January 9, 2025

Snika Gupta

Huntington’s Disease is an inherited genetic disease that causes neurons to die over time, hindering a person's movement, thinking, and mental health. It primarily affects parts of the brain that control intentional motion leading to physical symptoms such as chorea, dystonia, and akathisia. The disease usually appears in adults from the age of 30 to 50 (adult-onset HD) but can appear in children (juvenile HD). As the disease progresses, its symptoms worsen. It begins with uncontrolled movements appearing in a person's extremities and torsos, which become more severe when the person is nervous and distracted...click here to read more

December 6, 2024

Snika Gupta

AI expansion is rapid and expanding daily. In the medical field, AI is making significant strides. By collaborating with specialists in various fields, AI can assist in analysis of medical data. Significant innovations are emerging from the integration of AI, introducing new methods to improve treatments, patient care, and diagnosis. However, it's crucial to emphasize human oversight in health care...click here to read more

December 5, 2024

Snika Gupta

Since the 1950s, plastic production has grown immensely. Because of this relatively short time span, the long-term effects of plastic exposure have not yet been thoroughly researched. However, the existing findings are more than alarming in themselves...click here to read more

September 26, 2024

Snika Gupta

Ultrasounds, used for looking into the body using soundwaves, are useful to find disease, track pregnancy health, tumor or biopsy treatment, blood flow, and lots more. They often last from thirty minutes to an hour and need medical supervision. Medical ultrasound is the most common method for deep tissue sensing but has more restrictions than wearable ultrasounds and depends on the operator. Wearable ultrasound patches are changing that...click here to read more

September 2, 2024

Snika Gupta 

Imagine a world where new genes can be created. Well, it’s here now. Ongoing research is developing new bases for DNA, meaning new proteins that build up in our bodies. We are close to being able to make and write DNA that can undergo the process of protein synthesis. Protein synthesis is the process of creating proteins. The two processes that make up protein synthesis are transcription and translation...click here to read more

July 22, 2024

Snika Gupta 

Like us, plants require more than just water and sunlight to survive. And for them, their nutrients come from fertilizers. Thought to have existed for eight thousand years, farmers have used fertilizers to support their plants for ages. The Babylonians, Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians have all been recorded using fertilizers on their crops. Throughout time, fertilizer has become fundamental in modern farming...click here to read more

October 17, 2023

Maryam Bala

Have you ever looked at a building and wondered, “How was this even built?” Many New Yorkers (including myself) have stared in awe at a building known as “The Edge” and asked this very question. Despite its world-renowned status and popularity, many have wondered whether it is a sound structure. Buildings require a great deal of planning and construction.  All forms of mathematics, physics, and engineering statistics are used to determine what a building can handle. Architects and civil engineers perform equations and tests that are responsible for not only The Edge but many other interesting buildings all across the world...click here to read more

September 26, 2023

Anya Puangsawas

Given the title of “Australian of the Year” five times in a row, Dr. Fiona Wood is a distinguished plastic and reconstructive surgeon in her field of expertise– treating burns and other types of skin damage. She is principally recognized by the public eye and the world of science for her development of “Spray-on Skin”, a revolutionary and innovative treatment that shortened the time needed to cultivate enough cells to cover serious burns from the prior three-week duration to only five days...click here to read more

June 21, 2023

Maryam Bala

Engineering is a science that has existed since the dawn of time. Our Primitive and Stone Age ancestors created Oldowan tool kits, kits that consisted of stone hammers and Acheulean handaxes, the oldest testament to modern-day Manufacturing Engineering. The Egyptian pyramids serve as the oldest testament to Civil Engineering. These beautiful yet seemingly outlandish pyramids demonstrate complex understandings of both structures and the logic behind them. Those who came before us in the world of STEM possessed no knowledge greater than ours. They knew of no magic for construction and could read from no all-knowing book. Rather, they used a process known as the engineering process, a process very similar to the one still in effect today...click here to read more