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Motion sickness could be avoided via a zap to the scalp
Posted in Science on 6th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
While many of us may have experienced a bit of queasiness on rough flights or boat trips, some people suffer from extreme motion sickness even under calm conditions.
Neuromorphic Processors Could Mean Big Leap in Machine Learning
Posted in Software on 5th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A start-up company called Knowm says it will soon begin commercializing a new technique for building neuromorphic computing chips.
Antidepressant causes different brain changes in depressed and non-depressed individuals
Posted in Medicine on 5th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A common antidepressant may alter brain structures in depressed and non-depressed individuals in different ways.
Gene therapy rescues dying cells in the brains of Alzheimer's patients
Posted in Science on 3rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
New clinical trial data suggest that nerve growth factor gene therapy is safe for extended periods of time.
Speech-classifier program is better at predicting psychosis than psychiatrists
Posted in Software on 30th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
A speech analysis program differentiated between people who developed psychosis over a later period and those who did not.