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anti-obesity drug;obesity;diabetes;cardiovascular disease

Local Scientists Announce Possible Breakthrough in Fight Against Obesity[Apr 20, 2018]

Local scientists have announced a breakthrough which offers new opportunities for the development of an anti-obesity drug. The findings were made by scientists from Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in their study of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y1 receptor (Y1R).

tumor;nanozyme;cancer;cancer diagnosis

Chinese Scientists Develop Nanozymes to Target Tumor Cells[Apr 20, 2018]

A research team, jointly led by Yan Xiyun from the Institute of Biophysics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Gao Lizeng from Yangzhou University, has for the first time developed a strategy to coordinate nanozymes to target tumor cells and selectively kill tumors.

Arctic research;international cooperation;space observtion;cryosphere research;climate research;environmental monitoring

China, Finland to Enhance Arctic Research Cooperation[Apr 19, 2018]

China and Finland have signed an agreement to establish a joint research center for Arctic space observation and data sharing services, the China Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced Wednesday. The center will enhance cooperation on cryosphere research with satellites, which will provide information from the Arctic region for use in climate research, environmental monitoring, and operational activities, such as navigation in the Arctic Ocean.

air purification;air pollution;haze;smog

Air Purification Tower Cuts PM2.5 by 15 pct: Researcher[Apr 19, 2018]

Testing has shown that 60-meter-tall air purification tower in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, can cut the average PM2.5 density by 15 percent over an area of 10 square kilometers. Researchers released the test results of the tower's purification capability at a press conference on Tuesday.

Himalayas;ice core;levoglucosan;Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Ice core records explain increasing Himalayan wildfires[Apr 19, 2018]

Chinese scientists have found that recent ice core samples can be used to identify the causes of increased wildfires in the Himalayas and surrounding regions. The scientists detected levoglucosan, a specific biomarker for fire emissions, in ice core records in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, which indicates a rapid increase in wildfires in the Himalayas and surrounding regions since the beginning of the 21st century.

nuclear fusion;Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak;EAST

Will China Beat the World to Nuclear Fusion and Clean Energy?[Apr 18, 2018]

In world with an ever-increasing demand for electricity and a deteriorating environment, Chinese scientists are leading the charge to develop what some see as the holy grail of energy.

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