanghai, China
» Asahi Kasei Announces Agreement To Acquire ZOLL Medical
» Medicago Inc And Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Enter Into Vaccine Alliance
» GSK And Daiichi Sankyo Joint Venture To Form Largest Vaccines Company In Japan
» Bristol-Myers Squibb To Support Hepatitis B, C Research In Asia
» Haier Group Opens Asian Headquarters In Osaka, Japan
» Sumitomo Chemical To Build Synthetic Rubber Plant In Singapore
» Takeda’s Orteronel Enters Phase III Clinical Trials For Prostate Cancer
Editorials »
Renewable Energy And Civil Society In Post-Fukushima Japan
Wind energy, particularly in the Hokkaido and Tohoku regions, should play a significant part of Japan’s new energy policy, writes Sebastian Maslow of Tohoku University.
» OPINION: We Should Have Been Prepared For The Fukushima Tsunami
» Aging Asia Faces Issues Of Isolation And Poverty, Experts Warn
» PHOTO GALLERY: Science Under The Microscope
» Controversial H5N1 Avian Flu Research Put On Hold For 60 Days
» 90% Of Natural Disasters In 2011 Took Place In Asia, UN Says
» ‘The Cove’ Star Takes On Resorts World Sentosa In Bid To Free Captured Dolphins
» 8 Funny Japanese Inventions From Daiso, The 100-Yen Shop
» Dr. M.R.Srinivasan, Former Indian Atomic Chief, Discusses India’s Nuclear Future
» Newly Appointed MIT Media Lab Director, Joichi Ito, Talks To Asian Scientist
» Japanese Scientists Get Creative With Nuclear Contamination Clean-Up




