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Scientists Find Way to Reverse Wrinkled Skin and Hair Loss
Wrinkled skin and hair loss: two symptoms of old age that we all fear. We fear them so much, in fact, that the global anti-aging market is expected to jump from $250 billion in 2016 to $331.41 billion by 2021. But fear not! A new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham… Read More
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Women Killin’ It in the Fight Against Climate Change
Climate change is occurring at unprecedented rates, posing a severe threat to humans, animal species, marine life and global economies. Fortunately, great strides are made in science, technology and activism every day to combat this issue — and women are at the forefront of such progress. In this article, we highlight seven women who are… Read More
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What’s Cocktail Attire for Women?
Special events can offer an exciting opportunity to whip out a new outfit — after all, it’s not every day we get the chance to wear our favorite party dress and heels. So when you get an invitation that reads “cocktail attire,” it can feel like the perfect occasion to express yourself in creative new… Read More
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ADHD Drugs Don’t Improve Memory, Cognition in Healthy Students
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs are frequently used by college students as a means to boost academic performance, but new research suggests that the medication may fail to improve cognition and can impair memory functioning for students without ADHD. The study comes at a time when an increasing number of cognitively healthy students are… Read More
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New Catalyst for ‘Green’ Plastic Production
A team of chemists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), a German university, has developed a cheap catalyst for the production of ‘greener’ plastic. This development could push forward PEF (polyethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) plastic as a sustainable alternative to PET (polyethylene terephthalate), the common fossil-fuel based plastic used to make water bottles, soda containers and more. Additionally, hydrogen… Read More
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We Can Feed The World if We Change Our Ways … But, Will We?
Current crop yields could provide enough nutritious food for the projected 2050 global population — a whopping 9.7 billion people — but only if we make significant changes to our diet, a new study suggests. Otherwise, crop yields will have to increase by 119 percent in the next 30 years. Researchers from Lancaster University, England,… Read More
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VR Helps Designers Magically Sketch 3D Models
“Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” — as Cinderella’s fairy godmother sang these three words and motioned the tip of her magic wand, everything turned into what she imagined them to be. Yes, it’s magic in a film. The exact thing can’t happen in real life. But what about something like it? With virtual reality, researchers at the Korean Advanced… Read More
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Earth Overshoot Day: Humanity Has Already Used Up 2018’s Natural Resources
Earth Overshoot Day, the date that marks when humanity has consumed more resources than the earth’s ecosystems can replenish in a year, has fallen on August 1 this year — the earliest ever. According to Global Footprint Network, humans are using earth’s resources 1.7 times faster than the planet can regenerate. Essentially, in 2018, we… Read More
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E-Bikes Offer Same Health Benefits As Regular Bikes
Electric bikes (e-bikes) are comparable to conventional bicycles when it comes to promoting health and fitness in untrained and overweight individuals, according to a study by the University of Basel in Switzerland. The research comes at a time when e-bikes are growing ever more popular, and questions concerning their health benefits are on the minds… Read More
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Study Links Contact Sports to Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson’s, Dementia
Athletes who play contact sports may have a higher chance of developing Lewy body disease (LBD), which can cause Parkinson’s disease and dementia, according to researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). Decades of evidence has made it widely known that head impacts and injuries can lead to the neurodegenerative disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy… Read More
