Research : Chinatopix

A study has been conducted regarding the threat of laundry detergent pods to young kids by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio and the results show that over 700 kids have been hospitalized and recorded one death from years 2012 to 2013.

Making Mistakes Makes for Better Learning

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 27, 2014 09:56 AM EDT

Learning information by making mistakes may be the best process for learning in older brains.

Chinese Economy Won't Continue to Defy Growth Odds, Harvard Study Shows

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 27, 2014 05:55 AM EDT

China's economy has just increased by 7.3 percent as they have announced the third quarter year-on-year report, and it has been seen by the international community as China's "new normal" as opposed to its slow growth.

Midlife Migraine Linked To Parkinson’s Disease, Study Says

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 20, 2014 08:02 AM EDT

There may be a connection between migraine during middle age and Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorders developing during old age.

A Water-Loving Dinosaur Might Have Existed, Research Suggests

Kat De Guzman |

Sep 12, 2014 10:59 AM EDT

The dinosaur was said to have existed 95 million years ago and lived in northern Africa.

Harvard Makes Robots with No Strings Attached

Staff Reporter |

Sep 12, 2014 05:47 AM EDT

Researchers from Harvard's School for Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed the first soft robot, a quadriped capable of standing up and walking by itself, without wires that constantly connects it to computers and a power source.

Ozone Layer Recovering from Damaging Gases, Says UN and World Weather Body

Kat De Guzman |

Sep 11, 2014 07:11 AM EDT

There is hope after all. After years of trying to find ways to prevent further damage to the ozone layer, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Environment Program (UNEP) report that it has slightly recovered since 1987.

Global Warming a Severe Threat to Birds

Kat De Guzman |

Sep 10, 2014 07:50 AM EDT

A study analyzed the effects of global warming on birds until the year 2080.

New Discovery Could Improve Future Chemotherapies

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 10, 2014 02:34 AM EDT

The results of the study could possibly lead to a new generation of chemotherapy medicines.

'Fingerprinting' Cell Metabolism to Help Obesity, Diabetes Studies

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 09, 2014 10:29 AM EDT

Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, from the Wledon School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemistry at the Purdue University, and his colleagues have used new imaging technologies to track the lipid metabolism of cells to find exactly where the body's cholesterol is stored, potentially aiding research in diabetes, obesity and longevity.