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Autophagy Pioneer Yoshinori Ohsumi Receives 45^th Rosenstiel Award, 15^th Wiley Prize

In recognition of his groundbreaking work into autophagy, Ohsumi has been awarded the prestigious Rosenstiel Award and Wiley Prize.

In the Lab

Lack Of Protein In Brown Fat Linked To Obesity

Mice lacking the TRPV2 protein in their brown fat are more susceptible to obesity—presenting an intriguing approach to obesity treatment in humans.

In the Lab

Researchers Detect ‘Hot’ Electrons In Real Time

Using the wonder 2D material that is graphene, researchers have succeeded at measuring the amount of high energy electrons that indicate catalytic activity.

In the Lab

Lost Memories Retrieved With Optogenetics

Stimulating brain cells with light helps to restore memories in mice that had Alzheimer's disease-associated memory loss.

Technology

World’s Largest Autism Dataset Now Online

The world's largest collection of autism-related genomic data is now accessible in the cloud, thanks to a partnership between Simons Foundation and WuXi NextCODE.

Features

Medtech Looks East: Interview With APACMed CEO Fredrik Nyberg

Innovation in medical technology is shifting to Asia, says Mr. Fredrik Nyberg, CEO of APACMed.

Technology

Researchers Increase OLED Device Lifetime Eightfold

By adding layers of a lithium-containing molecule to a thermally-activated delayed fluorescence material, researchers were able to increase its device lifetime without sacrificing efficiency.

In the Lab

Breast Cancer Cells Accumulate Epigenetic Changes Over Time

Researchers have found that healthy tissue samples taken from women with breast cancer are already ‘marked’ as being susceptible to turning cancerous.

Strategic Research Could Help Inform Post-Fukushima Policies

Interdisciplinarity and globalization of Japanese energy and environment research could help inform policymakers in a post-Fukushima world, say researchers.

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