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DIY assistive technology prototypes that can help those with disabilities to communicate
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed do-it-yourself (DIY) assistive technology prototypes that are revolutionizing how people with disabilities can...
When spouses love each other children stay in school longer and marry later in...
Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love...
Researchers reverse the aging process and restore egg fertility in females
Researchers have lifted fertility rates in older female mice with small doses of a metabolic compound that reverses the aging process in eggs, offering...
New insights into cannabis dependence
A common variation in a human gene that affects the brain’s reward processing circuit increases vulnerability to the rewarding effects of the main psychoactive...
OpenBazaar – the new darknet market
A year after the infamous Silk Road darknet marketplace was shut down by the FBI in 2013 for facilitating the sales of all things...
Neuroengineers have created an ultra-small – wireless – battery-free device that uses light to...
The mammalian brain is the most complex organ in the body, capable of processing thousands of stimuli simultaneously to analyze patterns, predict changes and...
People enjoy seeing bad guys get their punishment more than be forgiven
When it comes to entertainment, people enjoy seeing bad guys get their punishment more than seeing them be forgiven, a new study reveals.
But even...
Metformin can help strengthen the intestinal lining
Once a vague scapegoat for a variety of ills, increasing evidence suggests a condition known as “leaky gut” - in which microbes and other...
Teens who are inactive face an increased risk of developing depression
Too much time sitting still – sedentary behavior – is linked to an increased risk of depressive symptoms in adolescents, finds a new UCL-led...
Alcoholic parent affect your brain transitions between active and resting states
You don’t have to be a drinker for your brain to be affected by alcoholism.
A new study shows that just having a parent with...
Lack of testing teenage boys most at risk for developing HIV feeds the growing...
The majority of teenage boys most at risk for developing HIV are not being tested for the disease, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study....
Steroids should be avoided in the treatment of the current novel coronavirus
Steroids should be avoided in the treatment of the current novel coronavirus, experts have advised.
A commentary article published in The Lancet concludes that, based on evidence...
Bereavement is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attack
The increased risk of heart attack or “a broken heart” in early bereavement could be reduced by using common medication in a novel way,...
Rafael unveiled MicroLite – lightweight WAPS systems designed for small – tactical unmanned...
RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. unveils MicroLite – a lightweight, EO/IR sensor for airborne Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance missions.
MicroLite joins RAFAEL’s family of advanced aerial...
NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars
NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the lasers of science fiction, this one is used for studying mineralogy and...
