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Elderly Chinese Living Longer But Faring Poorer

People in China are living longer but individuals in the oldest-old population experience poorer physical and cognitive function.

Asians With Type 2 Diabetes At Greater Risk Of Cancer

Researchers have found that type 2 diabetes is linked with a 26 percent increase in the risk of death from cancer in Asians.

Diabetes Drug Could Prevent Spread Of Aggressive Breast Cancer

A drug that has already been approved for treating diabetes has been shown to inhibit an enzyme that drives an aggressive type of breast cancer.

NTU Singapore Collaborates With Chinese & Japanese Institutions

NTU Singapore partners with University of Chinese Academy of Sciences for artificial intelligence research and Japan's RIKEN for human biology studies.

Students Help Build Synthetic Yeast Chromosome

These synthetic yeast chromosomes bring scientists one step closer to creating artificial life.

BeiGene Receives US$320 Million To Build Biologics Facility In China

BeiGene Co. Ltd. and Guangzhou Development District have entered into a joint venture worth US$330 million to build a state-of-the-art biologics manufacturing plant.

Graphene Oxide Protects Sperm From Ice

Just a small amount of graphene oxide is sufficient to prevent ice crystals from forming, thereby protecting sperm during cryopreseveration.

When Is The Best Time To Eat ‘Good’ Fats?

Eating food with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during the day might help to lessen the risk of metabolic syndromes, researchers say.

CMBG Receives US$2.29 Million Grant For Stem Cell Therapy

China's Cellular Biomedicine Group has received US$2.29 million to support pre-clinical studies of stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis.