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How Asian Women Are Finding Confidence Through Self-Defense

The author traps her partner in a two-handed wrist lock.Credit…Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet for The New York Times SectionsSkip to contentSkip to site index What I Gained From Self-Defense Class in the Wake of Anti-Asian Attacks Some Asian women are learning new skills to protect themselves, bolstering their sense of agency, confidence and competence on the street.… Read More »

Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical diseases

Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the trypanosome parasite that causes human African trypanosomiasis, otherwise known as sleeping sickness, paving the way for a potential cure. The University of York researchers deciphered the mechanism by which the compound, known as AB1 works.  AB1 was identified by researchers at… Read More »