A cross-institutional research team led by Andrew H.-J. Wang, Academician of Academia Sinica and Chair Professor in the College of Medical Science and Technology at Taipei Medical University (TMU), together with Associate Professor Cheng-Chung Lee, has uncovered how an antibody recognizes and stabilizes one of DNA’s most unusual structures.

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Every hospital visit leaves behind more than a medical record. A prescription, laboratory result, diagnosis, or treatment decision can become part of a much larger picture, one that supports researchers in understanding how medicines perform, how treatment practices differ across countries, and where potential risks may emerge in daily practice.

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A research team lead by Professor Syu-Jyun Peng has developed an EEG-based, machine-learning drug-response prediction system designed to help clinicians identify whether a patient is likely to respond to medication within the first weeks of treatment.

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A research team led by Associate Professors Hsuan-Hung Liao and Yu-Ya Lin from the Department of Chemistry at National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) has taken on the role of "pharmaceutical chefs." By developing a "one-pot cooking" strategy, they have significantly improved the efficiency of new drug synthesis and opened the door to entirely new types of molecules.

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NTU researchers developed zirconium dioxide thin films that remain stable after 100 million electric field cycles, advancing materials for next-generation electronics, high-density memory, and micro energy storage.

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A team led by Dr. Tapia and Prof. Sze Ling Ho at the Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University uncovered that the long-overlooked "Antarctic Intermediate Water" (AAIW), located 500 to 1,500 meters below the sea surface, played a core role in the major transitions of atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past million years.

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A research team led by Professor Ling-Hsien Tu from the Department of Chemistry at National Taiwan Normal University successfully demonstrated that iron–chlorophyllin nanoparticles can stabilize human calcitonin (hCT), thereby improving the stability and bioactivity of hCT and providing a potential new strategy for hCT drug formulation.

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The notorious hospital "superbug," Acinetobacter baumannii, has long been a formidable challenge due to its extensive antibiotic resistance and high mortality rate.

(Resource: NSYSU)

This material utilizes solar energy to convert CO2 into fuels such as methane (CH4), achieving the dual benefits of reducing greenhouse gases and generating renewable energy. This innovative research has been published in the prestigious international journal, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy.

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A recent collaboration between the Department of Physics at National Taiwan Normal University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has successfully overcome a key bottleneck in quantum memory technology. The study demonstrates that at extremely low temperatures, a magnetic field induces polarity ordering in monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) transistors. This breakthrough is poised to bring revolutionary changes to the development of two-dimensional materials and electronic technologies.

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A research team led by Dr. Hsuan-Hung Liao, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry at National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), has made a breakthrough in organic synthesis with the development of an innovative, energetically uphill reaction powered by photocatalysis.

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A pioneering collaboration between National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) and National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital (NTUCH) has taken a significant step toward that goal, developing an innovative diagnostic workflow to assess the severity of FOXG1 syndrome—a rare and complex neurological disorder.

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As a new wave of lunar exploration heats up worldwide, National Central University of Taiwan teamed up with the Japanese startup space company ispace, inc to participate in their Mission 2. This mission led to the creation of Taiwan's first Deep Space Radiation Probe (DSRP).

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According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of people with dementia continues to rise, surpassing 300,000 in 2022 – of whom 96% were aged 65 or older.

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A research team composed of members from the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), and Tamkang University published a major breakthrough in Advanced Materials on April 16, 2025

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Fossil specimens of a male Denisovan found in Taiwan (courtesy of National Museum of Natural History)

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National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) has successfully performed the world’s first beating heart transplant with zero ischemic time, with the patient recovering smoothly and being discharged. This achievement marks a significant breakthrough in the field of heart transplantation.

(Resource: NTU)

Professor Ching-Hwa Ho’s team at the Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Taiwan Tech, has recently successfully developed a novel one-dimensional optoelectronic semiconductor material, zirconium trisulfide (ZrS3).

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Associate professors Kai-Ti Lin of the Institute of Biotechnology and Hui-Chun Cheng of the Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan have jointly identified the molecular mechanism by which cancer cells rapidly multiply---a mystery that has puzzled the scientific community for nearly a century.

(Resource: NTHU)

Bioengineered Bacteriophage-Like Nanoparticles as RNAi Therapeutics to Enhance Radiotherapy against Glioblastomas.

(Resource: NCKU)