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Targeting Mental Defeat Could Help Chronic Pain Sufferers, Study
A new study of Hong Kong chronic pain patients suggests that targeting feelings of mental defeat could prevent severe depression and anxiety.
Genetic Causes Of Poor Eyesight Become Clearer
An international team of scientists have completed the largest study into the genetic causes of poor eyesight.
Scientists Discover How Editing Of RNA Leads To Cancer
A process that edits the genetic instructions for manufacturing proteins has been implicated in cancer for the first time.
Chia-Chiao Lin, MIT Institute Professor Emeritus, Has Died At 96
Chia-Chiao Lin, an Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT who played a pivotal role in the development of applied mathematics both in the United States and in China, died Sunday in Beijing.
Scientists Discover Genes That Cause Cornea Blindness
Scientists in Singapore have identified genes for central corneal thickness that may cause potentially blinding eye conditions such as glaucoma.
‘Killer-Protector System’ Renders Some Rice Species Sterile
Researchers have identified a set of three genes that are responsible for hybrid sterility in rice.
Scientists Find Genes Linked To Blindness
Singapore scientists have identified three new genes associated with Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in Chinese people.
Asia’s Young Universities Surge In 2011 QS University Rankings
The effects of Asia's large expenditure on higher education can be observed in the 2011 Quacquarelli Symonds ranking of the world's leading universities under the age of 50.
Osteoporosis Risk May Be Written In Our Genes, Study
A major new international study has for the first time shown that the risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture is strongly related to gene variation.
