Tanshinones—the bioactive compounds responsible for the cardiovascular benefits of the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Salvia miltiorrhiza—accumulate at relatively low levels in the plant, limiting their therapeutic and commercial potential. 

Researchers have developed a laboratory method that transforms sheep bone into a realistic model of osteoporosis.

A recent study led by the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the Correctional Services Department, has demonstrated that mass screening of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among persons in custody (PICs) is a cost-effective strategy. By enabling early identification and treatment of infected PICs, this approach can offer measurable health benefits. The data provides strong evidence to support the implementation of systematic prison-based HCV screening in Hong Kong. The findings were published in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific.

A joint research team led by the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New York University and Newcastle University, has found that a combination of policies and service measures could enhance the value and affordability of esketamine nasal spray, a novel rapid-acting treatment for adults with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in Hong Kong. The study found that measures such as price negotiation, value-based access arrangements, optimised service delivery and targeted patient selection could help make esketamine more accessible while maintaining the sustainability of the healthcare system. The findings were published in PLOS Medicine.

A vicarious calibration model enables quantitative applications of Fengyun-3 satellite ocean color data

Tidal currents flood and ebb with the tide, but their motion does not average to zero everywhere over a tidal cycle. 

A wild vegetable treasured in Northeast China for both its nutritional value and medicinal properties has had its entire genetic code deciphered for the first time.

For decades, plant breeders have worked with collapsed genome assemblies that merge two parental haplotypes into one, losing critical genetic information in the process.