A research team led by Professor Yuanliang ZHAI at the School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Month: March 2024
How does a virus hijack insect sperm to control disease vectors and pests?
A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insects by hijacking their
COVID vaccines are safe for pregnant women and babies, study finds
Landmark study contradicts misinformation about brain development and conditions like autism in children. The COVID vaccine is safe to administer
Optimizing boosters: How COVID mRNA vaccines reshape immune memory after each dose
mRNA vaccines developed against the spike glycoprotein of severe acute respiratory syndrome type 2 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), displayed remarkable efficiency in
Children with ‘lazy eye’ are at increased risk of serious disease in adulthood
Adults who had amblyopia (‘lazy eye’) in childhood are more likely to experience hypertension, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in adulthood,
Space tourism? Cosmic radiation exposure
Space weather experts at the University of Surrey are urging regulators and space tourism innovators to work together to protect
Daily step count of 9,000 to 10,000 may counteract risk of death and cardiovascular disease in highly sedentary people
In good news for office workers, a new study from the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre (Australia) has found
Short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution kills 1 million globally every year
Every year, more than one million deaths globally occur because of exposure to short-term (hours to days) fine particulate matter
Gene discovered that can protect against severe muscle disease
A specific gene may play a key role in new treatments that prevent muscle in the body from breaking down
Nanosurgical tool could be key to cancer breakthrough
The high-tech double-barrel nanopipette, developed by University of Leeds scientists, and applied to the global medical challenge of cancer, has
