Human Quirks: Health & Medicine
June 15, 2024
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June 12, 2024 Engineers have developed microscopic robots, known as microrobots, capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver cancer-fighting medication directly to metastatic tumors. This approach has shown ...
June 12, 2024 Engineers have created a patch that combines sensors and bacteria to interact with the ...
June 12, 2024 Flexible piezoelectric sensors are essential to monitor the motions of both humans and humanoid robots. However, existing designs are either are costly or have limited sensitivity. In a recent study, ...
June 12, 2024 Researchers have demonstrated a new method that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and computer simulations to train robotic exoskeletons to autonomously help users save energy while walking, ...
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June 11, 2024 The structure and function of the kidneys is altered by space flight, with galactic radiation causing permanent damage that would jeopardise any mission to Mars, according to a new study led by ...
June 6, 2024 Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test ...
June 5, 2024 Babies' brains are not as immature as previously thought, rather they are using the period of postnatal 'helplessness' to learn powerful foundation ...
May 31, 2024 A new study has uncovered a diverse array of microorganisms within the hot waters of the Roman Baths, regularly listed among the UK's most popular ...
May 30, 2024 Research reveals taking pictures of food isn't just content for our social media feeds, but could be the key to improving people's ...
May 30, 2024 Reaserchers have created a prototype for what they call 'living bioelectronics': a combination of living cells, gel, and electronics that can integrate with living tissue. Tests in mice found that ...
May 29, 2024 A new method of drug delivery using proline, an amino acid found in chicken feathers and skin tissue, could be used to limit the side effects of chemotherapy and repair important enzymes, new ...
May 29, 2024 Researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb -- a controllable, prosthetic extra thumb -- to pick up and manipulate objects. ...
May 24, 2024 Researchers have developed a method to make adaptive and eco-friendly sensors that can be directly and imperceptibly printed onto a wide range of ...
Psychedelic Drug-Induced Hyperconnectivity in the Brain Helps Clarify Altered Subjective Experiences
May 23, 2024 A new study shows that the use of psilocybin, a compound found in the widely known 'magic mushrooms,' initiates a pattern of hyperconnectivity in the ...
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May 15, 2024 Research could pave the way for a prosthetic hand and robot to be able to feel touch like a human hand. The technology could also be used to help restore lost functionality to patients after a ...
May 7, 2024 Understanding how mucus changes, and what it changes in response to, can help diagnose illnesses and develop treatments. Researchers develop a system to grow mucus-producing intestinal cells and ...
May 1, 2024 The body clock has a significant impact on the performance of NBA players. Data shows vastly better win ratio for home teams from the Western Time Zone Area (PDT) when playing an EDT team, compared ...
Apr. 29, 2024 For most people, biting into a lemon would leave them puckered up and desperate to lose that sour flavor, but a new study revealed that roughly one in eight adults like intensely sour sensations. The ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Cells constantly navigate a dynamic environment, facing ever-changing conditions and challenges. But how do cells swiftly adapt to these environmental fluctuations? A new study is answering that ...
Apr. 23, 2024 Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and this re-entry is more common in Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. The phenomenon ...
Apr. 10, 2024 In a new breakthrough that could revolutionise medical and material engineering, scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular device that controls the release of multiple small molecules ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Engineers have created a brain-computer interface that doesn't require calibration for each user, paving the way for widespread clinical ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Through DNA sequencing of Tasmanian devils and their tumors, researchers have tracked the genomic interactions between the animals and the ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these microbiomes reveal major changes in the ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Reserachers found that people who were more active in their free time had a lower chance of having various types of chronic pain 7-8 years later. For example, being just a little more active, such as ...
Mar. 27, 2024 This unusual, subterranean mammal with extreme longevity shows genetic adaptations to low oxygen environments which could offer opportunities for advancing other areas of physiological and medical ...
Mar. 26, 2024 Tardigrade proteins are potential candidates in technologies centered on slowing the aging process and in long-term storage of human ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Imagine if every time you saw a face, it appeared distorted. Well, for those who have a very rare condition known as prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), which causes facial features to appear distorted, ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Researchers have created a DNA origami platform called DoriVac, whose core component is a self-assembling square block-shaped nanostructure. DoriVac vaccines enabled tumor-bearing mice to better ...
Mar. 13, 2024 An unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk. The advancement could herald a new era in insulin ...
Mar. 8, 2024 For the first time, scientists have developed artificial nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA, with several additional properties in the ...
Mar. 8, 2024 As more people seek to go where no man has gone before, researchers are exploring how forensic science can be adapted to extraterrestrial environments. A new study highlights the behavior of blood in ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Space weather experts are urging regulators and space tourism innovators to work together to protect their passengers and crews from the risks of space weather radiation ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Sprinting 'like a jet plane taking off' will help produce Premier League star strikers of tomorrow, new research has revealed. A new study of Tottenham Hotspur's academy has shown that ...
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- Scientists Extract Genetic Secrets from 4,000-Year-Old Teeth to Illuminate the Impact of Changing Human Diets Over the Centuries
- Did You Know That Physical Activity Can Protect You from Chronic Pain?
- Secrets of the Naked Mole-Rat: New Study Reveals How Their Unique Metabolism Protects Them from Heart Attacks
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- Researchers Develop Artificial Building Blocks of Life
- CSI in Space: Analyzing Bloodstain Patterns in Microgravity
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- Space Tourism? Cosmic Radiation Exposure
- Sprinting 'like a Jet' Will Produce Premier League Strikers of Tomorrow, Study Shows
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- Scientists ID Burned Bodies Using Technique Used for Extracting DNA from Woolly Mammoths, Neanderthals
- Radio Waves Can Tune Up Bacteria to Become Life-Saving Medicines
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- A Small Molecule Blocks Aversive Memory Formation, Providing a Potential Treatment Target for Depression
- Wearables Capture Body Sounds to Continuously Monitor Health
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- Wearable Device Makes Memories and Powers Up With the Flex of a Finger
- The Encounter Between Neanderthals and Sapiens as Told by Their Genomes
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- Neanderthal Gene Variants Associated With Greater Pain Sensitivity
- Extreme Sports: How Body and Mind Interact
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- The Medicine of the Future Could Be Artificial Life Forms
- And Then There Were 6 -- Kinds of Taste, That Is
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- Solving a Sticky, Life-Threatening Problem
- Skin Behind the Ears and Between the Toes Can Host a Collection of Unhealthy Microbes
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- Ritual Use of Human Remains Dating from the Neolithic
- Scientists Successfully Maneuver Robot Through Living Lung Tissue
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- Fiber from Crustaceans, Insects, Mushrooms Promotes Digestion
- Researchers Grow Embryonic Humanized Kidneys Inside Pigs for 28 Days
- 'Monstrous Births' And the Making of Race in the Nineteenth-Century United States
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- Longevity Gene from Naked Mole Rats Extends Lifespan of Mice
- A Fitness Tracker for Brain Health: How a Headband Can Identify Early Signs of Alzheimer's Disease in Your Sleep
- How Artificial Intelligence Gave a Paralyzed Woman Her Voice Back
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- 'Resurrecting' The Legendary Figure Behind Count Dracula
- Brain Recordings Capture Musicality of Speech -- With Help from Pink Floyd
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- Latest in Body Art? 'Tattoos' For Individual Cells
- Discovery in Nanomachines Within Living Organisms -- Cytochromes P450 (CYP450s) Unleashed as Living Soft Robots
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- Insect Protein Slows Weight Gain, Boosts Health Status in Obese Mice
- A Quick Look Inside a Human Being