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New AI Tool Boosts Pancreatic Cancer Detection

Cancer leaves behind a distinct chemical trail in the bloodstream. Now, researchers have trained an AI system to read those metabolic clues and spot pancreatic cancer more accurately.

In the Lab

Researchers Identify The Cells That Make Space For Bone Marrow

A newly identified population of connective tissue cells helps hollow developing bones before handing off the task to marrow stromal cells that maintain the growing cavity.

The 11th Edition Of Asian Scientist 100: Honoring Asia’s Best Scientists

Every year, Asian Scientist Magazine publishes Asian Scientist 100, a carefully curated list of the best and brightest researchers and leaders in STEM in Asia.

Environment

Your Medicine Cabinet Is Polluting The Ocean

Over-The-Counter medication makes up the majority of pharmaceutical pollution in Hong Kong rivers, and may persist in rivers long enough to spread into coastal waters.

In the Lab

Researchers Uncover Hidden Oxygen Dynamics Inside Ceria Catalysts

Ceria nanoparticles switch between surface oxygen capture and internal oxygen transfer depending on size, offering a new lever for designing catalysts tailored to specific reaction conditions.

Health

Brain’s “Brake Gate” May Hold Key To Preventing Drug Addiction Relapse

The study shows that specific parvalbumin-positive neurons in the prefrontal cortex control cocaine-seeking behaviour and could be targeted for addiction treatment.

Environment

That Fresh-Cut Grass Smell? It’s a Plant’s Distress Call

A new study reveals how the familiar “green” smell of cut grass is part of a long evolutionary battle between plants and insects.

Champions Of Science

This International Women’s Day, we are highlighting some powerful women researchers who are redefining their fields.

Health

Scientists Redirect Body’s Cleanup Crew To Fight Disease

Crunch, a synthetic protein, turns phagocytes that typically digest dying cells to target harmful ones in cancer and autoimmune disorders.

The Asian Scientist 100