Highlights
Digital Health
Going deep into the science of sleep
30 August 2019A*STAR researchers have developed a deep learning method to more accurately measure sleep duration and quality.
Catalysis
Cracking the code of better catalysis
30 August 2019Encapsulating iron nanoparticles in hollow, sponge-like zeolites make stable and selective chemical catalysts.
Digital Health
A snappy way to track wound healing
30 August 2019Need to monitor how well a wound is healing? There’s an app for that.
Microbiology
Figuring out the fungi that live on and inside us
30 August 2019Recent progress in our understanding of Malassezia fungi is helping to unlock the secrets of their role in human health and disease.
Skin Biology
Acne problems are more than skin deep
30 August 2019A review by A*STAR researchers highlights the need to better understand the role of the skin microbiota in acne development.
Polymer Science
A vision for better eye treatments
23 August 2019Researchers at A*STAR have invented a biodegradable thermogel that mimics the clear, gelatinous substance called vitreous in the eye.
Molecular Biology
One gene, many targets
23 August 2019Different forms of the protein HNF4ɑ can pair up to influence diverse processes ranging from development to diabetes, study shows.
Metabolic Disease
Getting to the roots of early-onset diabetes
23 August 2019Mutations in the gene HNF4A impair liver and pancreas development, indicating that maturity-onset diabetes of the young starts much earlier than initially thought.
Infectious Disease
Finding the ‘fingerprints’ of the Zika virus
19 August 2019A*STAR researchers have identified four peptide sequences that distinguish the Zika virus from other flaviviruses, with implications for diagnostics and vaccine development.
Immunology
Revisiting the antiviral role of Viperin
19 August 2019The antiviral protein Viperin keeps immune cells in check to prevent joint swelling during chikungunya virus infection.
Machine Learning
A leg up for neuroscience
13 August 2019An automated machine learning system for analyzing leg movements in fruit flies is helping A*STAR researchers shed light on how neurodegenerative diseases develop.
Cancer Biology
Targeting cancer from the inside out
13 August 2019In times of stress, cancer cells move a protein normally found inside the cell to the cell surface, making it accessible to antibodies for immunotherapy.
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Crippling cancer cell growth
29 July 2019Disruption of the methionine cycle in tumor-initiating cells disarms their tumorigenic capabilities, researchers say.
