Monthly Archives: Aprile 2017
Deep Brain Stimulation Decreases Tics in Young Adults with Severe Tourette Syndrome
A surgical technique that sends electrical impulses to a specific area of the brain reduces the “tics,” or involuntary movements and vocal outbursts, experienced...
The Challenge of Hostile Unmanned Aerial Systems
Continued and rapid improvements in technology not only are increasing the availability of these unmanned technologies, but also are:
Allowing greater UAS payloads (i.e.,...
Boko Haram increasingly using children as bombers
Radical Islamic militants from Boko Haram are increasingly forcing children to carry out bombings, with the number of attacks since January already nearly reaching...
UK ambassador to UN: Sarin gas was used in Khan Sheikhoun strike
British scientists have found sarin in samples taken from the site of an alleged chemical gas attack in Syria.
Britain's UN Ambassador Matthew Rycroft told...
Glowing bacteria are used to hunt landmines in Hebrew U study
Researchers say they may have found way to use glowing bacteria and lasers to detect deadly explosives.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say...
‘Neuron-Reading’ Nanowires Could Accelerate Development of Drugs for Neurological Diseases
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed nanowires that can record the electrical activity of neurons in...
GA‑ASI : Airborne demonstration of the drone’s capability to operate on the edge of...
For more than two decade unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operated by the U.S. armed forces are used mainly in asymmetric warfare, against irregular forces...
9 dead as Philippine troops battle extremists in tourist island
At least nine people were killed Tuesday in a gunbattle between Philippine forces and suspected Abu Sayyaf militants on a central resort island, far...
UK : Why now is the time to sell your European holiday home
The fall in the pound is good news for Britons who are selling a holiday home in Europe: they can now pocket tens of...
New approach makes cells resistant to HIV
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to tether HIV-fighting antibodies to immune cells, creating a cell population resistant to...
Turning down the brain to erase fearful memories
Erasing unwanted memories is still the stuff of science fiction, but Weizmann Institute scientists have now managed to erase one type of memory in...
Brain Stimulation Influences Honest Behavior
Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified the brain mechanism that governs decisions between honesty and self-interest.
Using non-invasive brain stimulation, they could...
ARE YOU LISTENING? YOUR PUPILS INDICATE IF YOU ARE
Dartmouth Study finds pupil dilation patterns synchronize during shared attention.
A new Dartmouth study finds that listeners are most likely to tune in when a...
Improving Memory With Magnets
Discovery expands our understanding of how we remember sound.
The ability to remember sounds, and manipulate them in our minds, is incredibly important to our...
Turning skin cells into blood vessel cells while keeping them young
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a molecular switch that converts skin cells into cells that make up blood vessels,...
