Highlights
Diabetes
More evidence for metformin
15 January 2018A
popular diabetes drug could one day be used to treat malignant tumors
A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Gut bacteria implicated in liver inflammation
15 January 2018The
effect of gut bacteria on specific immune cells is behind persistent liver
inflammation in chronic viral hepatitis
Oncology
All in a molecule of water for effective cancer therapy
15 January 2018Molecular simulations
reveal why certain cancer therapeutics may bind — or fail to bind — to mutant proteins
Antibiotic Resistance
Taking a stab at microbes
15 January 2018Arrays of tiny, rigid, and sharp pillars mimic natural antimicrobial surfaces by binding and breaking bacterial cells open.
Semiconductor
Escaping silicon
21 December 2017An
alternative fabrication scheme for microscale semiconductor lasers could expand
the applications of on-chip lasers beyond conventional silicon
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Keeping stem cells naïve
21 December 2017Two proteins maintain embryonic stem cell pluripotency
through different means
A*STAR Institute Of Materials Research And Engineering (A*STAR IMRE)
A catalyst for change in chemical etching
21 December 2017A
simple, versatile and low-cost technique for etching nanoholes in silicon could
underpin new filtration and
nanophotonic devices
Antigens
A new weapon against the Zika virus
21 December 2017An existing laboratory technique can detect Zika virus
infection and may help make
diagnostic tests more accessible
Cancer
Fetal immune system developed, but tolerant
18 December 2017More mysteries of the developing immune system have been revealed in a study of fetal
dendritic cells
Metabolism
Of mice and men
13 December 2017A rare mutation causes severe growth retardation and spine malformation in humans and mice
A*STAR Singapore Institute Of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech)
What a hungry fly can tell us about obesity
12 December 2017Understanding how a fly modulates its feeding behavior could help fight obesity
Gastro-resistant
Getting functional proteins from A to B
12 December 2017A milk protein contained in
gastro-resistant microcapsules could be used to give foods cancer-fighting,
immune-boosting properties
A*STAR Institute Of Molecular And Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB)
Classify and conquer
12 December 2017Molecular dissection of bile duct cancer reveals subtypes with different origins and varying potential treatments
