Breakthrough discovery in human telekenetics
Metamaterials provide researchers with a new concept of designing artificial materials, bringing vigor and vitality to advanced materials.
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Joshua Shavit
Jul 14, 2022
Mindfulness meditation can reduce pain, research finds
For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but how does it actually work?
Joshua Shavit
Jul 13, 2022
Fast and accurate cancer diagnosis using artificial neurons
AI technology enables learning of the stiffness levels and distributions of the tumor, suggesting the possibility of cancer diagnosis.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 13, 2022
500-million-year-old fossil prompts a rethink of the evolution of insects
It’s what’s inside Stanleycaris’ head that has researchers most excited. Remains of the brain are still preserved after 506 million years.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 12, 2022
Ultrasound imaging can help solve major Alzheimer's disease problem
Understanding the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and the brain’s complex network of vessels and veins is a challenge for science.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 11, 2022
Scientists discover link between sleep and emotional health
30 percent of American adults get less than six hours of sleep per night, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 10, 2022
Brain scans remarkably good at predicting political ideology
Brain scans of people taken while they performed various tasks accurately predicted whether they were politically conservative or liberal.
Joshua Shavit
Jul 6, 2022
Neuroscientists discover the spark of creativity
Coming up with a creative idea requires us to draw on all our previous knowledge. But how does this happen in our mind and in our brain?
Joshua Shavit
Jul 3, 2022
Paralyzed man feeds himself with robotic arms connected directly to his brain
Two robotic arms – a fork in one hand, a knife in the other – flank a seated man, who sits in front of a table, with a piece of cake.
Joshua Shavit
Jun 30, 2022
Harvard researchers discover how the brain controls symptoms of sickness
What most people don’t know is that it’s actually the brain behind why you feel sick. It’s a result of the immune system kicking into gear.
Joshua Shavit
Jun 29, 2022
Part of the brain that controls food intake discovered
The administration of autotaxin inhibitors can thereby significantly reduce both excessive food intake after fasting and obesity.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 25, 2022
Reducing air pollution important for healthy brain development in children
Study finds that having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children
Joseph Shavit
Jun 22, 2022
How does the brain think?
Our brains have billions of highly calibrated nerve cells or neurons, and each neuron has thousands of connections to other neurons.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 21, 2022
Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
A single MRI scan of the brain could be enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research by Imperial College London.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 13, 2022
Researchers make breakthrough discovery in the ability to move things with our minds
A joint team of scientists have advanced the first step towards real-time, remote and wireless mind control of metamaterials.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 10, 2022
Why don't some people view the world the same way as others?
A phenomenon called naive realism may be the single most underappreciated source of conflict and distrust across individuals and groups
Joseph Shavit
May 31, 2022
Research discovers where Alzheimer’s disease begins
Study has revealed that the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid-beta accumulates inside nerve cells spreading from cell to cell via nerve fibres.
Joseph Shavit
May 29, 2022
Just being exposed to new things makes people ‘ready to learn’
Before they enter a classroom, people learn to identify commonplace objects like a “dog” and a “chair” just by encountering them in life.
Joseph Shavit
May 28, 2022
Missing link between Alzheimer's and vascular disease found?
Scientists have known that people with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, or obesity have a higher chance of developing Alzheimer's.
Joseph Shavit
May 25, 2022
Scientists identify how the brain links memories
Our brains rarely record single memories—instead, they store memories into groups so that the recollection of one memory triggers others.
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