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𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰!🌏
Read the issue here: https://t.co/sxLGruDKM2

Dive into the possibilities and perils of technology and uncover secrets of ancient seas and vast rainforests. Meet scientists from Asia and collaborating countries who are driving scientific innovation for the betterment of the world.

#ARNMagazine2026 #science #research #scicomm

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🤖As #AI companions become more common, new research from @sgSMU and @dukenus Medical School argues that the real question is no longer whether these technologies are beneficial or harmful, but who benefits, who is most at risk, and how society can ensure AI serves everyone equitably.

Read more: https://t.co/G2hIZ6M6vH

Study published in @NatureHumBehav

#AIRisks #AIGovernance #AIPolicy #healthcare #AILiteracy #AIMentalHealth

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Weekly Digest: Ateneo researchers ask: Can AI help bridge the public health gap?, and more ... - https://t.co/N3hhkfUnEr

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When people are excluded or denied full social acceptance because they are perceived as having a “lesser” status or value, they can often internalise these beliefs, known as self-stigma.

@XJTLU researchers investigated this among #university students. They found that, over time, students with higher levels of #mindfulness had lower self-stigma and fewer depressive symptoms.🧘‍♀️☺️

🔗https://t.co/m1juKUqd9Z

#MentalHealth #SocialPsychology

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A new laser-powered technology rapidly gathers microscopic targets for faster, more sensitive and selective detection of #cancer.

@OsakaMetUniv_en researchers were able to accelerate antibody–antigen interactions, detecting tiny amounts of a #ColorectalCancer biomarker within minutes.

🔗 https://t.co/YqTYRusHTl

Published in Nanoscale Horizons journal @RoySocChem #RSCNano.

#medicine #healthcare #chemistry #diseases #bioengineering #nanotechnology

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🏃‍♂️🤖 A four-legged robot called RAIBO2 developed at @kaistpr completed a marathon on a single battery charge.

Completing the event in 4 hours and 19 minutes alongside human runners, it has three times the travel range per charge of existing robots.

Read more: https://t.co/sSDu66PpJ5

The research by the team behind it was published in @Nature journal.

#robotics #technology #Korea #science #robots

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👴🏼 A study from @OsakaMetUniv_en found that older adults that need mild support benefited from community gathering spaces. Participants with mild disabilities had approximately US$1,177 lower annual care cost.

Researchers suggest that these spaces are not merely venues for exercise but serve as valuable community resources that influence patterns of long-term care service.

🔗https://t.co/dT5CV4Z4M0

The paper was published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

#health #ElderlyCare #communityspaces #medicine #healthcare #science #Japan

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A research team at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) developed a new #AI model to analyze 4D functional #MRI data that analyzes #brain activity across space and time while providing interpretable information for trustworthy computer-aided diagnosis.

It allows clinicians to examine the evidence behind an AI prediction rather than relying only on a final result.

➡️https://t.co/zndtvqPiMs

Published in @IEEEXplore Journal of #Biomedical and Health #Informatics

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Weekly Digest: SUTD researchers improve one-motor flying robot’s accuracy on complex paths, and more ... - https://t.co/z0lmOOeExM

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Using high-speed atomic force microscopy, scientists at @nanolsi @KanazawaUniv_O, @KyotoU_News, @SokendaiU, and @SEIRIKEN1977 discovered how a key #brain protein involved in learning and memory organizes itself into chain-like structures.🧠

🔗https://t.co/Nh9we9aO5r

Published in @ScienceAdvances

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🐠@CityUHongKong researchers and collaborators developed a novel membrane that improves the efficiency of collecting and detecting marine organisms’ eDNA, providing a more sensitive and reliable tool for monitoring marine #biodiversity.

Read more: https://t.co/evNQGTEfmJ

#science #materials

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Cyborg cockroaches for search and rescue, plants that steal genes, AI and mental workload, carnivorous plants and Darwin’s prediction, what’s driving extreme rainfall, and forever chemicals in furry friends.🤖🐶

Read all in the latest Editor's Choice: https://t.co/hkHUYgpMBF

Discoveries from @UOsaka_en, @dukenus, @OsakaMetUniv_en, @lingnanuni, @SpringerNature, @ateneodemanilau and @Ehime_Univ.

#science #research #technology #AI #medicine #CKD #biology #biodiversity #work #weather #rainfall #PFAS #veterinarymedicine #animals #health #genetics

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Weekly Digest: Tohoku University and Kyocera Develop World's First Silicon Photonics Isolator Technology, and more ... - https://t.co/RoApPVRyvL

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📢 Call for Applications: Afghanistan Research Initiative 2027/28

The Afghanistan Research Initiative (ARI) is a programme of the University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia), jointly supported by the International Development Research Centre @IDRC_CRDI and the Aga Khan Foundation Canada @AKFCanada. Three funding streams are available: Research, Non-Resident Research Fellowship, and PhD Support.

📆 Deadline: October 1, 2026

Learn more: https://t.co/C3EVTce934

#research #grants #opportunities #PhD #Asia #economics #climatechangeresearch #sustainability #culture #socialsciences #humanities

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Weekly Digest: Ultrafast, sample spinning improves protein structural data by dizzying proportions, and more ... - https://t.co/uwRE1uncjl

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⛈️ Isotopes of atmospheric water leave fingerprints that can improve #weather modelling, as demonstrated by researchers including those at @UTokyo_IIS and @NOAA.

They showed, for the first time, that incorporating #satellite measurements of water vapor isotopes into weather models improves forecasts of atmospheric conditions, including better predictions of heavy #rainfall.

🔗 https://t.co/s3rMLjbSet

The study was published in @CommsEarth.

#Meteorology #AtmosphericScience #Climatology #Hydrology

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Sometimes, plants steal more than nutrients.🌱 A study led by @OsakaMetUniv_en showed how the parasitic dodder “stole” a gene from a flowering plant and remodeled it over millions of years while keeping its original function intact.

🔗 https://t.co/J3Cv3WXpif

The research was published in Plant Physiology journal.
#biology #plants #genetics #cellbiology #science #DYK

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AI was trained on footage from just a few steps of a stick insect, and learned how to walk, navigate bumpy terrain, and adapt to limb loss in a robot with six legs. The technology was developed by an international team led by @TohokuUniPR in Japan and @VISTEC_Thailand.

Learn more: https://t.co/8mjLie27FO.

The research was published in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics journal.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #robotics #physics

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Come and learn at #SciCom Coffee September! Cat Diamond, founder of Supported by Research, will give a talk on building relationships beyond the press release.

📅 Date: 10 September 2026 (Thursday)
⏰ Time: 00:30PM India | 2PM Thailand, Western Indonesia | 3PM Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines | 4PM Japan, South Korea
📍 Venue: Online. Email 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨@𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 for the meeting link.

SciCom Coffee is a monthly online forum for women science communicators working in #Asia. Learn more:
https://t.co/24YC81Ils6

#scicomm #SciComCoffee #sciencecommunication #researchcommunication #media #research #communications #academia

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Weekly Digest: Ateneo prof urges rethinking legitimacy, children’s rights amid changing Filipino families, and more ... - https://t.co/Cqmibl9WA4

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Weekly Digest: Lingnan University unveils LU Xcelerator to drive AI + X innovation, supporting technology + humanity commercialisation in tapping oppo - https://t.co/HBzfFqovLC