BRAIN RESEARCH
After Elon Musk's Neuralink project, China develops robots with lab-grown human brains. Will it replace humans? China has developed an innovative robot with a lab-grown human brain, aiming to create hybrid machines for complex tasks. This technology integrates human stem cells with neural interface chips.
03 Jul, 2024, 01.51 AM ISTHere is how you can reduce your chances of developing Brain cancer Experts have pointed out that it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle to reduce the chances of getting diagnosed with brain cancer. These methods also lead to an overall good quality life.
25 Jun, 2024, 02.33 AM ISTHere's how heat shuts down your heart The critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say researchers who put people in hot boxes to see what happens to them.
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Prem Watsa donates $5 million to IIT-M’s brain research centre Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT-M has developed a high-throughput histology pipeline that processes whole human brains into high-resolution digital images at a petabyte scale.
18 Jun, 2024, 02.57 PM ISTResearch reveals mood shifts enhance pleasure response in bipolar disorder A recent study conducted by researchers at the University College London reveals that mood changes can significantly enhance pleasure responses in individuals with bipolar disorder. This phenomenon, known as 'mood bias,' causes individuals with bipo...
15 Jun, 2024, 05.09 PM ISTStudy finds hot and cold exposure in early life alters brain's white matter The team found that exposure to colder-than-usual temperatures during pregnancy and the first year of life, and exposure to hotter-than-usual environments from birth until three years of age were linked with more mean diffusivity at preadolescence,...
13 Jun, 2024, 04.30 PM ISTViagra may improve brain functions, prevent dementia: Oxford Study Sildenafil, known as Viagra, may help prevent memory-related problems by improving cerebral blood flow and blood vessel function, reducing the risk of vascular dementia. A University of Oxford study, highlighted by Dr. Praveen Gupta and Dr. Manjari ...
11 Jun, 2024, 12.55 PM ISTAre Covid vaccines related to unprecedented deaths in USA? Here's what research paper claims Covid vaccines have come under the scrutiny across the world. Now a new research report has made shocking claims.
07 Jun, 2024, 02.31 AM ISTPfizer drug extends life for people with rare form of lung cancer A Pfizer lung cancer drug has been shown to greatly reduce tumor progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a rare form of the disease, according to trial results published Friday.
31 May, 2024, 08.46 PM ISTElon Musk's Neuralink seeks to enroll three patients in brain implant study Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-chip company, is conducting a study to evaluate its device for paralyzed patients to control digital devices through thoughts alone, facing criticism for lack of study information sharing.
29 May, 2024, 08.16 AM ISTWipro teams up with Centre for Brain Research at IISc on AI-driven health behaviour innovations Wipro partners with Centre for Brain Research to utilize AI, ML, and big data analytics for health behavior innovations.
28 May, 2024, 11.36 AM ISTUnderstanding Autism: Brain connections in infants linked to social interaction Researchers have found distinct patterns in brain connections in six-week-old infants with a high likelihood of developing autism. These patterns suggest that paying more attention to basic sensory information may come at the cost of attending to so...
25 May, 2024, 07.51 PM ISTStudy reveals: Babies of bilingual mothers show heightened sound perception A recent study conducted in Spain suggests that newborns of bilingual mothers exhibit a broader range of sound perception compared to those of monolingual mothers. Researchers found that babies exposed to bilingual environments in the womb are more ...
22 May, 2024, 07.40 PM ISTWegovy should be treating more than just obesity A new analysis highlights the significant cardiovascular benefits of Novo Nordisk's obesity drug Wegovy, showing improvements regardless of weight loss amount. This challenges perceptions of GLP-1 drugs, suggesting they could be viewed more as heart...
18 May, 2024, 12.56 AM ISTFrench art group uses brainwaves and AI to recreate landscapes The hypercolour image of a dark hill and lava flow is pretty enough -- but its high-tech artificial intelligence origins make it special. He admits the resulting work was not exactly what he had in mind, " a flaming mountain with flowing lava and a ...
11 May, 2024, 11.33 AM ISTThe Blink Effect: Research reveals how blinking shapes our visual experience New research suggests that blinking not only keeps our eyes moist but also aids in processing big, slow-changing visual patterns. This study, conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester, found that blinking alters the visual input to the...
17 Apr, 2024, 04.55 PM ISTAge-related brain changes amplify discomfort in older women: Research New research suggests that older women experience more pain due to gender-specific changes in brain regions associated with pain perception brought about by ageing.
01 Feb, 2024, 03.30 PM ISTResearch says playing musical instrument boosts brain health in later life Continuing to play a musical instrument, particularly the piano, into later life has been associated with a sharper brain, according to a recent study, including researchers from the University of Exeter, UK.
31 Jan, 2024, 07.51 PM ISTElon Musk says Neuralink installs brain implant in first human The neurotechnology company co-founded by Musk in 2016 aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The ambition is to supercharge human capabilities, treat neurological disorders like ALS or Parkinson's, and maybe on...
31 Jan, 2024, 07.36 AM ISTElon Musk's Neuralink implants brain chip in first human According to Elon Musk, the first human received an implant from his computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend. In a Monday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Musk said that the patient received the implant the day ...
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