Di Li – Asian Scientist Magazine

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The less an elderly person sleeps each day, the greater their decline in cognitive function, study shows.

Scientists were able to prevent the death of olfactory neurons in aging flies, thereby restoring innate food attraction behavior.

The Breast Cancer Cell Bank will help to identify new drugs and enhance treatment options for breast cancer patients.

Scientists have modeled a method of controlling the direction of fluid flow at the nanoscale without the use of mechanical pumps or electrodes.

A study of 1,341 preschoolers in China has shown that an average blood lead level as low as 6.4 μg/dL can result in behavioral problems.

In order to meet the needs of the people in Timor-Leste, an increased investment in health, particularly evidence-based medicine, is greatly needed.

Squid suckerins, proteins which form razor-sharp teeth in cephalopds, could be used to design new strong and malleable biomaterials.

Super resolution, full color printing is now be possible with a new nanoplasmonic printing method using aluminum disks that can reach 100,000 dpi.

X-ray fluorescence shows that ancient Japanese artists worked with delicate nanometer-thin gold leaf.