Collaborate Disseminate
It’s difficult to hear what one person is saying in a crowded, noisy space where lots of other people are speaking. This is especially true for people who are hard of hearing. While modern hearing aids use noise-cancelling technology, they can’t elimin… Continue reading ‘Selective hearing’ headphones: Hear clearly in a crowd with one look
Melanoma is not generally thought of as being caused by ‘cancer genes’ like, say, breast or prostate cancer. Previous studies have estimated that only 2% to 2.5% of melanoma cases are genetic, so public health messaging in relation to the cancer has fo… Continue reading Inherited melanoma risk 7-fold higher than previously thought
Therapies that deliver electrical stimulation to the brain to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s have been found to be effective. To deliver this deep brain stimulation (DBS), electrodes are implanted in areas of the brain through small holes drilled in the skull. A pacemaker-like device is also inserted under the skin of the chest to power the electrodes.
Tags: Brain, Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, UNIST
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The second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability globally, stroke is a common and debilitating condition. While much is known about risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, alcohol consumption and high cholesterol, re… Continue reading Extreme night-time heat significantly increases risk of stroke
A big problem with text-to-image generators is their ability to replicate the original works used to train them, thereby infringing an artist’s copyright. Under US law, if you create an original work and ‘fix’ it in a tangible form, you own its copyrig… Continue reading Sneaky AI model deliberately corrupts training images to sidestep copyright
It’s estimated that 27.5% of people globally are affected by pain. While they might be effective, existing analgesics each have their issues. Acetaminophen/paracetamol (Tylenol, Panadol) can be toxic to the liver, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory dr… Continue reading New non-toxic analgesic provides hope to nerve pain sufferers
Circadian rhythms are the internal ‘clocks’ that nearly every tissue and cell runs in the background, collectively tuned to the 24-hour day-night cycle. Aside from being the bane of shift workers, disruption of the body’s circadian rhythm has been link… Continue reading Blood pressure meds: Timing your dose determines how well they work
Everyone’s aware of the dangers of cigarette smoking and the health benefits that can be gained by quitting. Varenicline (sold as Chantix and Champix) is the drug of choice for cigarette smoking cessation because it’s been shown to effectively prevent … Continue reading Quit-smoking drug helps half of vapers quit, too
The world was introduced to the concept of shape-changing robots in 1991, with the T-1000 featured in the cult movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Since then (if not before), many a scientist has dreamed of creating a robot with the ability to change its… Continue reading Shape-shifting slime robots: How to control something with no set form?
In 2023, Pew Research Center reported that 26% of Americans regularly got their news from YouTube. Because YouTube’s search results are affected by a user’s watch history, opening up the possibility of being presented with all sorts of content, users a… Continue reading Please, Google, for the good of humanity add this to YouTube