New Neurons Form In The Brain Into The Tenth Decade Of Life
New neurons continue to be formed in the hippocampus into the tenth decade of life, even in people with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Coal could yield treatment for traumatic injuries
Graphene quantum dots drawn from common coal may be the basis for an effective antioxidant for people who suffer traumatic brain injuries, strokes or heart attacks.
Thermodynamic Magic Enables Cooling Without Energy Consumption
Physicists have developed an amazingly simple device that allows heat to flow temporarily from a cold to a warm object without an external power supply. Intriguingly, the process initially appears to contradict the fundamental laws of physics.
Researchers Identify Genetic Causes of Poor Sleep
The study has uncovered parts of our genetic code that could be responsible for causing poor sleep quality.
Black Hole Captured In Photograph For The First Time Ever
Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy.
Water That Never Freezes
Can water reach minus 263 degrees Celsius without turning into ice? Yes it can, say researchers, if it is confined in nanometer-scale lipid channels.
Paleontologists Report World’s Biggest Tyrannosaurus Rex
Paleontologists have just reported the world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex and the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada. The 13-metre-long T. rex, nicknamed ‘Scotty,’ lived in prehistoric Saskatchewan 66 million years ago.
Anaesthetic Could Be Used to Wipe Bad Memories and Phobias From People’s Minds
Asking patients to recall unpleasant memories shortly before being knocked out created more difficulty in recalling those memories the next day.
Forget 3D Printing – The ‘Replicator’ is Here (VIDEO)
A new 3D printing technique can replicate complex structures using projections of light into a special resin.
3D Printed Tires And Shoes That Self-Repair
Instead of throwing away your broken boots or cracked toys, why not let them fix themselves? Researchers have developed 3D-printed rubber materials that can do just that.
Static Electricity Could Charge Our Electronics
While common in everyday life, the science behind this phenomenon is not well understood.
Colossal Spinning Disc of Ice Suddenly Appears in River (VIDEO)
The strange rotating circle resembles a UFO or a moon.
The Orderly Chaos Of Black Holes
During the formation of a black hole a bright burst of energetic light is produced called a gamma-ray burst. Researchers have built the POLAR instrument to analyze GRBs. The first results reveal that high energy photons coming from GRBs are neither completely chaotic, nor completely organized, but a mixture of the two.
Scientists find links between brain damage and religious fundamentalism
A recent study has shown that religious fundamentalism is partly the result of a functional impairment in the prefrontal cortex, where damage to particular areas may indirectly promote religious fundamentalism by diminishing cognitive flexibility and openness.
Nearby Planet Could Support Primitive Life, Scientists Announce
A super-Earth known as Barnard b might be far more habitable than previously thought.