Tag: Science
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The first person to receive implant from brain-chip confirmed – Neuralink
The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink on Sunday and is recovering well, the company’s billionaire founder Elon Musk said. “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk said in a post on the social media platform X on Monday. Spikes are activity by neurons, which the National Institute of…
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Millions with Genetic Variant Raising Risk of ‘Implosive’ Cell Death
A team of researchers has identified a genetic issue that takes the cellular brakes off necroptosis – the type of programmed cell death that usually alerts the immune system to the presence of invaders. However, it can trigger an excessive inflammatory response if uncontrolled. In the latest study, researchers estimate that this genetic variant,…
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Why a leading theory has been branded ‘pseudoscience’
Consciousness: why a leading theory has been branded ‘pseudoscience’ Hubis/Shutterstocl Philip Goff, Durham University Civil war has broken out in the field of consciousness research. More than 100 consciousness researchers have signed a letter accusing one of the most popular scientific theories of consciousness – the integrated information theory – of being pseudoscience. Immediately, several…
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Elon Musks satellites litter space…
Tech NEEDING SPACE ‘Terrifying’ video reveals Elon Musk’s huge army of satellites as scientists warn of Starlink’s ‘hidden danger’ Read more
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NASA – 7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust
7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample NASA Eleanor K. Sansom, Curtin University and Nick Timms, Curtin University After a journey of billions of kilometres, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has culminated in a small black capsule blazing through the sky before touching down in the Utah desert.…
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A magnetic therapy for depression gains precision – Knowable Mag
A magnetic therapy for depression gains precision Approved over a decade ago, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is moderately effective. Tailoring the treatment to individual brains may improve results. By Phil Jaekl 9.7.2023 In the mid-1970s, a British researcher named Anthony Barker wanted to measure the speed at which electrical signals travel down the long, slender…
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Kidneys Grown With Human Cells in Pig Embryos
Chinese scientists are growing kidneys containing human cells in pig embryos. This is a first instance that could help address organ donation shortages. However, this development raises ethical issues – especially since some human cells were also found in the pigs’ brains, experts said. Researchers from the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health focused on…
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Asteroid sample returned to Earth…
A capsule containing a sample from a distant asteroid has been successfully returned to Earth and will soon be available for study, thanks to a Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) mission called Hayabusa2. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft visited asteroid Ryugu and collected a sample before bringing it back to Earth as part of a mission that has lasted six years so…
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Brain scientists haven’t been able to find major differences between women’s and men’s brains, despite over a century of searching
Are there innate differences between female and male brains? SebastianKaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Ari Berkowitz, University of Oklahoma People have searched for sex differences in human brains since at least the 19th century, when scientist Samuel George Morton poured seeds and lead shot into human skulls to measure their volumes. Gustave Le Bon…
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How gene editing a person’s brain cells could be used to curb the opioid epidemic
CRISPR/Cas is a tool for editing genes. STEVEN MCDOWELL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images Craig W. Stevens, Oklahoma State University Even as the COVID-19 pandemic cripples the economy and kills hundreds of people each day, there is another epidemic that continues to kill tens of thousands of people each year through opioid drug overdose. Opioid…