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Sniffing could provide autism test
Posted in Science on 4th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller
The way children sniff different aromas could form the basis of a test for autism, suggest researchers in Israel.
Hope for Alzheimer's treatment as researchers find licensed drugs halt brain degeneration
Posted in Medicine on 30th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Studies show existing medicines could help restore protein production in brain and prevent memory loss, speeding up the search for a cure.
DNA and Light Detect Cancer in the Brain, Head and Neck
Posted in Science on 26th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have employed an imaging technique that uses safe near-infrared light to differentiate between healthy brain tissue and that which has become cancerous.
Scientists build artificial neurons able to communicate with organic neurons
Posted in Hardware on 26th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
This artificial neuron is capable of mimicking the function of a human nerve and communicate the way as our own neurons do.
Consciousness has less control than believed, according to new theory
Posted in Science on 25th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Consciousness is far less powerful than people believe, serving as a passive conduit rather than exerting control, according to a new theory.