biology

Nanoparticle research tested in locusts focuses on new drug-delivery method

Posted in Medicine on 13th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Delivering life-saving drugs directly to the brain in a safe and effective way is a challenge for medical providers.

Brain stimulation influences honest behavior

Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified the brain mechanism that governs decisions between honesty and self-interest.

Study shows short- and long-term memories form simultaneously

Posted in Science on 10th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

A new study could revolutionize our understanding of how memories form in the brain.

Poor outlook for biodiversity in Antarctica

Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

The popular view that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are in a much better environmental shape than the rest of the world has been brought into question in a new study.

Musk launches company to pursue 'neural lace' brain-interface technology

Posted in Science on 28th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Neural lace would help prevent humans from becoming 'house cats' to AI, he suggests.