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Tsukuba, 1 November 2012 - Researchers in Japan have developed a technique which allows them to control and target drug delivery to specific sites of the body at specific times, thus reducing side effects and improving treatment dramatically. The results were published recently in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

Read more of the article entitled 'Targeting drugs with hydrogels'

(Tokyo, 31 October 2012) Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and the Weizmann Institute of Science identify a means of controlling biological processes that could help treatments for immune disease, neurological disorders and cancer.

Read more of the article entitled 'Tokyo Institute of Technology research: Towards medical treatments using cell level control'

Alternative treatment for diabetics. Researchers Indah Mohd Amin, Nurhayati and Kaleswari from University Teknologi MARA, Malaysia studied the suitability of Abelmoschus Esculentus (AE) as complementary or as an alternative approach to treat diabetics.

Read more of the article entitled 'Differential Expression of Liver Protein in Protein in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat in Response to Abelmoschus Esculentus Treatment'

Glucose–amine rings turn star-shaped fluorescent dyes into powerful probes for imaging cancer cells in three dimensions.

Read more of the article entitled 'Bioimaging: Aim for the stars'

An interview with Prof. Kwon of Hanyang University who leads research developments in five major electronics fields.

Read more of the article entitled 'Integrated electronics – display and power advances coming to a device near you!'