When we’re told “This coffee is hot” upon being served a familiar caffeinated beverage at our local diner or cafe,
Month: May 2024
Children’s visual experience may hold key to better computer vision training
A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their surroundings could set the
Brain damage reveals part of the brain necessary for helping others
Our willingness to help others is governed by a specific brain region pinpointed by researchers in a study of patients
Altering cellular interactions around amyloid plaques may offer novel Alzheimer’s treatment strategies
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made a significant breakthrough in Alzheimer’s disease research by
Finnish Vole fever spreading further south
Researchers have discovered that bank voles in southern Sweden (Skåne) carry a virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans.
Caffeine affects brain dopamine function in patients with Parkinson’s disease
Regular high caffeine consumption affects dopamine function in patients with Parkinson’s disease, shows a new international study led by the
Scientists develop visual tool to help people group foods based on their levels of processing
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists studying ultra-processed foods have created a new tool for assessing the rewarding and
‘Lean In’ messages can lower women’s motivation to protest gender inequality
Women in leadership are often told to “Lean In,” designed to be motivational messaging demonstrating that they are more confident,
Cell-targeting technology allows researchers to isolate neuronal subpopulations and link them to behavioral states
Scientists have designed an intersectional technique for precisely targeting subpopulations of cells and parsing out specific functions. As gene sequencing
Altering cancer treatment dosing could reduce climate impact, study finds
Changing how often a popular cancer therapy is delivered would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve environmental impact without decreasing