HONG KONG — Researchers in China have demonstrated that endogenous brown adipose tissue (BAT) is closely related to the development of a polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) phenotype in rats, suggesting that BAT activation might represent a promising therapeutic option for management of PCOS in humans.

HONG KONG – New results from researchers at the University of Kyoto in Japan suggest that pancreatic exocrine tissue, which is primarily involved in digestion, could also play an important role in the development of diabetes, a key finding that could lead to new treatments for the disease, including the potential for stem cell-based therapies.

HONG KONG – New results from researchers at the University of Kyoto in Japan suggest that pancreatic exocrine tissue, which is primarily involved in digestion, could also play an important role in the development of diabetes, a key finding that could lead to new treatments for the disease, including the potential for stem cell-based therapies.

HONG KONG – A protein identified in the dengue virus by Dutch researchers could represent a promising new target for the development of an antiviral drug against dengue fever, a vaccine and effective treatment for which both remain elusive, report researchers from Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

HONG KONG – A protein identified in the dengue virus by Dutch researchers could represent a promising new target for the development of an antiviral drug against dengue fever, a vaccine and effective treatment for which both remain elusive, report researchers from Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

HONG KONG – Neurobiologists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have discovered a novel strategy to promote axon regeneration after central nervous system (CNS) injury, which could lead to the development of potentially clinically useful non-invasive methods to stimulate neuronal activity and eventually the possible repair of spinal injury.

HONG KONG – Japanese researchers have discovered that increased heterodimerization between angiotensin type 1 (AT1) receptors and purinergic P2Y6 receptors with age promotes hypertension induced by angiotensin II (ATII), and compounds that disrupt heterodimerization may be attractive new drug candidates to treat hypertension.

HONG KONG – Japanese researchers have discovered that increased heterodimerization between angiotensin type 1 (AT1) receptors and purinergic P2Y6 receptors with age promotes hypertension induced by angiotensin II (ATII), and compounds that disrupt heterodimerization may be attractive new drug candidates to treat hypertension.

HONG KONG — Chinese researchers have discovered that an antifungal drug can efficiently block bacterial virulence due to Staphylococcus aureus infections, including those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains of the bacterium, in mouse models of infection, they reported in the Jan. 18, 2015, edition of Nature Chemical Biology.