SIAT Research
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Apr 07, 2026Researchers Reveal Metabolic and Inflammatory Roles of Glial Cells in Neurodegenerative and Cerebrovascular DiseasesA study published in Ageing Research Reviews and led by MA Yinzhong's team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences provides an integrated perspective on how... Neurons have been the main focus in studying Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ischemic stroke, and hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. However, increasing evidenc... -
Mar 27, 2026Integrated PET/MRI Radiomic Model Achieves Precise Prediction of High-risk Carotid PlaquesA study published in Journal of the American Heart Association led by Professor ZHANG Na from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof... A substantial proportion of ischemic strokes are linked to atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain. However, not all plaques carry the same danger. Some rem... -
Mar 26, 2026Researchers Engineer Quantitative Synthetic Circuit for Precise Cellular Differentiation and Proportion ControlA study published in Nature and led by ZHONG Chao's team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and George M. Church's group from the Wyss Institute ... Cellular differentiation and a division of labor are essential to living systems, as distinct cell types performing specialized functions arise in defined proportions and spatial arrangements. In s... -
Mar 24, 2026New Method Proposed for Ultrarobust Underwater Kicking Phase Estimation for Robotic Exosuit-assisted DivingA study published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics and led by WANG Xiangyang's team from Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed an ultrarob... Assisting divers with robotic exoskeletons would increase their working efficiency and reduce the risk of accidents. Nonetheless, the synchronization of assistance with underwater movements has not... -
Mar 23, 2026How Weight-loss Medication Dampens Down Alcohol Intake: Researchers Pinpoint Key Septal "Brake"A study published in Neuron and led by Dr. ZHU Yingjie and Dr. CHEN Zijun from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that a septal inhibit... Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic, relapsing brain disorder. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists, widely used on weight loss and glycemic control, have been found to reduce the... -
Mar 19, 2026Gut Phages Harbor Treasure Trove of Anti-CRISPR Proteins with Potential for Genome EditingA study published in Cell Host & Microbe on March 18 and led by Prof. MA Yingfei from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uncovered a vast repertoire o... In the human gut, trillions of bacteria and their viral predators—phages—are locked in an ancient arms race. Bacteria deploy CRISPR-Cas immune systems to snip phage DNA, while phages counter with... -
Mar 16, 2026Novel Biosensing Platform Enables Fingertip Blood-based Micro-volume T-cell Immune MonitoringWith the prevalence of infectious diseases, the rapid assessment of population-specific immune protection has become important for public health. A study published in Analytical Chemistry and led b... With the prevalence of infectious diseases, the rapid assessment of population-specific immune protection has become important for public health. A study published in Analytical Chemistry and led b... -
Mar 06, 2026New Nuclear Relocation Mechanism of Cytoplasmic Metabolic Enzyme Enables Plants to Fine-tune Flavonoid ProductionA study published in Science Advances and led by Prof. ZHAO Qiao from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences uncovered a molecular "braking system" that h... Plants constantly adjust their metabolism to cope with changing environmental conditions. A key pathway involved in this process is the phenylpropanoid pathway which produces important compounds su...