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Drugs used to treat blood cancer could activate “sleeping” cancer-causing gene
Hypomethylating agents (HMA) are currently used as a first-line treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) - a group of disorders where there is insufficient production of healthy mature blood cells in the bone…
HKU Biologists Reveal a Novel Macrophages-mediated Mechanism that Promotes Peritoneal Metastasis of…
A research team at the School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has revealed novel cellular and molecular interactions between cancer cells and tumour-associated macrophages that promote peritoneal metastasis of…
HKUMed researchers discover that SARS-CoV-2 infection induces severe inflammatory bone loss in…
A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok and Dr Jasper Chan Fuk-woo from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered that SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause inflammatory activation of bone…
UK Minister for Asia visits Mongolia to boost collaboration in trade, climate change and education
During her visit the Minister focused on areas of UK-Mongolia bilateral relations such as trade and investment, foreign policy issues, climate change and education.
Minister Milling also co-chaired the UK-Mongolia Roundtable Dialogue…
Yale University Art Gallery Announces the Return of a Nepalese Sculpture to Nepal
The Yale University Art Gallery has announced the transfer of an object from its permanent collection, Buddhist Goddess Tara (Yale University Art Gallery accession no. 2015.16.3), to the Government of Nepal (Department of Archaeology,…
Yale University Art Gallery to return the Image of Tara/Parvati to Nepal
The Consulate General of Nepal in New York, and the Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA jointly
announced the transfer of the Nepali sculpture-Buddhist Goddess Tara/Parvati- from the permanent collection
of the Yale University…
Vaishnavi Manivannan, an Indian-origin student residing in Oman established WiResearch, an…
New Delhi: Although there has been progress made towards gender equality, gender barriers within the field of academia, especially in scientific research.
Vaishnavi Manivannan, an Indian-origin student residing in Muscat, Oman is the…
An online “Taste” of the Science, Art and Technology in Dentistry – Top ten…
The Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) organised an online session “A glimpse of Dentistry: Science and Art and Technology” during the HKU “Week of Taster” from April 11 to 15 to give secondary school students a taste…
CAMS Oxford Institute unveiled at virtual ceremony
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford formally unveiled the CAMS Oxford Institute (COI), a joint institute base in Oxford and supported by Oxford University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical school.…
ACIAR-supported scholars graduate new fisheries course
Six scholars from across South-East Asia are among the first graduates of a new program developed by Charles Sturt University (CSU) to advance river and fisheries management.
Last month, the scholars completed the final hands-on…