December 8, 2015 Men have a better sense of direction than women, study says In classic men vs. women moment, it looks like there might be a partial answer to the age-old road trip question, “honey, are we lost?”
November 29, 2015 More colleges offer classes for students to have their genes tested -- if they want to know A University of Iowa class is tackling the rapidly advancing field of personal genetics, which is revolutionizing medicine and raising difficult ethical and privacy questions.
November 21, 2015 Washington diver's giant octopus hunt ignites wrath of Puget Sound advocates A teen diver has incurred the wrath of a Washington state community by breaking an unwritten code when he dragged a live giant Pacific octopus from the water.
November 9, 2015 Obama unveils details on brain-mapping initiative President Obama is announcing a new investment into research to map the human brain in hopes of unlocking some of its mysteries.
November 5, 2015 Google announces Calico, a new company targeting healthcare and illness Google on Wednesday announced Calico, an ambitious new company that aims to solve some of the biggest problems facing humanity today: illness, aging, diseases, and ultimately, maybe even death itself.
November 4, 2015 Scientists implant tiny robots inside live mice Can robots travel inside living animals? It sounds like science fiction, but scientists have just made it a reality by implanting tiny nano-robots inside living mice. Researchers from the Department of Nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego, published their report on the first successful tests of implanting micro robots designed to disperse drugs within a body, reports SmithsonianMag.com.
November 4, 2015 Israeli company aims to eradicate brain disease An Israeli nonprofit group announced on Wednesday a $1 million prize program to encourage innovation in brain-research technology.
October 26, 2015 Scientists withdraw claim about making stem cells Scientists who reported that they'd found a startlingly simple way to make stem cells withdrew that claim Wednesday, admitting to "extensive" errors in the research.
October 24, 2015 Human cadaver brains may provide new stem cells After our lungs stop breathing, our hearts stop beating, our minds stop racing, our bodies cool, and long after our vital signs cease, little pockets of cells can live for days, even weeks.Scientists have harvested such cells from the scalps and brain linings of human corpses and reprogrammed them into stem cells
October 24, 2015 Unwanted memories erased in electroconvulsive therapy experiment Scientists have zapped an electrical current to people's brains to erase distressing memories, part of an ambitious quest to better treat ailments such as mental trauma, psychiatric disorders and drug addiction.
