Scientists open door for curing intestinal inflammation2023-03-31Probiotics in the human body are known as the “guardians” of the intestinal tract. They play a crucial role in regulating the immune system and balancing the gut microbiota, thus able to promote nutrient ingestion and maintain the health of the intestinal tract.Taking probiotics orally has long been the most direct and convenient way of supplementation. However, the effect of probiotics is often... READ MORE |
How to quickly convert pathogenic viruses into vaccines?2023-03-30Vaccines are essential for protecting human from infectious disease. They contain antigens derived from pathogens or synthetically created subunits that mimic the pathogen's components. Vaccines are generally classified as live attenuated vaccines that are engineered by reducing the replication of pathogenic strains, and non-live vaccines contain only pathogen components or killed whole organi... READ MORE |
ZJU’s scientific achievement crowned as one of China’s top 10 scientific advances of 20222023-03-23The Ministry of Science and Technology’s High-Tech Research and Development Center unveiled China’s top 10 scientific advances on March 17. The groundbreaking research on femtosecond laser-induced nanophase separation and ion exchange by Prof. QIU Jianrong’s team at the Zhejiang University College of Optical Science and Engineering was included on the list.A femtosecond laser is a laser wh... READ MORE |
ZJU-ISM holds webinar on FMGE and career planning2023-03-21On March 10, 2023, a webinar on FMGE (Foreign Medical Graduates Examination, India) and Career Planning was held for the Indian MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) students. The webinar was delivered by Indian expert Dr. Danish Salim and attracted the Indian MBBS students at The Fourth Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (ZJU4H) and from the Hangzhou campus... READ MORE |
Dialogue@ZJU: With the members of the Eco Club2023-03-20[Editor’s Note: Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on earth and is critical to the functioning of ecosystems. Biodiversity is essential for both aesthetic and cultural factors; it provides a rich heritage and a sense of identity for many places and their inhabitants, including people. In a response to obtaining more knowledge on biodiversity, a group of young eco enthusiasts residing on Z... READ MORE |
The mystery of biological evolution about the germline mutation rate across species unravelled2023-03-19“Reproductivity is a crucial factor for explaining the different germline mutation rates between species.” The scientists from China, Denmark, France, Germany and USA discovered the underlying causes and evolutionary patterns of variations in terms of the germline mutation rate across species. Their groundbreaking findings were published in Nature on March 2.As an ultimate source of genetic... READ MORE |
High turnover at the "CIIE 2022" and hot sales at the "Double Eleven": indications of a rebound in consumption？2023-03-18[Editor’s Note: The 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE in short) reportedly brought together 145 national, regional, and international (including more than 280 Fortune 500 and industry-leading) enterprises and allegedly led to significant contractual agreements and business deals back in November 2022; a lot of companies regard the CIIE as a great platform with tremendous business opportun... READ MORE |
Scientists optimize strategies for patients with prostate cancer2023-03-17Despite the rapid development of medicine in recent years, people still “turn pale” when hearing doctors mention cancer. Many draw parallels between having cancer and a death sentence.In fact, not all cancers are life-threatening with high mortality rates. For example, there is a type of cancer that progresses so slowly that some patients may never even be aware of having it and will be living a... READ MORE |
A different International Women’s Day during international medical assistance2023-03-16On March 8, four female members of the 28th Chinese medical team were featured on the front page of “Aujourd’hui, a leading newspaper in the African country of Mali where the medical team is providing their humanitarian services.Dr. CHEN Congcong, a senior anesthesiologist from The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU), is one of the highlighted “su... READ MORE |
Insight@ZJU: Growth model of SMEs in the path of SRDI2023-03-15[Editor’s Note: The term SRDI (specialized, refinement, differential, innovation) was introduced at the press conference held in July 2011 pertaining to the Report on China’s Industrial Development and Policy. Since then, it has gradually turned into an everyday term for Chinese society. As Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are continuously growing in size and in numbers, SRDI ca... READ MORE |
GPRC5D-targeted CAR T cells show efficacy in phase 1 trial of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma2023-03-14Multiple myeloma is a malignant disease characterized by the proliferation of clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow. While numerous advances in treatment, such as proteasome inhibitors, immunomodulatory drugs, and monoclonal antibodies, have significantly improved patient survival over the years, the disease remains incurable. Novel immunotherapies, particularly chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-... READ MORE |
ZJU scientists establish the world’s first Geminiviridae-Plant-Insect database2023-03-13Prof. ZHOU Xueping and Prof. LI Fei from the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology led their team to publish their latest work on the world’s first Geminiviridae-Plant-Insect database (GPIBase) in the journal Molecular Plant on February 21. This database serves as a vast reservoir containing comprehensive information about geminivirus genes, plant hosts, inse... READ MORE |
A quantum playground for exploring light topology2023-03-12A new device offers a glimpse into various topological phenomena exhibited by quantized light, advancing the knowledge for building quantum computers.A quantum device fabricated by Zhejiang University researchers could help to advance the design of quantum computers as it offers topological control over the units that store information within them. Their results were published in Science in D... READ MORE |
Why can eating fish make us smarter?2023-03-10When we speak of fat in food, we will easily associate it with its negative effect of “gaining weight”. However, one type of fat has a “weight-losing” effect – it is omega-3 fatty acids. Not only can omega-3 fatty acids reduce fat, but they can also strengthen the brain, regulate the blood pressure, and ease inflammation. Therefore, they can be found in many health products and infant formula ... READ MORE |