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Anisha Ayuning Tryas is tackling the serious issue of cholesterol, particularly among people aged 15-34, by advocating for education about its dangers and creating health products tailored to their lifestyles. The research product, Tempe-CholPlast, a tempeh-based health drink, has shown effectiveness in reducing LDL and serves as a preventive solution…

Despite some remarkable breakthroughs in the neurosciences, the human brain remains largely a mystery. Thanks to technological advances in the last few decades scientists have begun to unravel its secrets, and key discoveries promise to transform the treatment of neurological conditions. When it comes to fully comprehending the basic mechanisms…

How Security Studies Explore the Roots of Terror What is it that motivates a formerly non-religious person to plan and commit a massacre declared as an act of god? What are the factors that attract young Europeans to a career as islamist fighters on the battlefields of Syria? These are…

During this Winners Session on the Top 10 breakthroughs in the Emerging Talents category, students, researchers, and early-career professionals present their solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of our time. From a fast and affordable medical device that improves neonatal health disparity to data storage revolutions, and from…

How Evolutionary Biology Explains Why we Get Sick Medical research has focused, properly and powerfully, on how the body works and what part of the mechanism is awry in a person who has a disease. Evolutionary medicine adds a whole new perspective by asking a new question: Why has natural…

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Abdulrahman Haitham is addressing the pollution crisis in his village caused by unclean feathers and chicken droppings by introducing a three-fold recycling solution. By repurposing these waste materials into absorbent fibers for baby diapers, bioplastic production, and manufacturing covers and blankets, Haitham not only tackles environmental threats but also creates…

Hair testing offers a non-invasive way to predict gestational diabetes in the second trimester. A handheld mass spectrometer as a point-of-care diagnostic tool would improve diagnostics in Africa.

BioFun is creating the first device that breaks down recalcitrant pollution with enzymes of unique fungi, stopping these harmful compounds from making their way into the environment.

As universities face the challenge of COVID-19, the EdTech industry has promised frictionless solutions to maintain educational continuity. These “solutions,” however, are often driven more by the needs of the industry than by the needs of students. The ACE Framework is an educator-created guide for course- and institutional-level design to…