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Auditory Brainstem Implants help deaf children hear
Hearing experts are breaking sound barriers for children born without hearing nerve with auditory brainstem implants.
Launched in March 2014, the research is being carried out during a three-year clinical trial by a multi-institutional team of communication and hearing specialists led by the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).
The preliminary findings of the research...
1 in 4 Americans don’t know Earth circles Sun
The nation that put the first man on the Moon is failing to make the grade today when it comes to basic knowledge of the solar system and other fundamental scientific insight.
That’s according to a new survey which concludes that while most Americans have a world of information at their fingertips, and show tremendous enthusiasm for new technology, they also lack fundamental knowledge of basic science.
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New Treatment enables Paralysed Animals to Walk Again, to be Tested on Humans soon
Using a cocktail of drugs and electrical impulses, researchers regrew nerves linking the spinal cord to the brain, allowing rats to walk, run and even climb stairs. The team now say human trials will begin within two years
Scientists behind groundbreaking research that enabled enabled rats with severed spines to run again after two weeks have outlined their plans for human trials.
The technology brings...
Study says fasting may help protect brain
Fasting a day or two a week may protect the brain against degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, according to a study by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in Baltimore, USA.
Meeting of the AAAS:
“Reducing calorie consumption could help the brain, but simply reducing food intake may not be the best way to enable this protection. It’s probably better to alternate...
NASA picture shows 1,235 planets that could house extra-terrestrial lifeforms
Alien home? The black spots represent 1,235 planets orbiting their suns. As a point of reference, the lone planet on the right below the top row represents our sun, with Earth and Jupiter as tiny black silhouettes.
If aliens exist, these are what their planets look like, according to NASA.
Astronomers at the U.S. space department have spent the last two years scouring the Milky Way for Earth-like planets...
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