Biology

Gamma band stimulation: A promising new treatment for Alzheimer’s

Biology, Health, Technology / /

Alzheimer’s disease is a vicious illness most often characterized by drastic decline in cognitive function including memory loss and confusion — frequently causing severe emotional stress for the affected along with their family and friends. Fortunately, recent technology, called gamma band neural stimulation, has emerged, showing promise of having a significant impact on Alzheimer’s. Although […]

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Pulsating jellyfish: The most efficient swimmers in the ocean further enhanced with microelectronics

Biology, Technology / /

For an animal missing both a heart and a brain, jellyfish are beautifully mystifying to watch as they glide through the water. As very simple creatures and extremely slow swimmers, jellyfish have been overlooked by many researchers when in fact the way in which they pulsate their bell to move is quite complex and efficient. 

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Good vibrations (and how to sense the really bad ones)

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Monitoring the heart for long periods of time has become easier than ever because of the development of wristwatches, smartphones, and wearable devices in the age of today’s biosensing revolution. The most notable of these devices is perhaps the Apple Watch, which comes embedded with a built-in electrocardiogram (ECG) and heart rate monitor and now

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To the other side and back: Near-death experiences and what they tell us about our brains

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As humans, we tend to be both afraid of and fascinated by death. It is virtually the only thing that we are all certain to experience, yet no one can say for sure what happens to us when we die. However, some individuals who’ve had particularly close brushes with death claim to have had a

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Whistles underwater: How humans are changing dolphin communication

Biology, Environment / /

Dolphins are generally regarded as one of the most intelligent species of mammals, even demonstrating the ability to learn and follow verbal cues and gestures from human trainers while in captivity. In the wild, dolphins use sound signals to navigate, hunt, and communicate with other creatures, including individuals of their own species and of other

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A Gut Feeling: The bacteria in your gut may be controlling your behaviors

Biology, Health / /

Think back to the last time you gave a presentation; were you nervous? Did you lose your appetite for the day? When it was time to present, did your stomach somersault? When considering physical responses to stressful situations, there is a clear connection between behavior and the gut. In anxiety-stimulating situations, the body can respond

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The Fermentation Revolution: How Noma Is Transforming the Future of Food

Biology, World / /

“I came all the way across the sea to learn something I can’t learn in the States,” Victor Eng tells me. “This is the place to create new products. We’re creating the standard right now. No restaurant in the world is doing this.” Eng is studying the formulation of new flavors at Noma, in Copenhagen,

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Eating for pleasure: How enjoying your food can make it healthier

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Food is often viewed through the lens of cultural dogma — good or bad, healthy or unhealthy — but what scientists have been able to interpret from previous studies is that we may be looking at food’s relative nutrient composition in a bottlenecked way. Certain foods contain varying amounts of macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals, but

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