Virtual Reality Brings Jedi Powers to Life with Force Push
Researchers say Force Push will give users the ability to move distant objects using an approach for remote object manipulation in virtual reality.... Read More...
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Drug Discovery Could Halt Brain Cancer Spread
Researchers detail the use of a drug that may help block the way glioblastoma brain cancer cells respond to fluid flow. The finding could lead to stopping glioblastoma from spreading. ... Read More...
Researchers Solve Century Old Neuroscience Mystery
Researchers have solves a longstanding mystery relating to perineuronal nets, giving rise to potential new treatments for epilepsy. The study reports the nets modulate electrical impulses in the brain and seizures can occur if perineuronal networks are dissolved.... Read More...
Insights Into Amyloids Associated with Alzheimer’s and Type 2 Diabetes
A new study sheds light on the stabilizing forces of amyloid fibrils associated with Alzheimer's, type 2 diabetes and other neurodegenerative disorders. ... Read More...
Yanny or Laurel: The Blue Dress of 2018
Researchers explain why some of us hear Yanny and some hear Laurel when we listen to the popular internet meme.... Read More...
Researchers Make First Serotonin Measurements in Humans
Using electrochemical probes transplanted into living human brains, researchers shed light on how serotonin acts.... Read More...
Healthy Bacteria in Yogurt May Reduce Lupus Symptoms: Mouse Study
A new study from Virginia Tech reveals a healthy bacteria found in yogurt could reduce some lupus symptoms. The study expands on earlier work from the researchers, noting a lack of Lactobacillus in both mice and humans with lupus.... Read More...
Common Household Chemicals Lead to Birth Defects: Mouse Study
A new study links quat-based cleaners to neural tube defects in mice. They also discovered mice do not need to be dosed with the chemicals for the effects to show in their offspring, being in the environment where the cleaners were administered was enough to illicit an effect.... Read More...
Predicting Crime Knowledge States in the Human Brain
Neuroimaging can detect whether a person is acting in a state of knowledge when committing a crime, or whether they are acting recklessly with no premeditation, researchers report.... Read More...
Witnessing Fear in Others Can Physically Change the Brain
A new study reports traumatic experiences can alter the brain, leaving people more vulnerable to psychological problems.... Read More...
Protective Molecule Sidelined in Models of ALS
Researchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule that has the potential for preserving sites of communication between nerves and muscles in ALS.... Read More...