A brain implant allowed Ian Burkhart to close his hand for the first time since being paralysed in a diving accident. Ian Burkhart looked down at his hand and imagined…
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Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there’s no substitute for shut-eye
Credit: Vera Kratochvil/public domain There is no denying the importance of sleep. Everyone feels better after a good night of sleep, and lack of sleep can have profoundly negative effects…
Celestron EclipSmart 12x50mm porro solar binoculars review
With two solar eclipses coming up in North America everyone’s focusing on getting the best view, but do you need the kind of magnification offered by the Celestron EclipSmart 12x50mm…
A ‘memory wipe’ for stem cells may be the key to better therapies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Stem cells are special kinds of cells in our body that can become any other type of cell. They have huge potential for medicine, and trials…
GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco
A Cruise AV, General Motor’s autonomous electric Bolt EV in Detroit is displayed, Jan. 16, 2019. The California state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle…
Musk says X will scrap ‘block’ feature
Musk has repeatedly cited a desire for free speech as motivating his changes. Elon Musk said Friday his social media company X would scrap a feature that allows users to…
Archaeologists uncover vestiges of the Tepuztecos |
Archaeologists have uncovered vestiges of the Tepuztecos during an expansion of the Puerto del Varal-Corral de Piedra highway at Barranca Chihuila-Corral de Piedra. The Tepuztecos, also known as the Tlacotepehuas,…
5 advances in cancer treatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain QUESTION: In the past year, several family members have been diagnosed with various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. In talking…
Bringing addiction care ‘inside the house of medicine’
International per-person consumption of prescription opioids (2010–12). This period coincides with the peak of opioid prescribing in the USA and Canada. Credit: The Lancet (2022). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02252-2 As civilization ground…
Why bilinguals may have a memory advantage—new research
Credit: Luis Molinero/Shutterstock Think about being in a conversation with your best friend or partner. How often do you finish each other’s words and sentences? How do you know what…
