Medicine
Impressive Long-term Benefits Of MDMA For Treating PTSD, Study Reports
Posted in Medicine on 11th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
At the original end-point of the trials, 56 percent of the cohort no longer met the clinical criteria for PTSD. The long-term follow-up data revealed continued improvements in most subjects for well over a year, with 67 percent of the cohort subsequently no longer meeting the PTSD criteria.
World-first 3D Bionic Eye Could Enable Superhuman Sight, Night Vision
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 11th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
A team led by scientists at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed what they call the Electrochemical Eye (EC-Eye).
How A Crowdsourcing Challenge Turbocharged Brain Research During Lockdown
Posted in Medicine, Science on 10th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
Thanks to big data and machine learning, large-scale collaborations for mapping the brain have already been made possible through data-sharing, such as the Human Brain Project or the BRAIN Initiative.
ESA's Prometheus To Usher In Cheaper, Reusable Next-gen Rocket Engines
Posted in Medicine on 8th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
ESA's Prometheus to usher in cheaper, reusable next-gen rocket engines
Breakthrough Psilocybin Study Uncovers Neurochemical Origins Of Human Ego
Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2020
by Alex Muller
New research asks, how does psilocybin create a feeling of ego dissolution, and what chemicals in the brain create our subjective sense of self?