Lu Ke – Asian Scientist Magazine

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The quality of acupuncture needles is high, but should be improved to avoid potential problems such as pain and skin reactions, researchers say.

Dr Shu Li from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has won the annual Wiley-IPCAS prize for excellence in Chinese psychological science.

With only 20 percent enrollment in higher education, India remains near the bottom of global standards, writes Professor Ranjit Goswami.

With increased urbanization and air travel, Southeast Asia has become a “hotspot” for emerging infectious diseases, experts say.

Grassroots innovations could help India’s economic development, scientists say.

Researchers have uncovered new insights into color vision by studying the mantis shrimp.

Charu Chaudhry celebrates Asia's many achievements in structural biology in the International Year of Crystallography.

A hormone that induces labor and encourages social bonding may hold the key to treating abdominal pain, according to a new study.

The results from two phase 3 studies evaluating vedolizumab for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease have been published.