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Professor William Chin, 75, has contributed in areas such as biotherapeutics research. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore News - An American professor who contributed to Singapore’s science and technology sectors was awarded honorary citizenship here on Monday. Professor William Chin, 75, co-chair of the Experimental Drug Development Centre governing board at the Agency for Science, Technology And... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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Antihypertension drug may benefit patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Massachusetts Eye and Ear indicates that the blood pressure drug losartan may benefit patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a hereditary condition associated with vestibular schwannomas, or noncancerous tumors along the nerves in the brain that are involved with hearing and balance. The findings, which are published in Science Translational Medicine, are especially important because vestibular schwannomas are currently treated with sur...

 E-Mail The sense of hearing is, quite literally, a molecular tightrope act. Turns out, it involves acrobatics as well. In a paper published in Nature Communications on Feb 8, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital show that a dynamic and delicate connection between two pairs of diminutive protein filaments plays a central role in in hearing. The tension held by these filaments, together called a tip link, is essential for the activation of sensory cells in the inner ear. The team's analyses reveal that the filaments, which are joined end-to-end, work together ...