Researchers at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital are finding that combining brain monitoring equipment with drug-dosing algorithms could one day help anesthesiologists give patients just the right dose of anesthetic to stay sedated for the duration of medical procedures.
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“Jurassic World” featured a scene from an aquatic show similar to SeaWorld. Instead of a dolphin jumping out of the water though, a massive lizard-like creature sprung out of the water and ate a great white shark whole.
A team of Duke neuroscientists, neurosurgeons, and engineers have put together a speech prosthetic that can translate a person’s brain signals into words they want to say.
In a groundbreaking project, Professor Hongbin Li, the Charles and Rosanna Batchelor Memorial Chair Professor, is leading a team in redefining the capabilities of radio frequency (RF) sensing.
IBM has discovered a breakthrough in quantum computing: solving a complex problem that supercomputing approximation methods could not handle. This discovery can lead to being able to use quantum systems to solve intractable problems in artificial intelligence and subjects such as chemistry.
On November 5, the 52nd annual New York City Marathon took place with over 50,000 runners crossing the finish line. The fastest marathon runners ran 26.2 miles in just over two hours.
As part of this week’s edition’s theme of kindness, one aspect that has seen scientific research is gratitude. Can gratitude offer more benefits than offering thanks to those around you?
Kindness, as many define it, is being selfless, caring, and compassionate towards others. We share kindness with others through acts such as a smile, a nice word, an unexpected deed, or a planned surprise.
When we hear a joke, see someone we love, or simply hear a few words that make us happy, we tend to do one simple action: smile.
In a new update regarding footprints found in White Sands National Park, New Mexico in September 2021, it has been determined that the humans were on the North American continent thousands of years before what was previously thought.