Health
Building a micro robot to help treat tumors
An Australian startup is about to send microscopic robots deep into the human skull to treat brain diseases like Dandy-Walker syndrome and gliomas.
Brain
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Scientific works
Top 5 medical therapies are gradually coming out of fiction movies
One of them has helped patients with terminal cancer, once considered incurable, into complete remission.
Scientific works
Honey has the potential to produce brain-like computer chips
New research shows that using honey to create a memristor - a component similar to a transistor, can not only process but also store data in a computer chip.
Biology
Infected with a zombie virus, the worms climb to the top of the tree to dance, inviting the birds to eat them
In a subtle evolutionary mechanism, this virus has taken control of the host's brain and caused it to behave in spite of its life.
1001 mystery
Mysterious case: 65 Americans with extremely rare brain tumors, all related to the same school
When a very, very rare disease occurs in several members of a family, a genetic predisposition is thought of.
Space science
China develops technology to control space robots with brains
In the future, Chinese astronauts can control the robotic arm of the Tiangong space station with brain waves with 99% accuracy.
Health
Light to moderate alcohol can also damage the brain
Drinking one to two drinks a day has been linked to changes in the brain comparable to two years of aging. Drinking more alcohol is associated with even larger amounts.
Health
Finding the 'gateway' to deliver drugs to the brain
A research team has developed an antibody that activates the opening of the blood-brain barrier, delivering drugs to treat neurological diseases.
Health
Unknown human body part discovered: 'Tunnel' in the brain
Research just published in the journal Nature Neurosience has discovered tunnel-like structures connecting the human skull and meninges, as well as its unexpected functi…
Health
6 interesting facts about blinking not everyone knows
We blink about 10 to 15 times per minute and spend about 10% of our waking hours doing it. The blink of an eye happens in a split second
Health
Why does looking at the stripes give us a headache?
One morning when you wake up, you are trying to choose the right clothes to wear, your eyes suddenly stop on the plaid T-shirt you like.
Environment
Lead poisoning from car smoke reduces IQ of half of the US population
Newly published research shows that lead exposure from car exhaust has lowered the IQ of half of the US population. And a drop in IQ scores is just the beginning of othe…
Flu epidemic
New research shows: Having mild Covid-19 can also cause changes in brain structure
This is the first work to use brain scan data (magnetic resonance imaging) of people with Covid-19 before they contracted the virus and several months after.
Science story
Recording the brain waves of the dead for the first time, revealing the terrible truth
Life' can actually flash before your eyes when you die, is what some researchers are looking to prove, after detecting the brain waves of a dying person.
Health
New discovery about the virus that causes 25-90% of infected people to die
Groundbreaking research from a team of experts in the US shows that the Ebola virus can 'hide' in certain body parts such as brain fluid and wait for the day to reactiva…