biology

Living on thin air: microbe mystery solved

Posted in Science on 25th Dec, 2017
by Alex Muller

A discovery that microbes in Antarctica can scavenge gas from the air to stay alive in extreme conditions has implications for the search for life on other planets.

A new drug treatment cuts migraine days in half

Posted in Medicine on 7th Dec, 2017
by Alex Muller

A drug called erenumab can cut the number of days with migraine symptoms for 50 per cent of patients.

Human Memory Enhanced With a Brain Implant For the First Time

Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller

A 'memory prosthesis' brain implant has enhanced human memory for the first time.

Brain implant tested in human patients found to improve memory recall

Posted in Medicine on 16th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller

Researchers conducted experiments involving implanting electrodes into the brains of human volunteers to see if it might improve memory.

This $100-million Startup Plans to Put Chips Into Human Brains to Enhance Intelligence

Posted in Business on 12th Nov, 2017
by Alex Muller

In the next 15 years humans will be able to greatly expand their brain's natural abilities