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Scientists Create Baby Mice from Two Fathers
Neuroscience News - 16 Mar 2023 00:46
Using the genetic material from two male mice, researchers were able to successfully create baby mice. The advancement may eventually enable same-sex partners to have their own biological children.
80,000 mouse brain cells used to build a living computer
New Scientist - 16 Mar 2023 22:30
Tens of thousands of living brain cells have been used to build a simple computer that can recognise patterns of light and electricity. It could eventually be used in robotics
Researchers prepare for quantum sensing in outer space
Phys.org - 16 Mar 2023 23:08
As part of a new NASA Quantum Pathways Institute consisting of a multi-university research team, UC Santa Barbara professor of electrical and computer engineering Daniel Blumenthal will help to build technology and tools...
DNA Treatment Could Delay Paralysis That Strikes Nearly All Patients With ALS
Neuroscience News - 16 Mar 2023 22:12
DNA designer therapeutics restored levels of a protein critical to motor neuron function, restoring the activity that is impaired as a result of ALS.
Matcha Tea Powder Has Antidepressant-Like Effects
Neuroscience News - 16 Mar 2023 21:41
Researchers say Matcha, a traditional Japanese tea, can help boost mood and mental performance. Match tea powder activates dopaminergic neural networks and improves depressive symptoms in mice that previously experienced...
AI Image Generation Using DALL-E 2 Has Promising Future in Radiology
Neuroscience News - 16 Mar 2023 21:22
Text-to-image generation deep learning models like OpenAI's DALL-E 2 can be a promising new tool for image augmentation, generation, and manipulation in a healthcare setting.
Unlocking the Fountain of Youth: Dietary Supplement Reverses Aging by Countering Menin Loss
Neuroscience News - 16 Mar 2023 20:54
Supplementing the amino acid D-serine helped to mitigate some of the age-related changes associated with a decline of the hypothalamic hormone Menin in mouse models.
The Painful Truth: Preterm Infants Don't Adapt to Pain Like Other Babies Do
Neuroscience News - 16 Mar 2023 20:25
Infants who are born preterm do not habituate to repeated pain the same way in which full-term babies or adults do. Researchers believe this is because preterm infants have not yet developed the mechanism that enables pe...
Exercise Decreases Suicide Attempts in Those With Mental and Physical Illness
Neuroscience News - 16 Mar 2023 20:05
Engaging in an exercise program reduced suicidal thoughts and actions in patients with mental and physical health problems who previously had suicidal ideations.
1st evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus detected in groundbreaking study
Live Science - 16 Mar 2023 19:55
Scientists have analyzed 30-year-old data from NASA's Magellan mission to Venus and detected the first-ever signs of volcanic activity on the planet, emanating from a giant crater called Maat Mons.
Progress in Unlocking the Brain's Code for Depression
Neuroscience News - 16 Mar 2023 19:36
Changes in brain activity in the anterior cingulate cortex could be the best predictor of depression severity.
Could Brain-Computer Interfaces Lead to 'Mind Control for Good'?
Singularity Hub - 16 Mar 2023 18:55
Of all the advanced technologies currently under development, one of the most fascinating and frightening is brain-computer interfaces. They're fascinating because we still have so much to learn about the human brain, ye...
James Webb Space Telescope captures star going supernova in a dazzling cloud of dust
Live Science - 16 Mar 2023 18:29
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a picture of WR 124, a rare Wolf-Mayet star 30 times the size of our sun, ejecting a luminous cloud of cosmic dust.
Windows filled with see-through wood layer help hold in heat
New Scientist - 16 Mar 2023 18:00
A transparent material made from cellulose nanofibres and pockets of gas could replace air in double-glazed windows to improve thermal insulation
Coupling light and matter to ensure optimum brightness for displays
Phys.org - 16 Mar 2023 18:00
Researchers at the University of St Andrews, working with colleagues at the University of Cologne, have discovered a way of coupling light and matter to ensure optimum brightness and color of the latest TVs and smart scr...
2 pairs of gigantic runaway black holes spotted on collision course, and they're bringing four entire galaxies with them
Live Science - 16 Mar 2023 17:35
Astronomers used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to spot two pairs of gigantic black holes set for two separate, first-of-their-kind collisions.
Umbilical blood stem cell transplant puts woman in HIV remission
New Scientist - 16 Mar 2023 17:03
A woman is in remission for HIV after she received HIV-resistant stem cells from umbilical cord blood to treat her leukaemia
1st woman given stem cell transplant to cure HIV is still virus-free 5 years later
Live Science - 16 Mar 2023 17:00
A woman who received a stem cell transplant to treat her HIV is still virus-free more than five years after the procedure and 30 months after she stopped taking HIV medication.
Study uncovers the fundamental mechanisms underlying the formation of polarons in 2D atomic crystals
Phys.org - 16 Mar 2023 15:40
Polarons are localized quasiparticles that result from the interaction between fermionic particles and bosonic fields. Specifically, polarons are formed when individual electrons in crystals distort their surrounding ato...
Brexit law change could restrict access to UK river pollution data
New Scientist - 16 Mar 2023 15:29
The UK's Environment Information Regulations have enabled researchers and campaigners to force water firms to publish data on river pollution, but they may be scrapped as part of the Brexit process
Get this cheap student laptop for under $200 at Walmart
Live Science - 16 Mar 2023 12:32
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1,400-year-old mural of 2-faced men unearthed in Peru may allude to 'cosmic realms'
Live Science - 16 Mar 2023 12:00
Archaeologists have discovered two 1,400-year-old murals of two-faced men within a ceremonial hall that belonged to the Moche culture of Peru.