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UConn Engineer Invents Reusable, Biodegradable Facemask to Fight Growing Pollution of the Pandemic
A Vietnamese American engineer at the University of Connecticut, along with several Ph.D. students, submitted a patent for a reusable and biodegradable face mask to help the environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The biodegradable mask was created by UConn assistant professor of mechanical engineering Thanh Nguyen, along with Ph.D. students Eli Curry, Thinh Le, and Tra Nguyen, according to UConn Today.
Meet the Legendary Scientist Working on Treatments For COVID-19 and Other Coronaviruses
Dr. David Ho’s work as an HIV/AIDS researcher has been nothing short of legendary.
As director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center and professor of medicine at Columbia University, Ho has made numerous scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of the HIV infection.
Loving Your Parents More Can Help Them Live Longer, According to Science
Scientists have found that love and respect from children can help parents live longer.
A recent study published in Aging & Mental Health has established a correlation between mortality risk in elderly Chinese Americans and aspects of filial piety, the Chinese virtue of respect for one’s parents and elders.
People Who Loved Pokémon Growing Up Have a Slightly Different Brain Than Others, Research Shows
Scientists have recently discovered that children who grew up playing Pokémon games may have a slightly different brain.
Researchers from UC Berkley and Stanford discovered that those who played enough Pokémon video games in their childhoods have developed a brain region that contains memory triggers to Pokémon characters.
U.S. Program Took Cat Meat From Chinese Markets and Fed it to Other Cats for ‘Research’
A United States government research program, which led to the deaths of thousands of cats, has been shut down, scientists announced Tuesday.
Since 1982, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research Services lab in Beltsville, MD had been infecting cats with toxoplasmosis before euthanizing them as part of its research in foodborne illnesses.
Asians Who Eat Mushrooms Now Have One More Advantage, Singapore Study Suggests
Researchers in Singapore found that eating mushrooms over twice per week could help prevent memory and language problems later in life.
According to the study, published by the National University of Singapore in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, there is a unique antioxidant present in mushrooms that helps protect certain brain functions.
BTS Member Has The ‘World’s Best-Sculpted Face’ After 1.5 Million People Vote
A BTS member emerged as having the “world’s best-sculpted face,” a Czech Republic-based doll-maker said.
After analyzing 18,000 male faces from 58 countries, CzDollic selected Kim Seok-jin, better known as Jin, and nine others as part of the Final 10.
Meet the Stanford Student Who Could Revolutionize How We Treat Epilepsy
When talking to Christine Liu, I often found myself forgetting that she’s still only a sophomore at Stanford. Looking back, it’s not hard to see why.
For starters, she’s got a resume to make even the most draconian of tiger parents proud, boasting a published scientific paper (with another one in review), a startup, and an international science fair medal — all by the age of 19. Her winning science fair project, a machine learning algorithm for predicting epileptic seizures, has the potential to radically change the way we approach epilepsy health care. Yet, what stood out the most, above and beyond her myriad accomplishments, was a very distinct sense of maturity, of wisdom beyond her years. There’s a purpose to her ambition, one rooted in personal experience and a deeply intrinsic desire to succeed — maturity was simply a requisite.
Heroic Thai Woman Goes Through 33 Hours of Labor to Give Birth to Stillborn Baby for Science
An expectant mother from Thailand had to endure 33 hours of labor so she could give birth to her stillborn baby for research last month.
Singaporean Eugene Wee and his Thai wife Puu Kanokrat, both 37, were devastated after learning that the first child they were expecting would not be able to survive.
China’s Terrible Air Pollution is Actually Making People Dumber, Yale Study Finds
Research by Chinese scientists claims to have found that air pollution causes people to become less intelligent.
The study was based on a survey conducted by Yale and Peking University researchers who tested over 25,000 participants living around China, Shanghaiist reported.
Walking While Chewing Gum May Help You Lose Weight, Japanese Study Says
The seemingly effortless combination of walking while chewing gum may help those looking to dodge conventional methods to lose weight, a new study by Japanese researchers suggests.
The study, published in The Journal of Physical Therapy Science, found an increase in the heart rate of 46 people who chewed gum while walking normally. Previous studies showed that chewing gum increases one’s heart rate and energy expenditure at rest.
Japan Develops World’s First Test to Detect Cancer via Urine Samples
Scientists in Japan have developed the world’s first test that can detect cancers in patient urine samples.
The breakthrough technology by Japanese researchers from engineering firm Hitachi has been in development for two years and it may be made available by 2020.