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17 Mar 2025	HKUMed unveils mechanisms of Chchd10 regulation in adipose tissue homeostasis, key to effective obesity management
17 Mar 2025	HKU Chemist and Collaborators unveil eco-friendly method to efficiently convert methane to ethanol
13 Mar 2025	HKUMed discovers a mechanism of C-reactive protein that exacerbates inflammation in diabetic kidney disease, offering new treatment directions for patients
12 Mar 2025	HKU shines in 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject with four subjects in Global Top 10
09 Mar 2025	HKU study shows bad sleep harms old-age memory by disrupting the brain’s ‘waste removal system’
06 Mar 2025	HKU Business School releases a comprehensive evaluation report on the image-generation capabilities of AI models
04 Mar 2025	HKU computing and data science team develop breakthrough “Auto-Deep-Research” personal AI research assistant
02 Mar 2025	HKU researchers unveil neuromorphic exposure control system to improve machine vision in extreme lighting environments
25 Feb 2025	Who gets the lion’s share? HKU Ecologists highlight disparities in global biodiversity conservation funding
24 Feb 2025	HKU scholars and international research team unveil underlying rules of evolutionary urban systems in Africa
23 Feb 2025	HKUMed reveals genetic evidence that diabetes drug GLP-1 receptor agonists achieve weight loss primarily by reducing fat mass more than muscle
20 Feb 2025	Breakthrough discovery: HKUMed identifies novel gene behind neurodevelopmental syndrome for enhanced clinical treatment
16 Feb 2025	HKU team develops AI-driven tool to accelerate cancer diagnosis
10 Feb 2025	FDA and EMA designations for HKUMed game-changing invention: Oral arsenic trioxide for leukaemia with a 97% cure rate - First prescription medicine in Hong Kong to be globalised
09 Feb 2025	HKU biomedical engineering team develops advanced computational tool to decode cellular mysteries