New Clues to How the Body Feels Pain May Help Treat It More Effectively
The National Institute of Health reports that NIH researchers have discovered how the body processes heat and touch, and how inflammation turns these sensations...
Does Chewing Gum Expose You to Microplastics?
A pilot study has found that chewing gum, both natural and synthetic, releases microplastics into saliva, potentially leading to ingestion. Researchers at UCLA discovered...
Previously Unknown Eye Cells May Reverse Vision Loss
A groundbreaking study has identified previously unknown stem cells in the human retina that could potentially restore vision in mice with a common eye...
New Technology Restores Mobility for Spinal Injury Patients
A team at .NeuroRestore, led by Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, has developed an advanced system that combines implanted spinal cord neuroprosthetics with rehabilitation...
Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol and Cancer Causes Market Shakeup
Ciara Linnane of MarketWatch reports that stocks of alcohol companies fell Friday after the U.S. Surgeon General's advisory linked alcohol to cancer risk. Dr....
The Future of Surgery: Robots That Learn From Watching Videos
Mark Johnson of The Washington Post reports that researchers from Johns Hopkins and Stanford have developed robots trained through videos to perform surgical tasks...
The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?
Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin, a small French Alps village, a troubling cluster of 14 ALS cases was discovered, raising...
Scientists Accidentally Create “Perfect Bioweapon”
Morgan McFall-Johnsen of Business Insider reports that while creating "mirror life" microorganisms could be one of science's greatest breakthroughs, 38 scientists have raised alarms...
Thoughts to Text: Combining Man and Machine
Ashlee Vance of Bloomberg reports that Science Corp. is selling devices and software that make it easier for researchers to probe the mind, resulting...
Farm in New Mexico Secured Rare License to Grow Illegal Crops
Peter S. Goodman of The New York Times reports that after supply chain disruptions that made critical medicines scarce, a federal effort is underway...