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Mobile Phones Worsen Healthcare Inequality In India

Families in India with no mobile phones have lower access to private health services, and this may discriminate against poorer households.

Two Asian Scientists Receive 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards

A mathematician from Bangladesh and a chemist from Indonesia were among the winners of the 2018 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World.

Intuition In The Age Of Information

Data may rule the digital age, but it cannot completely replace gut instinct and business experience, says Professor Li Yan of ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific.

Untangling The Web Of Illegal Wildlife Trade

By analyzing over 370,000 records of wildlife trade between 2004 and 2013, researchers have found that the networks of illegal wildlife trade are more complex than previously understood.

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Nathaniel Hermosa II

For optics and photonics researcher Nathaniel Hermosa, light is a tool that can be manipulated to uncover the secrets of the universe.

Mutations More Common In Asian Lung Tumors

In Asians, lung tumors are more genetically diverse, with implications for treatment response, according to research by scientists in Singapore.

Terahertz Microfluidics Enables Label-Free Detection

By generating terahertz waves in close proximity to a microfluidic channel, researchers in Japan have developed a device which could be used to detect cancer, diabetes and the flu.

Antioxidants Prevent Sexual Transmission Of Zika Virus In Mice

The antioxidant drug ebselen can prevent sexual transmission of Zika from male to female mice, according to research by scientists in Taiwan.

Uncovering The Secrets Of The Northern Lights

Using special sensors aboard the Asare spacecraft, scientists have directly observed how auroras are produced in the Earth's upper atmosphere.