Collaborate Disseminate
History is littered with anecdotal evidence of the relationship between stress and graying hair, from Marie Antionette’s overnight transformation following her capture, to US presidents taking on more salt than pepper during their tenure. A new study h… Continue reading Stress study shows graying hair is reversible
If you smiled at someone and they didn’t smile back, you’d probably find it off-putting. Well, that’s what usually happens if you smile at a humanoid robot … but not in the case of the expression-mirroring EVA.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Techno… Continue reading EVA robot identifies and copies people’s facial expressions
New results from a clinical trial testing a novel ultrasound therapy for hypertension show the experimental treatment can deliver clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure. The treatment is based on an old hypothesis that disrupting signals fr… Continue reading New evidence ultrasound pulses can treat high blood pressure
Geologists have studied tiny pockets of fluids trapped inside diamonds to get a better understanding of how old humanity’s favorite rocks might be. In doing so, they identified three distinct periods of diamond formation in Africa over the past few bil… Continue reading Diamond liquid impurities provide new insights into ancient Earth
The continuing miniaturization of electronics is opening up some exciting possibilities when it comes to what we might place in our bodies to monitor and improve our health. Engineers at Columbia University have demonstrated an extreme version of this … Continue reading World’s smallest single-chip system can be injected into the body
A new dynamic tool developed by Columbia University researchers flagged cryptography mistakes made in more than 300 popular Android apps. Continue reading Cryptobugs Found in Numerous Google Play Store Apps
When it comes to the 3D printing of metal, a process known as selective laser sintering (SLS) is most commonly used. An upside-down variation on the technique has now been developed, for printing single objects out of different materials.Continue Readi… Continue reading Upside-down 3D printing tech creates multi-material objects
There are many factors that can impact our eyesight, but one common source of vision loss centers on a blockage in the major vein in the eyeball, which prevents it from draining properly and damages the retina. This is known as retinal vein occlusion, … Continue reading Eye drops used to treat common cause of vision loss in mouse study
The western United States and parts of northern Mexico have been suffering through drought conditions on and off since the year 2000 – and unfortunately it may not let up any time soon. A new study has examined extreme droughts in the region dating bac… Continue reading Western US may be headed for a once-in-500-years “megadrought”
In 2017, scientists at Columbia University found the first direct evidence that autoimmunity may play a role in the onset of Parkinson’s disease. The same team has been working to fill in this timeline of physiological events and uncovered further evidence of how the immune system contributes to the development of the disease, potentially opening up new windows of opportunity for early intervention.
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Continue reading Blood analysis reveals signs of Parkinson’s 10 years before diagnosis