Gastric (stomach) cancer remains one of the most common and deadly cancers in East Asia, including Korea. Yet despite its high prevalence, it has received far less molecular attention than colorectal cancer, which is more…
A graphene roll-out
Scalable manufacturing process spools out strips of graphene for use in ultrathin membranes. [caption id="attachment_15044" align="alignnone" width="639"] A new manufacturing process produces strips of graphene, at large scale, for use in membrane technologies and other…
Spectacle lens designed by PolyU slows myopic progression…
A specially designed spectacle lens developed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) was found to have slowed down myopia progress by 60% in participating children, and 21.5% of them had their myopic progression halted…
Revisiting existing drugs finds molecules that control body…
Discovery of an anti-aging supplement that reduces jet lag in mice. [caption id="attachment_15034" align="alignnone" width="1137"] Studies show that approximately 5% of the existing drugs may have an effect on circadian rhythms.Credit : ITbM, Nagoya University[/caption]…
Global first determination of crystal structure of gastric…
Nagoya University-centered researchers first in world to determine crystal structure of gastric proton pump responsible for gastric acid secretion. [caption id="attachment_15028" align="alignnone" width="648"] The gastric proton pump, also known as H+,K+-ATPase, is expressed on the…