Human Quirks: Health & Medicine

A new study has found that people can learn to use supernumerary robotic arms as effectively as working with a partner in just one hour of …


Crustaceans, insects and mushrooms are rich sources of the dietary fiber chitin, which activates the immune system and benefits metabolism, according to a new study in …


Researchers have successfully created chimeric embryos containing a combination of human and pig cells. When transferred into surrogate pig mothers, the developing humanized kidneys had normal …


A soft ball designed to support mental health by ‘personifying’ breath has been invented by a computer science …


The world’s first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers who detected a live eight-centimeter roundworm from a carpet python in the brain of a 64- …


Scientists have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which stores electricity when it is immersed in saline solution, and which could one day power smart contact …


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In a groundbreaking endeavor, researchers have successfully transferred a longevity gene from naked mole rats to mice, resulting in improved health and an extension of the mouse’s lifespan. The …


Researchers make progress in developing a digital biomarker that detects early signs of Alzheimer’s disease in brainwave patterns using a simple ‘wearable’ headband at …


Researchers have developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that has enabled a woman with severe paralysis from a brainstem stroke to speak through a digital …


Researchers are pursuing various solutions for administering insulin to those with Diabetes. One such solution is to enclose insulin-producing designer cells in capsules that can be implanted in the …


Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler, was a 15th century prince and military leader who was so terrifying, he’s thought to have inspired the creation of the literary vampire, Count Dracula. Now, …


For those with neurological or developmental disorders compromising speech, brain machine interfaces could help them communicate. But today’s interfaces are slow and, from electrodes placed on …


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More mock seafood options are needed because of unsustainable fishing and aquaculture practices, which can harm the environment. Now, researchers have a new approach for creating desirable vegan …


Researchers have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats. They have then used the information to measure what happens to the …


Researchers hope that a new, publicly available database they have created will shrink, not grow, over time. That’s because it is a compendium of the thousands of understudied proteins encoded …


Engineers have developed nanoscale tattoos — dots and wires that adhere to live cells — in a breakthrough that puts researchers one step closer to tracking the health of individual …


A new study suggests that Cytochromes P450 (CYP450s) enzymes can sense and respond to stimuli, acting like soft robots in living …


A new study in mice suggests replacing traditional protein sources with mealworms in high-fat diets could slow weight gain, improve immune response, reduce inflammation, enhance energy metabolism, …


Physicists have succeeded in making a new imaging technique ready for use on humans. Radioactive markers and radiation are not necessary for …


Shifting from a high-pressure mindset to a curious one improves people’s memory, finds new research. Study participants pre-meditating a robbery in a virtual art museum remembered more paintings …


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