Perpetual Learning
Simone Dubois 
Did you know there’s a silent force quietly impacting your health, significantly increasing your risk for stroke and dementia? Today, September 9, 2025, I want to talk about something that affects us all: blood pressure. It’s a common health metric, yet its unchecked rise can have devastating consequences. High blood pressure, often called hypertension, is … Read more
CRISPR Gets a Supercharge: Scientists Triple Its Editing Power Today, September 9, 2025, marks a significant leap forward in the world of genetic engineering. Scientists have announced a breakthrough that makes CRISPR gene editing three times more effective, all thanks to a clever new nanostructure. For years, CRISPR-Cas9 has been hailed as a revolutionary tool, … Read more
Did you know that ordinary ice, the stuff that chills our drinks and freezes our food, holds a hidden talent? Scientists have recently discovered that when you bend ice, it can actually generate electricity! This is pretty wild, and it opens up some really fascinating possibilities for how we think about energy. Think about it: … Read more
This is a big step for global health equity. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently updated its list of essential medicines, and this time, they’ve included crucial treatments for cancer and diabetes. This update is more than just a list; it’s about ensuring more people, no matter where they live, can access life-saving medications. Why … Read more
Did you know that the air we breathe, something so essential to life, could also be quietly impacting our brain health? As someone who’s spent years studying atmospheric science, I’ve always been fascinated by how the environment around us affects us, sometimes in ways we don’t immediately see. And lately, research is pointing to a … Read more
We’ve all been there. You drop a piece of food – a cracker, a cookie, maybe even a slice of pizza – and a split second later, you’re faced with a dilemma: eat it or toss it? The unspoken rule for many is the “5-second rule.” But does it hold up to scientific scrutiny? As … Read more
Today, September 7, 2025, marks a significant moment in the ongoing quest to manage diabetes. For the first time, scientists have successfully used CRISPR-edited cells to produce insulin in a human patient, and crucially, these cells have managed to evade the body’s own immune system. This is big news for the millions worldwide living with … Read more
It’s September 7, 2025, and I’m thinking about something that’s become a quiet concern in our lives: plastic. We know it’s in our oceans and our food, but a recent study has revealed something much more personal – plastic particles have been found in over half of the artery plaques examined from people undergoing surgery … Read more
You know that feeling. That sudden, heart-stopping lurch as your foot slides out from under you on a patch of ice. We’ve all been there. For over 200 years, scientists thought they had a pretty good handle on why it happens. The long-accepted theory? A thin layer of meltwater on the ice’s surface, caused by … Read more
Seeing the Unseeable: Scientists Create the First Visible Time Crystal! As someone fascinated by the fundamental building blocks of our universe, I was incredibly excited to read about a recent breakthrough in physics: the creation of the first visible time crystal. For years, time crystals have been a theoretical marvel, existing in a state of … Read more