Genetic risk scores help predict type 2 diabetes in people of south Asian origin, study finds
Combining a genetic risk score with a clinical risk score improved the prediction of type 2 diabetes in British Pakistani ...
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How ice clouds develop – Asian monsoon influences large parts of the Northern Hemisphere
FRANKFURT. The Asian monsoon transports enormous amounts of air from atmospheric layers close to Earth’s surface to a height of ...
“One-size-fits-all” flawed for assessing cardiovascular disease risk among Asian Americans
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Tuesday, May 10, 2022 DALLAS, May 10, 2022 — In a large, retrospective ...
Highly valuable Asian rosewood trees face a host of threats to survival
Safeguarding native tree diversity through improved conservation and restoration efforts is at a critical juncture in Southeast Asia as many ...
Cancer burden facing Asian Americans partly caused by racism
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) published a commentary today on the significant cancer disparities facing Asian Americans. ...
Pandemic may have intensified US workplace prejudice against East Asian and Hispanic colleagues
A new, U.S.-based survey study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified prejudicial attitudes against East Asian and Hispanic ...
A population Hub out of Africa explains East Asian lineages in Europe 45.000 years ago
The ancient human remains unearthed in the Bacho Kiro cave (in present-day Bulgaria) and recently genetically described were surprisingly reported to ...
The worrying arrival of the invasive Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis) in Europe
Invasive exotic species are considered one of the main causes of the current biodiversity crisis. In recent years, humans have ...
Aspects of Asian elephants’ social life are related to their amount of stress hormones
An international team of scientists found that sociality is linked to stress in Asian elephants. For example, loneliness increased male ...
How Does Indochina Peninsula Affect Asian Summer Monsoon?
The extension of the Asian subtropical continent into the tropics, including the Indochina Peninsula (ICP), is generally considered an important ...
A novel method to diagnose model uncertainties in projecting the South Asian summer monsoon
A team of researchers from Sun Yat-sen University has revealed some of the key sources of uncertainty in projections of ...
Northeast Asian public favors democratic regional climate, pandemic management
Credit: Yamane, T. & Kaneko, S. (2022), Global Environmental Change, Volume 73, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102455 A scientific sociological survey of ...
Skin cancer risk factors, Screening among Asian Americans
What The Study Did: Researchers compared screening and skin cancer risk factors of Asian American individuals with non-Hispanic white individuals ...
NTU Singapore and the European Union announce artists and partner institutions for the first cycle of SEA AiR, a new studio residential program in the EU for Southeast Asian artists
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the European Union Delegation to Singapore today announced the partner institutions and artists ...
USTC proposes new mechanisms of holocene east Asian monsoon precipitation
The precipitation patterns of East Asian monsoon (EAM) region have a great impact on economic development. However, former researchers have ...
Asian climate variability and dynamics across early-to-middle pliocene warm period provide clues for future climate change
A recent study by an international research group led by Prof. AO Hong from the Institute of Earth Environment of ...
UMass Lowell wins $1.5 million grant to boost the success of Asian American students
LOWELL, Mass. – UMass Lowell has received nearly $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education to create a center ...
Borneo forest patches adjacent to palm oil plantations may be key refuges for species including Asian water monitor lizards
Borneo forest patches adjacent to palm oil plantations may be key refuges for species including Asian water monitor lizardsCredit: Sergio ...
Herbaria awarded $4.7 million to mobilize digital collections of Asian plant biodiversity
Charles Davis, Professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Vascular Plants at Harvard University Herbaria, ...