RFID tag arrays track body movements
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found ways to track body movements and detect shape changes using arrays of RFID tags.
RFID-embedded clothing thus could...
Stressful or traumatic experiences occurring in a child’s earliest years have been linked to...
Stressful or traumatic experiences occurring in a child's earliest years - birth to age 5 - have been linked to reduced hippocampal volume in...
The number of people living with dementia globally more than doubled between 1990 and...
The number of people living with dementia globally more than doubled between 1990 and 2016 from 20.2 million to 43.8 million, prompting researchers to...
Psoriasis : Scientists have discovered a protein that could hold the key to novel...
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a protein that could hold the key to novel gene therapies for skin problems including psoriasis...
Hedonic adaptation : The happiness we feel after a particular event or activity diminishes...
The happiness we feel after a particular event or activity diminishes each time we experience that event, a phenomenon known as hedonic adaptation.
But...
Largest brain study identifies drivers of brain aging
In the largest known brain imaging study, scientists from Amen Clinics (Costa Mesa, CA), Google, John's Hopkins University, University of California, Los Angeles and...
Older adults : Study links nutrients in blood to better brain connectivity
A new study links higher levels of several key nutrients in the blood with more efficient brain connectivity and performance on cognitive tests in...
Imaging needle: Researchers have shown that it is useful to reduce the risk during...
A biopsy needle that can help surgeons identify and avoid blood vessels in the brain during surgery has undergone initial tests in humans.
A team...
Firearm deaths affect all areas of America – the number two cause of death...
America lost 20,360 children and teens in 2016 -60 percent of them to preventable injuries, a new study shows.
More than 4,000 of them...
Eye tracking to predict preference
Scientists using eye-tracking technology have found that what we look at helps guide our decisions when faced with two visible choices, such as snack...
Six months of exercise improve thinking skills in older adults with cognitive impairments
Getting the heart pumping with aerobic exercise, like walking or cycling for 35 minutes three times a week, may improve thinking skills in older...
Sorafenib stopped progression of desmoid – rare connective tissue tumor
In a phase three clinical trial, a drug called sorafenib stopped progression of desmoid tumors for two years in 80 percent of patients who...
Delivering the right treatments, at the right time, every time to the right person
In 2015, then President Barack Obama launched a precision medicine initiative, saying that its promise was "delivering the right treatments, at the right time,...
Researchers report snacking can raise inflammation and contribute to metabolic diseases
Only until relatively recently in human evolution have we eaten three meals plus snacks every day.
Breakfast simply didn’t exist for large parts of history.
The Romans,...
What are near-death experiences?
In our never-ending quest to understand what happens to us after we die, humans have long seen the rare phenomenon of near-death experiences as...
