Monthly Archives: Marzo 2018
The Brain Learns Completely Differently that We’ve Assumed Since the 20th Century
The brain is a complex network containing billions of neurons, where each of these neurons communicates simultaneously with thousands of other via their synapses...
Shedding Light on the Perception of Motion
A team of biologists has deciphered how neurons used in the perception of motion form in the brain of a fly —a finding that...
Electric textile lights a lamp when stretched
Working up a sweat from carrying a heavy load?
That is when the textile works at its best.
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed...
Device harvests water from desert air
It seems like getting something for nothing, but you really can get drinkable water right out of the driest of desert air.
Even in the...
Mysterious skeleton shows molecular complexity of bone diseases
A bizarre human skeleton, once rumored to have extraterrestrial origins, has gotten a rather comprehensive genomic work-up, the results of which are now in,...
US approves $1bn in Saudi defense contracts
The United States formally approved defense contracts totaling more than $1 billion with Saudi Arabia on Thursday, as the kingdom’s crown prince continued his...
Boosting enzyme may help improve blood flow, fitness in elderly
As people age, their blood-vessel density and blood flow decrease, which is why it's harder to maintain muscle mass after 40 and endurance in...
Calorie restriction trial in humans suggests benefits for age-related disease
One of the first studies to explore the effects of calorie restriction on humans showed that cutting caloric intake by 15% for 2 years...
A wearable system to monitor the stomach’s activity throughout the day
A team of researchers has developed a wearable, non-invasive system to monitor electrical activity in the stomach over 24 hours—essentially an electrocardiogram but for...
Soft robotic fish swims alongside real ones in coral reefs
This month scientists published rare footage of one of the Arctic's most elusive sharks. The findings demonstrate that, even with many technological advances in...
Brain Stethoscope Listens For Silent Seizures
When a doctor or nurse suspects something is wrong with a patient’s heart, there’s a simple way to check:
put a stethoscope over the...
Being hungry shuts off perception of chronic pain
Pain can be valuable. Without it, we might let our hand linger on a hot stove, for example. But longer-lasting pain, such as the...
Scientists develop tiny tooth-mounted sensors that can track what you eat
Monitoring in real time what happens in and around our bodies can be invaluable in the context of health care or clinical studies, but...
Two genes likely play key role in extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
Most women experience some morning sickness during pregnancy, but about 2 percent of pregnant women experience a more severe form of nausea and vomiting.
Sometimes...
New design produces true lithium-air battery
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and at Argonne National Laboratory have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural-air...
