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Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Susumu Tonegawa

The sole winner of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Professor Susumu Tonegawa helped discover the genetic basis for antibody diversity. Today, he is spearheading research in neuroscience, seeking the biological mechanisms of memory.

WeDoctor’s Jerry Liao: Medicine For The Masses

WeDoctor founder and CEO Mr. Jerry Liao Jieyuan shares how artificial intelligence is changing the Chinese healthcare system.

A Flexible Way To Convert Waste Heat To Electricity

Researchers in Japan have engineered an inexpensive flexible material which could help harvest heat energy that would otherwise be lost.

Gene Defect Found To Trigger Lupus Symptoms

Mutations in the Ets1 gene result in the expansion of immune cells that facilitate the production of autoantibodies, according to research by South Korean scientists.

For Aging Adults, Weight Change May Raise Mortality

Scientists involved in the Singapore Chinese Health Study have found that a weight change of ten percent or more increases the risk of death in middle-aged and elderly Singaporean Chinese.

Vaccinating Dogs Could Prevent The Spread Of Rabies In China

Understanding how the rabies virus spreads in the rural areas of China will inform prevention and control strategies, researchers say.

Vit D No Panacea For Patients With Kidney Disease

Vitamin D is less effective in treating kidney patients than previously thought, a new study has found.

Whale Shark Tourism Harms Coral Reefs

Whale shark tourism has lowered coral density and diversity off the coast of Tan-awan in the Philippines.

Insect Virus Kills Liver-Stage Malaria In Mice

Researchers in Japan have discovered that an insect virus can completely eliminate liver-stage malaria parasites in mice.