Highlights
Cancer
Relocated enzymes make cancer more mobile
18 April 2018Relocation
of enzymes involved in protein modification makes it easier for cancer to
spread
A*STAR Institute For Infocomm Research (A*STAR I²R)
An adaptive approach to stroke recovery
18 April 2018A
new method for reading brain waves improves the usefulness of motor imagery
exercises
Laser
Pulses of light with a tilt and a twist
18 April 2018An
exact mathematical solution reveals how to tilt a laser pulse and move
intensity peaks at faster than the speed of light, or even backwards
Tumor Models
Cloned tumors used for a cancer ‘crystal ball’
18 April 2018Growing models of patients’ tumors in dishes will allow doctors to optimize individual treatments
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Mutation linked to rare skin disease
18 April 2018Impaired melanin production underlies an inherited pigmentation disorder
Cloud Computing
Data analysis tool empowers the people
18 April 2018Despairing
of data sets? Here’s an automatic, cloud-based system designed for data rookies
Tumor Initiating Cells
Targeting the root of the problem
22 March 2018Tumor growth in a mouse model of lung cancer is
reduced using an RNA-based therapeutic that inhibits a metabolic pathway in tumor-initiating
cells
Adult Stem Cells
The stomach’s ‘chief’ source of stem cells
22 March 2018Stem cell reserves found in the stomach have
implications for the genesis of gastric cancer
Bioinformatics
Aiming for the heart
22 March 2018Genetic switch activates transformation of stem cells into heart muscle cells
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Tiny droplets for big color impact
22 March 2018High-resolution
full color images can be formed using silicon-nanostructure pixels
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
The molecular path to better oral cancer care
22 March 2018A
better understanding of how genetics influences responses to mouth cancer drugs
could lead to improved treatment
Data Storage
Dynamic solution for accurate reading
15 March 2018A sensing scheme that
responds dynamically to voltage fluctuations could improve accuracy when
reading data from spin-based memory storage
Breast Cancer
A blood test for cancer recurrence
15 March 2018Assay
for genetic quirk can provide a wealth of
information on patient disease status and prognosis
