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Dopamine Boosts Libido In Aging Male Flies

Increasing dopamine levels in PPL2ab neurons can restore sexual responses in old, male flies.

Fight-Or-Flight Reflex Circuit Uncovered In Mice

Using optogenetics and neural tracing methods, scientists mapped the fight-or-flight reflex circuit in the brains of mice.

In the Lab

The Tiny Protein That Syncs With The Earth’s Rotation

Oscillations of a 10 nm protein help cells keep in tune with the 24 hour cycles of the Earth.

In the Lab

The Blind Spot Can Sense Light After All

Although not involved in vision, light on the eye's blind spot can influence the pupillary light reflex.

In the Lab

Hydogels Help Hep C Drugs Go The Distance

Hydrogel delivery of PEGylated interferon could help reduce the frequency of treatment for hepatitis C patients to once every two months.

Academia

A Clarion Call To Women Scientists To Share Their Stories

Dr. Debalina Dutta of the National University of Singapore is undertaking an ambitious project to study the careers of 100 women scientists in Singapore.

Taking Nano Big: A Conversation With Subbu Venkatraman

We speak to Professor Subbu Venkatraman, founding director of the NTU-Northwestern Nanomedicine Institute, on how he is leading an international effort to ramp up nanomedical research in Singapore.

A Charged Partnership: Unlikely Partners In The Antibiotics Arms Race

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health. By combining their expertise, a cancer drug delivery researcher and a technology giant might just have come up with a solution to prevent the slide into a post-antibiotic era.

The Secrets of Traditional Asian Beauty

We take a look at ancient natural beauty remedies that Asian women have been using for centuries.

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