On November 3, the team led by Prof. HU Weiwei from Zhejiang University School of Basic Medical Sciences / the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Prof. CHEN Zhong from Zhejiang University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences published an open-access article entitled “Microglial displacement of GABAergic synapses is a protective event during complex febrile seizure” in the journal of Cell Reports. Febrile seizures (FSs) are the most c...

The 36H Design Hackathon, co-hosted by the International Design Institute of Zhejiang University and the Alibaba Design Committee, was held on Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, from Nov. 6th to 8th. This event, conducted remotely and live streamed on bilibili—a Chinese video sharing website, is themed on “The Doomsday”, covering five subjects: transportation, social networking, hobbies, traveling and shopping. It brought together over 90 students from five universities: Zhejiang...

Diabetes is an incurable chronic disease affecting the health of more than 400 million people worldwide. Therefore, providing tight glycemic control is essential for people with diabetes. The current efforts made in reversing insulin deficiency are counterbalanced by the frequent occurrence of acute hypoglycemia. Glucagon is an effective therapy for the rapid rescue of hypoglycemia, but its glucose-regulated release remains challenging.An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Prof. GU Zhe...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) manifests as a rapid decline in renal function with increased morbidity and mortality. The primary causes of AKI include kidney ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury, sepsis, and nephrotoxins. The incidence of AKI has been on the rise, inducing the increased risks of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. The current treatment for AKI is still reliant on interventions such as early fluid resuscitation or renal replacement therapy, and there is a paucity of with ...

The presentation ceremony of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Prize, one of China’s most prestigious science awards, was held on November 3. This year, the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation bestowed prizes upon 52 distinguished scientists, among whom were two scientists from Zhejiang University. Prof. YANG Deren from the School of Materials Science and Engineering and Prof. HE Xiangning from the College of Electrical Engineering won the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Progress Award.Semic...

On November 1, the first-phase facility of the headquarters of the First Affiliated Hospital of the Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU) was officially put into use on the 73rd anniversary of the founding of FAHZU. It took six years to complete the construction of the first-phase facility of the FAHZU headquarters, which covers an area of 202 mu (approximately 33 acres). It has 1,500 beds and has a capacity of 8,000 outpatient visits on a daily basis.HUANG Jianfa, member of t...

The 40th anniversary of the Zhejiang University School of Management and the Deans’ Forum of Business Schools were held on Zijiangang Campus on November 1. On the anniversary, the School of Management released a book entitled ‘Business +’ Education Ecosystem. As early as September 2017, the School introduced an educational reform and proposed the concept of building ‘Business +’ Education Ecosystem to cultivate the healthy power leading the future of China. Later, the School optim...

Olfactory adaptation is the temporary, normal inability to distinguish a particular odor after a prolonged exposure to that airborne compound. For example, if one stays in an orchid garden for an extended period of time, he may not be able to perceive the fragrance of orchids. The scientific community has long attributed olfactory adaptation to neuronal “paralysis” in the nervous system. Recently, the research team headed by Prof. KANG Lijun and the research team headed by Prof. DUAN Shum...

Insects are the largest and most diverse species of organisms on the earth. They are the only species of invertebrates that can fly. However, insects are marked by their remarkable plasticity. Most of them have one or two pairs of wings, but under special circumstances, siblings may even develop two or several different wing morphs. Planthoppers are a typical insect with wing morphism. Prof. XU Haijun from the Zhejiang University College of Agriculture and Biotechnology has commit...

Since the advent of the Industrial Revolution, the global climate has undergone dramatic changes as human activities have continued to stimulate the consumption of fossil fuels, accelerate the pace of deforestation and boost the demand for synthetic ammonia, thereby contributing to the constant increase in greenhouse gas emissions and changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere. On the one hand, global climate change has caused glaciers to melt, sea levels to rise and extreme weather t...