A 2,000-year-old Mediterranean glass bead excavated in Kazakhstan is helping CUHK researchers re-examine Silk Road history. Spearheaded by Professor Lam Weng-cheong, this cross-border collaboration uses advanced scientific analysis to reveal early Eurasian connectivity. Beyond mapping ancient exchange networks, the initiative establishes equitable international partnerships and provides immersive field training for the next generation of archaeologists.

For generations, a heart attack has been seen as an irreversible decline. But a groundbreaking discovery by CUHK researchers may now be poised to change that. They have identified a hidden regenerative “switch” within the human immune system. Flipping it back on could reawaken the heart's dormant ability to heal itself—a power it once briefly held in infancy—turning a heart attack from a point of no return into a new beginning. This discovery doesn't just challenge a long-held medical belief; it opens an entirely new frontier in repairing damaged hearts.

Imagine being trapped in a freezing body from head to toe, losing the ability to move, speak and even breathe. ALS, a mysterious condition that causes these symptoms, has long puzzled researchers. CUHK and University of Oxford researchers have discovered our bodies work like an intricate symphony orchestrated by our genetic instructions. A transcription factor called Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is playing the wrong notes, potentially leading to ALS.