Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words
Patients in a new Northwestern Medicine study were able to comprehend words that were written but not said aloud. They could write the names...
Blind mice regain sight; treatment could be available to humans in three years
It was surprisingly simple. University of California, Berkeley, scientists inserted a gene for a green-light receptor into the eyes of blind mice and, a...
Local extinction of Southern California mountain lions possible within 50 years
Two isolated mountain lion populations in Southern California’s Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains are at risk of local extinction, perhaps as soon as...
Topical immunotherapy keeps skin cancer risk at bay
A combination of two topical creams already shown to clear precancerous skin lesions from sun-damaged skin also lowers the risk that patients will later...
Energy monitor can find electrical failures before they happen
A new system devised by researchers at MIT can monitor the behavior of all electric devices within a building, ship, or factory, determining which...
Kicking neural network automation into high gear
A new area in artificial intelligence involves using algorithms to automatically design machine-learning systems known as neural networks, which are more accurate and efficient...
Smart needle: A resistance-sensing injection device that knows where to go
Syringes and hollow needles—among the most feared and most commonly used tools in medical practice—have been around for more than a century.
However, the precise...
Adult cells maintain complete molecular ‘memory’ of their embryonic origins
In research that casts cells as curators of their own history, Harvard Medical School researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered that adult tissues...
NIH to test experimental drug to curb opioid cravings
A clinical trial of an experimental drug designed to treat cravings associated with opioid use disorder (OUD) has begun in the National Institutes of...
Imaging method reveals long-lived patterns in cells of the eye
Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) form unique patterns that can be used to track changes in this important layer of tissue in...
