Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of neuroscientists led by a College of Pittsburgh Institution of Medicine scientist created a test to spot a new marker of Alzheimer's illness neurodegeneration in a blood sample. A research on their outcomes was released today in Brain.New BiomarkerThe biomarker, named brain-derived tau, or BD-tau, outperforms...
Credit: SpaceXSpaceX is launching Starlink Aviation, a new service that will make its satellite internet network available on planes. "With Starlink, passengers will be able to access high-speed, low-latency internet from the moment they walk on their plane," the company tweeted on October 18.Starlink AviationIn June 2022, the FCC gave SpaceX authorization to begin...
The scheme for a mechanism of bubble-detachment. a) Normal flat electrode, b) the problems of adhered bubbles, and c) various approaches for the removal of gas bubbles. In (a), R, ρ, g, and λ indicate the dimension of bubbles, the density of a solution, gravitational acceleration constant, and surface tension of a solution, respectively....
Hatice Yardım / UnsplashThe advantages of reading would not be understated, even when it concerns living a longer life. A current investigation discovers that reading manuals generally returns mental improvements that enhance longevity.Bibliomaniacs express joy! A current investigation in the journal Social Science and Medicine simply found that individuals who read manuals live longer...
Human robot communications not just enable robotics to interact with humans however likewise with the atmosphere. Microrobots, for example, can communicate with insects and measure the force exerted by them during the trip or walking.However, this communication is not direct, with the microrobots measuring insect habits primarily. Now, scientists have developed a soft micro-robotic...
UConn researchers have developed a way of charging deep brain stimulators that don't require the battery power that's currently standard. Credit: University of ConnecticutImplantable deep brain stimulators could aid lots of people with neurological and psychiatric illnesses when conventional therapies stop functioning. Nevertheless, surgery every time the batteries have to be transformed is a...
Credit: Queensland Brain InstituteThe clean-up of cellular "protein clumps" can prevent the beginning of some forms of dementia, according to new research from The University of Queensland.Scientists from the Queensland Brain Institute made the finding while emphasizing the relationship inbetween the enzyme Fyn and the protein Tau in frontotemporal dementia. The team, led by...
Researchers developed a "DishBrain" system that associated neurons to a computer running the typical computer game Pong. Within five minutes, the cells commenced "learning" and improved their efficiency. The device of "learning" could entail the free-energy concept, according to which the brain searches for to lessen entropy (unpredictability) in its atmosphere.Recently research announced in...
It is only under the microscope that the similarity of its namesake becomes apparent: the plump, round physique and the short legs are reminiscent of those of a bear. Credit: Ralph SchillTardigrades are excellent at adjusting to severe environmental problems. Back in 2019, Ralph Schill, one professor at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhat makes people brain distinct from that of all other animals-- including also our closest primate relatives? In an analysis of cell kinds in the prefrontal cortex of 4 primate species, Yale researchers identified species-specific-- particularly human-specific-- features, they report on Aug. 25th in the journal Science.And they discovered that what...
