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Sweet Treatment: Stevia May Help Fight Cancer
Fermenting stevia leaf extract produces a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer.
10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers
Every year, Asian Scientist Magazine publishes Asian Scientist 100, a carefully curated list of the best and brightest researchers and leaders in SETM in Asia. This year we complete a decade of doing so.
Youth Report Social Media Usage Impacting Their Self Worth And Mental Health
68 percent of the respondents reported difficulties with focusing, and 52 percent admitted they frequently got distracted by social media during their class at school.
Japanese Macaques May Mourn Their Loved Ones Like Humans
The macaques remain close to and care for their dying companions, echoing human responses to death.
Longitude Prize on ALS Encourages Using AI To Find New Treatments
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease with an average life expectancy post-diagnosis of just two to four years.
A Throuple That Produces Potato Parasites
Kobe University researchers discover a compound secreted by potato roots that undergoes conversion by soil microorganisms and triggers the hatching of potato parasites.
“Pop The Biofilm” Treatment For Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
This new approach utilizes nanotechnology, gene suppression, and delivery strategies to combat superbug infections that antibiotics cannot treat.
Japan’s Shrinking Population Is Impacting Its Biodiversity
Researchers expect depopulation and biodiversity losses to spread across East Asia.
This New AI Method Can Speed Up Cancer Detection
Fragle analyzes the size of DNA fragments in blood to detect distinct patterns that differentiate cancer DNA from healthy DNA.
