Collaborate Disseminate
As the world grapples with ways to safely come out of social lockdowns without triggering new viral outbreaks, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to publish compellingly detailed case studies investigating COVID-19 clusters. … Continue reading COVID-19 case studies: Anatomy of three “super-spreader” clusters
Boston Dynamics’ dog-like Spot robot can now be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world thanks to a partnership with cloud-based software platform Rocos. To demonstrate its new capabilities the US team remotely monitored the robot working on an … Continue reading Remotely operated Spot robot herds sheep in New Zealand
Illustrating the incredibly rapid pace of COVID-19 vaccine development, biotechnology company Moderna has just revealed interim data from its Phase 1 human trials testing a novel mRNA vaccine. The results show the experimental vaccine is safe, well-tol… Continue reading Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine delivers promising Phase 1 trial data
Illustrating the incredibly rapid pace of COVID-19 vaccine development, biotechnology company Moderna has just revealed interim data from its Phase 1 human trials testing a novel mRNA vaccine. The results show the experimental vaccine is safe, well-tol… Continue reading Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine delivers promising Phase 1 trial data
South Korean researchers have shown a stem-cell-based topical solution can regrow hair in both male and female subjects with common pattern baldness. The small, randomized, placebo-controlled trial found the treatment both safe and effective, with larg… Continue reading Stem cell topical solution for baldness offers positive trial results
South Korean researchers have shown a stem-cell-based topical solution can regrow hair in both male and female subjects with common pattern baldness. The small, randomized, placebo-controlled trial found the treatment both safe and effective, with larg… Continue reading Stem cell topical solution for baldness offers positive trial results
European engineers have optimized a novel technology using temporary tattoo electrodes to record electroencephalography (EEG) brain activity. The technology is cheap, can be produced using an inkjet printer, and delivers EEG measurements as accurately … Continue reading Inkjet-printed tattoo electrodes deliver long-term EEG measurements
New research from an international team of scientists has found an old drug, used for over half a century to treat alcoholism, could be repurposed as a useful anti-obesity medication. The animal study saw the drug prevent obesity and improve metabolic … Continue reading Old alcoholism drug shows potential as new anti-obesity treatment
Since the turn of the millennium the so-called “psychedelic renaissance” has slowly been growing, with a number of dedicated researchers tirelessly working to legitimize a field of science profoundly stigmatized by decades of social and political disap… Continue reading Largest ever DMT survey travels to the fringes of psychedelic science
With legal recreational cannabis use spreading across North America there is a constant debate over what the minimum age for consumption should be. A new study from a team of Canadian researchers is suggesting 19 is the optimal age to set for recreatio… Continue reading Optimal minimum legal age for recreational cannabis is 19, study says