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Chinese students use oxygen therapy to boost exam performance

As China's critical Gaokao university entrance exam approaches, students are increasingly turning to oxygen therapy to enhance memory and reduce anxiety. This trend, popularized on social media, involves inhaling oxygen in hospital chambers for a fee. While students believe it aids in brain function and sleep, medical professionals caution about potential health risks associated with the practice. AI

RANK_REASON This is a fringe practice with no scientific backing, presented as a trend among students, not a technological or scientific development.

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Chinese students use oxygen therapy to boost exam performance

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Yan ·

    Chinese pupils seek oxygen therapy to boost memory, reduce anxiety for national exam

    As China’s most important national examination, known as gaokao, looms, many students are flocking to hospitals to inhale oxygen in the belief that doing so will “recharge” their brains. Gaokao refers to the country’s national university entrance exam which takes place between Ju…