Highlights
Satiety
Tofu to make us too full for more
8 September 2016A
common food additive could be combined with tofu to control appetite and calorie
consumption in Asian diets
T-cells
B cell clusters help control liver cancer
23 August 2016Immune system B cells play a role in tackling liver cancer and provide a marker for patient prognosis
Stem Cells
Gene mutation halts embryonic pancreas development
23 August 2016A genetic mutation and a few short days in the development of an embryo could hold the key to a lifetime living with diabetes
Nanoparticles
Admitting visible light, rejecting infrared heat
23 August 2016A coating that blocks 90 per cent of the heat from sunlight could be used to develop smart windows
Institute Of Chemical And Engineering Sciences (ICES)
A recipe for filling in the gaps
23 August 2016A decision-making tool helps producers of pharmaceutical and other valuable chemicals make the leap to an entirely new way of manufacturing
Influenza
Immune cells upset the kidney
23 August 2016Infiltrating self-defense cells provoke kidney failure in a chronic autoimmune disease
A*STAR Genome Institute Of Singapore (A*STAR GIS)
Uncovering cellular mechanisms
23 August 2016New genes associated with primary angle closure glaucoma suggest which structural cell processes might cause the disease
Extracellular Matrix
How the body makes pipes
9 August 2016Supporting cells have been shown to give rise to the elongated structures of epithelial tubes
Genomics
Expanding the power of pores
9 August 2016Smarter software allows researchers to generate higher-quality data from an exciting new DNA sequencing technology
Metasurface
Silicon brings more color to holograms
9 August 2016Silicon holograms harness the full visible spectrum to
bring holographic projections one step closer
Metal Ion Binding
Ringing the changes
9 August 2016Subtle variations in size, shape and electronic properties of ring-shaped molecules, known as macrocycles, lead to changes in ion-selectivity
Cancer
Zebrafish model leads to new drug target
9 August 2016Blocking a protein in a critical signaling pathway
could offer a new way to combat tumors
Combinatorial Targets
Combining forces against Influenza A
9 August 2016Effective antiviral drugs for multiple Influenza A strains could work by attacking combined RNA targets
