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Buprenorphine may be safer than methadone if treatment duration is longer, study suggests
The less commonly prescribed opioid substitute buprenorphine may be safer than methadone for problem opioid users, especially if used during the first month of...
Novel antioxidant makes old blood vessels seem young again
Older adults who take a novel antioxidant that specifically targets cellular powerhouses, or mitochondria, see age-related vascular changes reverse by the equivalent of 15...
Vitamin D deficiency linked to greater risk of diabetes
An epidemiological study conducted by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Seoul National University suggests that persons deficient in...
Pathway to Spatial Recognition
When you are lost or disoriented, your brain uses cues from your surroundings – landmarks both near and far – to sort out where...
NEURONS DERIVED FROM SUPER-OBESE PEOPLE RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO APPETITE HORMONE
US scientists have successfully generated hypothalamic-like neurons from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) taken from the blood and skin cells of super-obese individuals...
Age Affects How We Predict and Respond to Stress at Home
A recent study finds that older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home – but older adults are not...
Male contraceptive compound stops sperm without affecting hormones
A new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE details how a compound called EP055 binds to sperm proteins to significantly slow the overall mobility...
Over 20 Million Users Installed Malicious Ad Blockers From Chrome Store
If you have installed any of the below-mentioned Ad blocker extension in your Chrome browser, you could have been hacked.
A security researcher has spotted...
Facebook Plans to Build Its Own Chips For Hardware Devices
A new job opening post on Facebook suggests that the social network is forming a team to build its own hardware chips, joining other...
iTunes Wi-Fi Sync Feature Could Let Attackers Hijack Your iPhone, iPad Remotely
Be careful while plugging your iPhone into a friend's laptop for a quick charge or sharing selected files.
Researchers at Symantec have issued a security warning for...
Machine Learning System Processes Sounds Like Humans Do
Using a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, MIT researchers have created the first model that can replicate human performance on auditory...
Keeping the Excitement Under Control
James Poulet’s lab at the MDC uses advanced techniques to monitor the activity of networks of single sensory neurons in the brain.
By listening...
Natural selection gave a freediving people in Southeast Asia bigger spleens
The Bajau people of Southeast Asia, known as Sea Nomads, spend their whole lives at sea, working eight-hour diving shifts with traditional equipment and...
Synthetic cancer indicator: An artificial mole as an early warning system
Alongside cardiovascular disease, cancer has become the top cause of death in industrialised countries.
Many of those affected are diagnosed only after the tumour has...
Using AI to Detect Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In...
