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24/09/2026

👴🏼 A study from Osaka Metropolitan University found that older adults that need mild support benefited from community gathering spaces. Participants with mild disabilities had approximately US$1,177 lower annual care cost.

Researchers suggest that these spaces are not merely venues for exercise but serve as valuable community resources that influence patterns of long-term care service.

🔗 https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/community-gathering-places-linked-lower-long-term-care-costs

The paper was published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

Participants with mild disabilities had approximately US$1,177 lower annual care cost

23/09/2026

A research team at 성균관대학교-Sungkyunkwan University developed a new model to analyze 4D functional data that analyzes activity across space and time while providing interpretable information for trustworthy computer-aided diagnosis.

It allows clinicians to examine the evidence behind an AI prediction rather than relying only on a final result.

Learn more: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/4d-fmri-crossformer-toward-explainable-and-trustworthy-ai-brain-disorder-diagnosis

Published in IEEE Xplore Journal of and Health .

SKKU InfoLab develops a 4D fMRI AI model that analyzes brain activity across space and time while providing interpretable information for trustworthy computer-aided diagnosis

23/09/2026

災害救助の虫型サイボーグ、遺伝子を「盗む」植物、AIと精神負荷、食虫植物とダーウィンの予測、記録的豪雨の要因、そしてペットの体内に蓄積する「永遠の化学物質（PFAS）」。すべての記事は最新のEditor's Choiceでご覧ください！🤖🐶

詳細はこちら： https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/cyborg-cockroaches-carnivorous-and-thieving-plants-ai-and-mental-workload-more-%F0%9F%A4%96%F0%9F%90%B6

掲載大学・機関：大阪大学（The University of Osaka）, Duke-NUS Medical School, Osaka Metropolitan University, Lingnan University, Springer Nature, Ateneo de Manila University, and Ehime University.

17/09/2026

🐠 City University of Hong Kong researchers and collaborators developed a novel membrane that improves the efficiency of collecting and detecting marine organisms’ eDNA, providing a more sensitive and reliable tool for monitoring marine .

Read more: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/cityuhk-team-invents-novel-edna-membrane-advance-understanding-inshore-fish-diversity

The research was published in National Science Review journal.

A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), in collaboration with researchers from several other universities, has successfully developed a novel functionalised membrane that significantly improves the efficiency of collecting and detecting marine organisms’ eDNA, providing a more...

16/09/2026

🤖🐶 Cyborg cockroaches for search and rescue, plants that steal genes, AI and mental workload, carnivorous plants and Darwin’s prediction, what’s driving extreme rainfall, and forever chemicals in furry friends.

Read all in the latest Editor's Choice: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/cyborg-cockroaches-carnivorous-and-thieving-plants-ai-and-mental-workload-more-%F0%9F%A4%96%F0%9F%90%B6

Discoveries from 大阪大学（The University of Osaka）, Duke-NUS Medical School, Osaka Metropolitan University, Lingnan University, Springer Nature, de Manila University and Ehime University.

16/09/2026

🤖🐶 Cyborg cockroaches for search and rescue, plants that steal genes, AI and mental workload, carnivorous plants and Darwin’s prediction, what’s driving extreme rainfall, and forever chemicals in furry friends.

Read all in the latest Editor's Choice: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/cyborg-cockroaches-carnivorous-and-thieving-plants-ai-and-mental-workload-more-%F0%9F%A4%96%F0%9F%90%B6

Discoveries from 大阪大学（The University of Osaka）, Duke-NUS Medical School, Osaka Metropolitan University, Lingnan University, Springer Nature, de Manila University and Ehime University.

08/09/2026

📢 Call for Applications: Afghanistan Research Initiative 2027/28

The Afghanistan Research Initiative (ARI) is a programme of the University of Central Asia (UCA), jointly supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC / CRDI) and the Aga Khan Foundation Canada. Three grant fundings are available: Research, Non-Resident Research Fellowship, and PhD Support.

📆 Deadline: October 1, 2026

Learn more: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/jobs/call-applications-afghanistan-research-initiative-202728-3-grants

04/09/2026

⛈️ Isotopes of atmospheric water leave fingerprints that can improve modelling, as demonstrated by researchers including those at The University of Tokyo / UTokyo (東京大学 生産技術研究所) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

They showed, for the first time, that incorporating measurements of water v***r isotopes into weather models improves forecasts of atmospheric conditions, including better predictions of heavy .

🔗 https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/heavy-water-helps-weather-forecasts

The study was published in Communications Earth & Environment journal.

Isotopes of atmospheric water leave fingerprints that can improve weather modelling

04/09/2026

Sometimes, plants steal more than nutrients.🌱

A study led by Osaka Metropolitan University showed how the parasitic dodder “stole” a gene from a flowering plant and remodeled it over millions of years while keeping its original function intact.

🔗 https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/parasitic-plants-act-genetic-engineers-stealing-and-remodeling-useful-genes

The research was published in Plant Physiology journal.

How foreign genes become permanent in parasitic plants

04/09/2026

AI was trained on footage from just a few steps of a stick insect, and learned how to walk, navigate bumpy terrain, and adapt to limb loss in a robot with six legs. The technology was developed by an international team led by Tohoku University in Japan and the Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (สถาบันวิทยสิริเมธี VISTEC) in Thailand.

Learn more: https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/six-legged-robot-learns-walk-stick-insect.

The research was published in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics journal.

Think you could learn a brand new skill from a five-second video clip? AI was trained on footage from just a few steps of a stick insect, and learned how to walk, navigate bumpy terrain, and adapt to limb loss in a robot with six legs.