Long Ran – Asian Scientist Magazine

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A blink-sensor attached to your glasses could help you live a truly hands-free life.

Professor Tan Eng Chye, President Designate of the National University of Singapore, is himself an alumni of the school.

Using gene therapy, scientists in Japan have slowed muscle degeneration and prolonged life in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Manipulating the pattern of electrical activity in the brain during deep sleep can make mice remember or forget.

A new technique has helped researchers reduce the time needed to take high resolution whole brain scans from a week to under two and half hours.

A clinical trial involving 72 participants suggests that acupuncture is a safe way to help people lose weight.

Human blood extracted from mosquitoes can be used for DNA analysis up to two days after feeding.

Scientists in India have combined cellulose with a gelator to create a sponge that effectively sucks up crude oil.

Professors Tasuku Honjo and James P. Allison share the inaugural Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Asia's Nobel Prize equivalent.