Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Reimagining Oral Health Education Through the Metaverse: Co-Designing Oral Health in the Metaverse with Adolescents
Meta-OHE is a metaverse-based oral health education platform co-designed by experts and adolescents. Developed through a university–industry collaboration between the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Virtualtech Frontier Malaysia (VTF).
Coastal water quality management - My Journey Towards Sustainable Coastal Ecosystems
### Pioneering Water Quality Management:
In the heart of India's coastal landscape lies a pressing challenge—ensuring the health and sustainability of our aquatic ecosystems while accommodating the growing demands of industry and urbanization.
Fixing the Broken Promise: FDR-Controlled Framework for Microbial Biomarker Detection
Advances in DNA sequencing have boosted microbiome research, but identifying meaningful microbial changes remains tough due to sparse, compositional, and repeated-measures data. Existing tools either miss true signals or report too many false positives, limiting reliability
The challenging life of Miocene corals
By studying exceptionally preserved fossils of reef corals that lived millions of years ago, we are discovering how coral calcification responded to past climate change, i.e., higher temperatures and seawater acidification.
Troubleshooting inverted nipples in lactating mothers with an electric breast pump
Breastfeeding is the single most important intervention for reducing neonatal mortality. Numerous factors, including inverted nipples, hinder its establishment. On the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week, we discuss the findings of our study comparing electric breast pumps with the syringe method
