Imagine a battery-powered plane that has 10 engines and can take off like a helicopter…
Month: May 2015
Popular electric brain stimulation method used to boost brainpower is detrimental to IQ scores
Using a weak electric current in an attempt to boost brainpower or treat conditions has…
3-D models of neuronal networks reveal organizational principles of sensory cortex
Researchers have succeeded in reconstructing the neuronal networks that interconnect the elementary units of sensory…
ASTRO issues guideline on definitive and adjuvant RT for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
The American Society for Radiation Oncology is issuing a new guideline, ‘Definitive and adjuvant radiotherapy…
Who benefits from a catheter — and who doesn’t? New guide aims to protect patients
What’s the only thing worse than having a urinary catheter when you’re in the hospital?…
Researchers observe the moment when a mind is changed
Researchers studying how the brain makes decisions have, for the first time, recorded the moment-by-moment…
Redesigned systems may increase access to MRI for patients with implanted medical devices
New technology may extend the benefits of magnetic resonance imaging to many patients whose access…
Companies’ bottom lines benefit when former politicians join leadership teams
Companies can experience a significant improvement to their bottom lines when a former politician takes…
Childhood maltreatment linked to sleep problems among adults
Adults who experienced multiple incidents of childhood maltreatment were more than two times as likely…
Astrophysicists offer proof that famous image shows forming planets
A recent and famous image from deep space marks the first time we’ve seen a…