Hong Kong-led research shows adult ocean sunfish use extendable, backward-curving throat teeth to grasp jellyfish, converging on similar feeding strategies seen in sea turtles.
Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers found methadone provides better, longer-lasting pain relief than morphine after heart surgery while reducing opioid consumption.
Croucher Foundation held its annual Foundation Day Dinner and Awards Presentation Ceremony on 8 December to present awards to its new scholars and fellows.
Researchers have decoded mysterious underwater sounds as imploding steam bubbles, enabling remote monitoring of submarine volcanic activity for the first time.
Hong Kong researchers have created a highly sensitive biosensor using microlaser technology to detect disease markers at exceptionally low levels.
Meta-analysis of 10 million patients reveals depression doubles death risk, but antidepressants and other therapies substantially lower mortality rates.
Find out more about the hidden world of the Hong Kong jellyfish.
Researchers used satellite laser ranging to show melting ice contributes 60 per cent of sea level rise since 1993.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University researchers used photoaffinity probes to identify how tetrandrine blocks viral replication by binding to lysosome proteins and disrupting calcium flow.
Scientists can now predict severe weather swings up to 38 days ahead by tracking the Madden-Julian Oscillation's changing behaviour.
Research finds children of mothers with gestational diabetes face higher obesity and abnormal glucose risks at age 18.
Professor Joanne Yip's team uses image recognition and mathematical modelling to measure soft tissue deformation, enabling personalised compression garment design.
The TREM2 H157Y variant, found in ethnic Chinese populations, significantly increases Alzheimer's risk and accelerates cognitive decline, Hong Kong researchers report.
Hong Kong researchers identify brief oscillation from rapidly spinning neutron star, providing clearest evidence yet of magnetar driving luminous cosmic explosion.
AI brain model captures fear responses in naturalistic conditions, showing oxytocin specifically reduces social anxiety but not other fears.
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong are searching for gravitational waves bent by massive galaxies, a discovery that could transform astronomy within a decade.
Scientists at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University integrate AI-driven cooling mechanisms into wearable fabrics, offering sustainable protection from rising global temperatures.
Brisk walkers show up to 53% lower lung cancer risk, with walking speed serving as a simple health indicator.
Deep learning technique enables faster, more efficient calculation of thermodynamic properties across temperature ranges, with applications from materials science to drug design.
Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology identify molecular guide that helps plants produce tiny RNA molecules essential for growth, stress response and disease resistance.
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