Monthly Archives: Marzo 2018
Startup says it can detect depression by analyzing your voice
Israeli firm VoiceSense claims its software can diagnose mental illnesses by listening to recordings of phone conversations
Talking to a patient is one of the...
Microscopic ‘shuttles’ transport enzyme from cells to trigger onset of kidney disease
A new study involving the University of Sheffield has identified a key culprit in the onset of kidney disease in a major marker for...
Amygdala neurons increase as children become adults – except in autism
In a striking new finding, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that typically-developing children gain more neurons in a region of the...
Make way for the mini flying machines
Tiny floating robots could be useful in all kinds of ways, for example, to probe the human gut for disease or to search the...
New valve technology promises cheaper, greener engines
Technology developed at the University of Waterloo reliably and affordably increases the efficiency of internal combustion engines by more than 10 per cent.
The product...
Social Media Use at Age 10 May Reduce Adolescent Girls’ Wellbeing
Social media use may have different effects on wellbeing in adolescent boys and girls, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Public...
How obesity dulls the sense of taste
Previous studies have indicated that weight gain can reduce one's sensitivity to the taste of food, and that this effect can be reversed when...
Low-tech : affordable solutions to improve water quality in municipal water tanks
Most of us are used to turning on a tap and water coming out. We rarely question whether this will happen or whether the...
ILLUSORY MOTION REPRODUCED BY DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS TRAINED FOR PERCEPTION
Deep neural networks (DNNs), which have been developed with reference to the network structures and the operational algorithms of the brain, have achieved notable...
AMD Acknowledges Newly Disclosed Flaws In Its Processors
AMD has finally acknowledged 13 critical vulnerabilities, and exploitable backdoors in its Ryzen and EPYC processors disclosed earlier this month by Israel-based CTS Labs...
Revolutionary Nano-Drops can help banish eyeglasses, Israeli researchers say
Israeli researchers say they have developed a “revolutionary” way to improve eyesight and do away with glasses and contact lenses, which they say will...
Parenting and personality work together to affect baby’s weight gain
Offering a snack may be a sure way to soothe a fussy child, but researchers say making it a habit can result in unnecessary...
Scientists discover new causes of cellular decline in prematurely aging kids
In a recent paper published in Cell Reports, Saint Louis University researchers have uncovered new answers about why cells rapidly age in children with...
Stem cells treat macular degeneration
In July 2015, 86-year-old Douglas Waters developed severe age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
He struggled to see things clearly, even when up close.
A few months later,...
Sick air travelers mostly likely to infect next row: study
People who fly on airplanes while contagious can indeed get other people sick, but the risk is mainly to those seated next to them...
