Zhejiang University

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in the elderly and poses a heavy health burden to the patients and the society. Women have a higher prevalence of AD than men, and a faster decline and deterioration of…

Green development and ecological civilization are the development strategies in the new era. How can we achieve the goals of respecting Nature, protecting it and following its laws as proposed in the report of the 20th National Congress…

Polyamines are the compounds containing two or more amino groups. They are vital for the viability and growth of cells, and their homeostasis depends largely on two systems: the metabolic system, which regulates the synthesis and…

On July 22, 2020, an earthquake with moment magnitude Mw 7.8 occurred off the Shumagin Islands at depths from 25 to 40 km, but no evident tsunami signals were observed from deep-water DART stations offshore Alaska. About three months…

This spring saw the return after three years of international students and physicians to the campuses of the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU).Louie Wang, a medical student at UCLA (University of…

On April 19, a delegation of the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai, including consul general Tiziana D’Angelo, commercial consul Alessandra Palumbo, and director of Italian Cultural Institute in Shanghai Francesco D’Arelli, visited…

On April 21, Prof. Prof. HE Lianzhen, vice president of Zhejiang University, met with Mr. Pit Heltmann, Consul-General of Germany in Shanghai.Prof. HE Lianzhen extended her warm welcome to Mr. Pit Heltmann and introduced the University’s…

On April 26, a delegation from Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris), led by Elisabeth Crépon, vice-president for International Affairs and Dominique Rossin, vice-president for Education, visited Zhejiang University. HE Lianzhen,…

Pancreatic cancer is becoming an increasingly common cause of cancer mortality. The survival rate of pancreatic cancer has long been dismal. Because symptoms and signs of pancreatic cancer are mostly nonspecific, early diagnosis remains a…

The International Champions of the Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 were announced during the Awards Ceremony at the Frontiers Forum Live on April 27. Prof. GU Baojing from the Zhejiang University College of Environmental & Resource…