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Role of gut microbiome in posttraumatic stress disorder
The bacteria in your gut could hold clues to whether or not you will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after experiencing a traumatic event.
PTSD...
Blood test can effectively rule out breast cancer, regardless of breast density
With over a 99 percent negative predictive value, a liquid biopsy test can help clinicians manage difficult-to-diagnose dense breast patients
A new study published in PLOS...
New RoboBee flies, dives, swims and explodes out the of water
We've seen RoboBees that can fly, stick to walls, and dive into water.
Now, get ready for a hybrid RoboBee that can fly, dive into...
Saudi Arabia’s PIF aims to manage over $400 billion in assets by 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) aims to increase its assets under management to 1.5 trillion riyals ($400 billion) by 2020 as part of...
Thin myelin sheaths are sufficient to help restore nervous system impairments in diseases like...
In the central nervous system of humans and all other mammals, a vital insulating sheath composed of lipids and proteins around nerve fibers helps...
Music and Movies Play With Our Minds By Bending Time
Movie directors regularly manipulate the passage of time in films to entertain their audiences, but researchers are trying to unravel the effect this can...
The Frequencies-Rhythm of Memory
The more we know about the billions of nerve cells in the brain, the less their interaction appears spontaneous and random.
The harmony underlying...
Taste drives corals to eat plastics
Scientists have long known that marine animals mistakenly eat plastic debris because the tiny bits of floating plastic might look like prey.
But a new...
Daydreaming : It means you’re smart
A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that daydreaming during meetings isn't necessarily a bad thing. It might be a sign...
Europe under Attack : Bad Rabbit New Ransomware
A new widespread ransomware attack is spreading like wildfire around Europe and has already affected over 200 major organisations, primarily in Russia, Ukraine, Turkey...
Altered Tetanus Vaccine May Protect Against Allergies and Alzheimer’s
Research from the Universities of Dundee and Oxford has shown how combining the tetanus vaccine with a viral particle that normally affects cucumbers can...
Researchers have developed a new type of cooling system for high-performance radars and supercomputers
Researchers have developed a new type of cooling system for high-performance radars and supercomputers that circulates a liquid coolant directly into electronic chips through...
New Scheme make 33 to 50 percent more efficient DRAM
In a traditional computer, a microprocessor is mounted on a "package," a small circuit board with a grid of electrical leads on its bottom.
The...
Mind-reading brain-decoding tech
Researchers have demonstrated how to decode what the human brain is seeing by using artificial intelligence to interpret fMRI scans from people watching videos,...
Taming wild electrons in graphene
Graphene -- a one-atom-thick layer of carbon -- is a better conductor than copper and is very promising for electronic devices, but with one...
