With a training dataset of only 67 MRI scans, “The AI was able to diagnose Alzheimer’s 86 percent of the time. More importantly, it was able to detect mild cognitive impairment 84 percent of the time, making it a potentially […]
Microwave-assisted thermal sterilization (MATS) is a new process developed by Washington State University researcher Juming Tang. It enables reheating food for less time, maintaining nutritional value, as well as requiring fewer preservatives in ingredient lines. | learn more
“The ‘MasSpec pen’ … looks a lot like a big, white sharpie with a cord running down the back. When doctors touch the tip of the pen to a suspect tissue sample, and press a pedal, the pen releases a […]
“Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech University, worked with a team of researchers to look at the 38 papers published in peer-reviewed journals in the last decade that denied anthropogenic global warming. ‘Every single one of those analyses […]
This has actually worked in 5 patients already! “AST-OPC1 cells are being developed at California-based Asterias Biotherapeutics using embryonic cells and converting them into cells normally found in the brain and spinal cord and whose function it is to support […]
MIT researchers have found a way to interfere with HDAC2, an enzyme that blocks memory-linked genes in mice. The therapy used is not suitable for drugs because the protein fragment is too large, but further research may find a solution. | learn […]
There’s a great demo video here of the latest Snapdragon mobile processor paired with an “active depth sensing” sensor package. Soon, phones will be able to build 3D models of the environment on the fly. | learn more
The more complex robots get, the more ways they can be unpredictably damaged. Animals have a built-in adaption system (i.e. if you can’t walk on one leg, you might figure out how to hop on the other or use crutches). […]
Engineers from the University of California San Diego have manufactured a flexible biofuel cell that can conform to the human body’s shapes. This is an interesting tech breakthrough that may end up powering wearable devices someday.| learn more
This article is based on an interview with Dr. Valter Longo Ph.D., professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California. It offers interesting strategies (and reasoning behind them) for increasing longevity. | learn more