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Singapore & New Zealand Launch Joint Nutrition Research Projects
Singapore's A*STAR and New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment have jointly set aside US$3 million for food and nutrition research.
Asian Migrants’ Changing Diets
An analysis of New Zealand's 2008/09 Adult National Nutrition survey has shown that Asian migrants are more likely to adopt Western diets the longer they live abroad.
Genetic Landscape Of ‘Cantonese Cancer’ Mapped
A study of over 100 nasopharyngeal cancer patients has uncovered the genetic basis of the disease and identified possible drug targets.
Manipulating Proteins With Light
Scientists from Korea's IBS have developed a method of controlling protein functions without drugs that could have widespread applications in cancer and signal transduction research.
3SBio & Selecta To Develop Non-Immunogenic Gout Drug
By combining pegsiticase with Selecta's synthetic vaccine particle platform, 3SBio hopes to develop an anti-gout drug that will not be affected by drug resistance.
Helping Computers Perceive Gender
Scientists have developed a mathematical model based on 3D facial scans that enables computers to objectively perceive gender.
From Sri Lankan Elephants To Shoppers
An approach originally developed to track Sri Lankan elephants has been applied to study consumer behavior.
RIKEN’s K Computer Tops 2014 Supercomputer Rankings
The K computer at RIKEN has come out tops in the 2014 Graph 500 supercomputer ranking, beating Sequoia and Mira from the United States.
Oxidative Damage To Liver Worsens Obesity
Research from Monash University has uncovered the link between diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease: oxidative stress caused by free radicals.