Science Waterborne DNA provides a picture of coral reef healthnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth In these times of coral reef die-offs, it's vitally important to monitor the abundance and variety of corals on the reefs that remain. This is …
Science Synthetic molecule shows promise as multiple sclerosis treatmentnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth In multiple sclerosis, the body's immune system attacks and damages myelin, which is the insulating layer on nerves in the spinal cord, brain and …
Ketamine New ketamine-like drug offers antidepressant benefits without psychedelic side effectsnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy A new study led by scientists at Yale University has described the promising early-stage results of a new drug designed to mimic the rapid …
The Brain Age-related memory decline reversed with magnetic pulses to the brainnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy Researchers at Northwestern University have used a non-invasive form of magnetic brain stimulation to improve the memory of older adults. After just …
Science Sweat-collecting bandage could replace blood samplingnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Nobody likes having blood samples taken, which is why we've seen a number of devices that gather sweat from the skin and then analyze it. An …
The Brain Brain function partially restored in pigs – four hours after deathnewatlas.com - Michael Irving In a breakthrough study, researchers have managed to restore some brain function in pigs as long as four hours after death. Using a system that pumps …
Science "Global measles crisis" as WHO reports cases up 300% from last yearnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy Preliminary measles surveillance data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed a stark surge in reported global cases over the …
Science Laser-heated bubbles may find use in better, less painful tattooingnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Getting a tattoo certainly isn't known for being a comfortable process. It can also cause damage to the skin, plus it results in bio-hazardous used …
Science Snow-powered nanogenerator works where solar panels don'tnewatlas.com - Michael Irving Snowy places aren't ideal for harvesting solar energy – panels can't do much if they're buried under blankets of snow, of course. Now a team from the …
Technology CRISPR breakthrough uses "hairpin lock" for more precise genetic engineeringnewatlas.com - Michael Irving The CRISPR gene-editing system is incredibly accurate, but when there are billions of base pairs of DNA to scroll through, it's not unusual for it to …
Science Scientists change monkey minds using low-intensity ultrasoundnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy An incredible new study suggests that low-intensity ultrasound can be used to target very specific brain regions and alter an animal's …
Technology Cancer DNA study helps uncover specific chemical causes of tumorsnewatlas.com - Rich Haridy We have known for well over a century that exposure to certain environmental agents can result in DNA mutations that ultimately cause cancer. …
Technology Scientists create world's first patient-specific vascularized 3D-printed heartnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Although pieces of heart tissue have previously been bioprinted, scientists have now succeeded in creating the world's first 3D-printed vascularized …
Science Portable water-testing device binds and shinesnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Ordinarily, when drinking water is being tested for toxic heavy metals, samples of it have to be sent off to labs. And while there are portable …
Science New evidence suggests life on Earth started in shallow ponds, not deep oceansnewatlas.com - Michael Irving Evolution is the generally-accepted explanation for how life on Earth became so complex, but there's one thing it can't explain – how life emerged …
Science New process uses two kinds of light to make organs safer for transplantnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth It goes without saying that the greater the number of organs available for transplant, the better for patients in need of them. A newly-developed …
Science Quivering strips provide wind power where turbines cannotnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Back in 2014, US Army engineers Charles Marsh and Carl Feickert envisioned a wind-power system inspired by Venetian blinds fluttering in an open …
Science Oil-eating bacteria discovered at the bottom of the Mariana Trenchnewatlas.com - Michael Irving Plunging down to a depth of about 11,000 m (36,000 ft), the Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean, so it's no surprise that we don't really …
Science Fecal transplants result in massive long-term reduction in autism symptomsnewatlas.com - Nick Lavars Scientific research continues to uncover interesting connections between the gut microbiome and human health, including everything from depression to …
Technology Ketamine may relieve depression by mending broken bridges in the brainnewatlas.com - Nick Lavars Though it is already administered in off-label doses at clinics across the US for its rapid anti-depressant effects and, significantly, was approved …
Science Scientists cool water to -263° C without freezing itnewatlas.com - Nick Lavars Conventional wisdom and the ice-cold instincts of Mortal Kombat's Sub-Zero tell us that water freezes at 0° C (32° F), but what if you add some …
Science Robotic recycling hand knows which materials it's grabbingnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth In municipal recycling facilities, workers pick through discarded items going past on a conveyor belt, sorting them according to their material. …
Science Cell-herding ultrasound developed for better bioprintingnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth We've been hearing a lot lately about how living cells can be combined with polymer gels, the mix then being 3D-printed to create biological tissue …
Technology Vaak's AI theft-detection system is already 81% accuratenewatlas.com - Loz Blain Already deployed in over 50 stores around Japan, the VaakEye system constantly monitors security camera footage, detects suspicious activity and …
Science Nuclear fusion breakthrough breathes life into the overlooked Z-pinch approachnewatlas.com - Nick Lavars Nuclear fusion holds untold potential as a source of power, but to recreate the colliding atomic nuclei taking place inside the Sun and generate …
Science Motorized finger-bender designed to detect Parkinson's diseasenewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Because it doesn't show up in either blood tests or brain scans, Parkinson's disease can be frustratingly difficult to diagnose. A new device could …
RFID IDAct tech uses stickers to smarten up dumb objectsnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Essentially cheap, battery-less, sticker-type devices, RFID tags transmit a signal when temporarily powered up by the electromagnetic signal from a …
Science New species of human discovered in cave in Philippinesnewatlas.com - Michael Irving A new species of human has been discovered in a cave in the Philippines. Named Homo luzonensis after the island of Luzon where it was found, the …
Science Blue robot is made for AI – on the cheapnewatlas.com - Ben Coxworth Ordinarily, industrial robots are precisely programmed to perform certain tasks. Robots that run on artificial intelligence, on the other hand, often …
