SIAT Research
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Oct 26, 2021Researchers Reveal the Mechanism of Nicotine on Hippocampal Dependent CognitionDr. LUO Qian’s group from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that the dynamic alterations in neurotransmitters metabolism of mice hipp... Nicotine ingested from smoking exerts neuroprotection and developmental neurotoxicity in central nervous system. It can produce several changes of cognitive behaviors through regulating the release... -
Oct 25, 2021Researchers Reveal Mechanism of Oligodendrocyte Myelination by Osteocalcin HormoneA research team led by LI Xiang from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the molecular mechanism of oligodendrocyte myelination by OCN i... Osteocalcin (OCN) is a multifunctional bone-derived hormone that modulates numerous physiological activities. OCN can cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) and thus play critical roles in neuronal an... -
Oct 19, 2021Researchers Achieve Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Based on ECGIn a recent study published in the journal IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics and selected as a featured article, Dr. NIE Zedong's group at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technol... Patients with diabetes are suggested to monitor blood glucose (BG) regularly and maintain BG level within the physiological range through antidiabetic drugs. Therefore, monitoring BG ranges of pati... -
Oct 15, 2021Researchers Reveal Novel Checkpoint Molecule of Natural Killer Cell Anti-Tumor ImmunityIn a study published in the journal Science Advances, Dr. TIAN Zhigang’s group at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported that tumor necros... Currently, rapid development of immunotherapy is revolutionizing the area of tumor therapy. However, most patients couldn’t benefit from available immunotherapy strategies due to limited efficacy ... -
Oct 14, 2021Imaging Atomic Structure of Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3Dr. WANG Xiao’s group at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences collaborated with Dr. ZHAO Jinjin, Dr. LI Jiangyu and Dr. GAO Peng ’s team from Sh... Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites (OIHPs) have attracted great research interests as promising materials for the next generation photovoltaic energy harvesting, electro-optic detection, and all-... -
Oct 14, 2021Researchers Discover Late Development of Early Visual PerceptionIn a study published in the journal Child Development reported that the global topological priority in peripheral vision didn’t emerge until age ~10 years and the development of central and periph... Topological property (TP) is a basic geometric attribute of objects, which is preserved over continuous and one-to-one transformations. The number of holes in a figure is an example TP. For example... -
Sep 03, 2021Exosome Nanoporator: An Innovative Nanofluidic Device to Develop Exosome-based Drug Delivery VehiclesResearchers haave recently presented a novel nanofluidic device for high-throughput preparation of exosome-based drug delivery vehicles The research group of Prof. YANG Hui in Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has recently presented a novel nanofluidic device for high-throughput pr... -
Aug 26, 2021Cruel Twist: Exercise Reduces Calories Burned at Rest in Individuals with ObesityPeople who exercise burn fewer calories on body maintenance, therefore markedly reducing the calorie burning gains of exercise Exercise reduces the amount of calories burned at rest in people with obesity, according to a new study by researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Acade...