Scientists use bacteria to repair bricks in space 🦠🌚

Scientists use bacteria to repair bricks in space 🦠🌚

Did you know that soil bacterium S. pasteurii had building superpowers?

How gut health affects anxiety

How gut health affects anxiety

Regulating anxiety isn’t all up to the brain—the gut plays a big part, too. New research shows us how.

Building science inclusivity in Asia 👐🏻

Building science inclusivity in Asia 👐🏻

People with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.

🌟 Superstars of STEM

This International Women's Month, we celebrate some powerful women researchers who are empowering others in Asia.

Why kids with ADHD struggle to sleep—and the role melatonin plays 🧬

Researchers uncover a genetic link between ADHD and reduced melatonin, a hormone signaling the body to sleep.

Why pregnant women need enough sleep

Lack of sleep during pregnancy may impact fetal glucose metabolism and contribute to neurodevelopmental delays—especially in boys.

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Building science inclusivity in Asia 👐🏻

Building science inclusivity in Asia 👐🏻

People with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.

Scientists use bacteria to repair bricks in space 🦠🌚

Scientists use bacteria to repair bricks in space 🦠🌚

Did you know that soil bacterium S. pasteurii had building superpowers?

How gut health affects anxiety

How gut health affects anxiety

Regulating anxiety isn’t all up to the brain—the gut plays a big part, too. New research shows us how.

🌟 Superstars of STEM

🌟 Superstars of STEM

This International Women's Month, we celebrate some powerful women researchers who are empowering others in Asia.

Why kids with ADHD struggle to sleep—and the role melatonin plays 🧬

Why kids with ADHD struggle to sleep—and the role melatonin plays 🧬

Researchers uncover a genetic link between ADHD and reduced melatonin, a hormone signaling the body to sleep.

Why pregnant women need enough sleep

Why pregnant women need enough sleep

Lack of sleep during pregnancy may impact fetal glucose metabolism and contribute to neurodevelopmental delays—especially in boys.

Golden connections 🌇

Golden connections 🌇

Today’s connectivity technologies are helping older people in Asia stay socially active and take charge of their own wellbeing.

Greening urban spaces 🌳

Greening urban spaces 🌳

A study in Japan found that creating pockets of green in cities could encourage people to spend more time in nature.

The science of festivity ✨

The science of festivity ✨

There’s a scientific basis to the magic of the holiday season.

Forests can trap... microplastics? 🌳

Forests can trap... microplastics? 🌳

The waxy surface of forest canopy leaves can also trap airborne microplastics, reveals a study in Japan.

Sleep tech wearables—yay or nay? 💤

Sleep tech wearables—yay or nay? 💤

Asia is going through a sleep crisis, worse than anywhere else in the world, leading to a growth in the market of sleep wearables. But how much do they help?

Amputees get a leg up with new tech 🦿

Amputees get a leg up with new tech 🦿

Researchers and clinicians in Asia continue to advance prosthetic limb technology to make it more effective and accessible for patients in the region.

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