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·July 24, 2017·5 min read

Low-Cost Smart Glove Translates American Sign Language Alphabet

Researchers at UCSD have developed a new gesture recognition glove that can wirelessly translate the ASL alphabet into text. The glove can also communicate back by controlling a virtual hand and mimicking gestures.

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·July 17, 2017·4 min read

Brain Circuit Study Finds Key Links to Depressive Symptoms

Researchers have discovered a link between specific neural circuits to distinct behavioral symptoms of depression. The study, published in Cell, reports altering the networks helped to improve symptoms such as social withdrawal and helplessness.

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·May 27, 2017·5 min read

Losing Sleep Over Climate Change

The worry over climate change may not be the main reason you're losing sleep. The rising temperatures associated with global warming are making it harder for people to get a good night's rest, a new study reports.

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·May 26, 2017·12 min read

Century Old Drug Could Help Treat Autism Symptoms

According to researchers, a century old drug originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness shows promise for treating symptoms of autism.

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·May 16, 2017·5 min read

Don’t Count on Your Chickens Counting

Researchers contradict the accepted view that we biologically evolved a capacity for numerical cognition.

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·May 10, 2017·3 min read

Neurobehavioral Effects Found in Children Exposed to Flower Pesticides

A new study of children living in agricultural communities of Ecuador finds a link between short term alterations in neurological behaviors and a peak pesticide spraying season around the time of the Mother's Day flower harvest.

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·May 3, 2017·5 min read

Study Reinforces Ketamine’s Reputation as Antidepressant

A new study backs up previous research regarding the effectiveness of ketamine in treating depression. Additionally, researchers identified antidepressant effects in Botox, Diclofenac and Minocycline, drugs commonly used for other purposes.

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·April 21, 2017·4 min read

Using CRISPR to Reverse Retinitis Pigmentosa and Restore Visual Function

Researchers use gene editing to reverse cell degeneration and restore vision in mouse models of retinitis pigmentosa.

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·April 11, 2017·6 min read

‘Neuron-Reading’ Nanowires Could Accelerate Development of Drugs for Neurological Diseases

Researchers have developed nanowires that can record the electrical activity of neurons in fine detail. The technology will allow for better investigation as to how the brain works.