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Agricultural Intensification Could Run Up High Bills In The Long-Run

Maximizing crop yields on existing farms to reduce deforestation in developing countries may become financially untenable in the long-term, researchers say.

May 8, 2013

Scientists Identify Novel Genetic Markers For Lou Gehrig’s Disease In Han Chinese

Scientists have identified two novel genetic variants associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in the Han Chinese population.

May 3, 2013

Simple Tool Can Identify Rise In Sea Levels, Study

A team of researchers in Singapore and the United States has proposed a simple method to identify areas that are vulnerable to sea-level rise.

April 29, 2013

Microfluidic Device Separates And Detects Non-Spherical Particles

Researchers have developed a novel microfluidic device that can be used to efficiently and rapidly separate and detect non-spherical bioparticles.

April 22, 2013

Times Higher Education Uni Rankings Show Competition Among Asian Tigers

Led by Japan in first position, the Asian Tiger economies continue to make progress in the higher education sector.

April 11, 2013

Global Burden Of Dengue Is Triple Current Estimates, Study Says

The global burden of dengue infection is more than triple current estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), a new study says.

April 10, 2013

Meditation Allows Brain To Control Body Temperature, Say Scientists

Scientists report that the meditating brain can control core body temperature, a finding that could help in boosting immunity to fight infectious diseases or immunodeficiency.

April 10, 2013

Asian World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of H7N9 Threat

More than 900 delegates have gathered at the World Health Summit Asia 2013 in Singapore to discuss the issues and challenges in public health facing Asia.

April 9, 2013

A*STAR, Fujitsu To Set Up Urban Development R&D Center

Singapore’s A*STAR and Fujitsu Limited will explore the creation of the first Center of Excellence for computational social science and engineering in Singapore.

March 26, 2013