Scientists are edging closer to achieving speech restoration in people suffering from paralysis disorders or those who are aphasic following a stroke. Using a combination of brain signal readers and artificial intelligence, researchers at the Radboud University and the University Medical Center Utrecht have developed a means of communication that is accurate and similar to […]

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Listen up, animal lovers; this one is for you… If you ever find yourself asking, “Should I attempt mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on this baby rabbit my cat brought in?” The answer should be a firm “no”. An X (formerly known as Twitter) user recently posted that she was about to be admitted to hospital after contracting […]

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Ever wonder how a fragrance can unlock a once-forgotten memory? In a study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, UC Irvine scientists have discovered that exposing older adults to complex smells while they slept, improved their cognitive and neural functioning.  The ability of smell to transport you to a time and place of the past can […]

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Bacteria, they’re just like us, eh? Well not really, but one of the features we do share, is that viruses love to hijack our cellular machinery. Bacterial viruses are big trouble for their bacterial hosts, but scientists are taking advantage of their ability to target specific cell types to develop new tools for cancer diagnosis […]

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A new study investigated whether the COVID-19 pandemic influenced creativity changes in a population of French-speaking individuals. What is creativity?  The concept of creativity is multifaceted, and people perceive it in different ways. For example, one source describes it as the ability to come up with and recognize useful ideas and alternatives.1  According to another source, […]

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