Yu Min – Asian Scientist Magazine

Health Monitoring Patch Wirelessly Powered By Your Smartphone (VIDEO)

Researchers have developed a stretchable, battery-free health monitoring patch that can be laminated onto the skin and operated using wirelessly transmitted power.

In the Lab

How Too Much Of A Protein Leads To Parkinson’s Disease

Scientists in Japan have revealed that too much of a protein called alpha-synuclein could cause Parkinson’s disease by interfering with vesicle recycling.

In the Lab

Autophagy Linked To Morphine Addiction

By studying mice that were repeatedly administered with morphine, scientists in China have identified autophagy pathways in neurons as crucial mediators of drug addiction.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Matthew Chang

Associate Professor Matthew Chang is leading a team of interdisciplinary scientists to reprogram living organisms to perform useful functions for humans.

Technology

Robotic Bloodhound Picks Scents Off The Ground

Scientists in Japan have used a technique known as localized surface plasmon resonance to develop a robot ‘bloodhound’ that is highly sensitive to odors.

Academia

Four Scientists To Receive 2018 ASAN Awards

Professor Kim Eunjoon, who demonstrated the principles behind the formation and functions of synapses, has been named the 2018 recipient of the ASAN Award in Medicine.

Academia

Japan & Singapore Jostle For Top Uni Rankings

East Asian universities dominate both the Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds rankings yet again in 2015.

Features

Asia’s Rising Scientists: Yan Ning

Rather than let the shells of crabs and lobsters go to waste, Assistant Professor Yan Ning pioneered the field of ‘shell biorefinery’ to upcycle crustacean shells.

In the Lab

Screening The Genome For Riboswitches

A genome-wide method has identified RNA aptamers that can bind to key metabolites, including vitamin B2.

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