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When Keeping Cool, Socioeconomic Status Matters
Scientists have found that lower-income households raise water consumption, while higher-income households raise energy consumption to keep cool.
Study: Bidi Smoking Costs India US$12 Billion A Year
Bidi smoking cost India US$12.4 billion in ill health and early death in 2017, study shows.
An Antimalarial Drug Strikes Gold
With the help of gold, scientists have developed an antimalarial drug that is effective against resistant parasites.
Asian Scientist Magazine’s 2018 Year In Review
2018 was an exciting year for all of us at Asian Scientist Magazine, and we look forward to engaging more with our readers and supporters in the year ahead.
An Eye-Opening Stem Cell Discovery
A research group in Japan has found that different versions of a protein called laminin can cause human stem cells to become specific cell types in the eye.
An Electrifying Way To Heal Skin Wounds
Researchers in China and the US have invented a bandage that delivers electrical pulses to speed up the healing of skin wounds in rats.
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.
