Scientists create tiny artificial brain
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 03. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
This Artificial Rat Brain Has 12 Seconds of Short-term Memory It’s not artificial intelligence in the Turing test sense, but the technicolor ring you see above is actually an artificial microbrain, derived from rat brain cells–just 40 to 60 neurons in total–that is capable of about 12 seconds of short-term memory. Developed by a team [...]
Researchers Transform Skin Cells Into Working Neurons for the First Time
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 01. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
In a critical first step toward treating nervous system disorders and other degenerative conditions, researchers at Stanford have for the first time transformed human skin cells into functioning neurons. This isn’t stem cell technology–using tissue derived from aborted fetuses and the foreskins of newborns, the researchers were able to create working nerve cells that went [...]
Blood Test To Predict How Long You Will Live
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 19. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
In the UK, you can get the length of your telomeres measured Check Those Telomeres Your longevity depends on them. A new test set to hit the market in Britain in the next year aims to tell patients how long they have to live, and naturally that’s not happening without controversy. The test measures [...]
Transfusion of Synthetic Blood Saves Woman’s Life
Posted by admin in Medicine, Science on 06. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
Blood Supply Donor blood goes bad, requires refrigeration, and can carry pathogens. Researchers are seeking synthetic alternatives that are universal to make up for short supplies of the real thing. A synthetic blood substitute is something of a holy grail in medical research. Many potential synthetics have been tried–DARPA has even put a blood substitute [...]
Hands-free faucets not necessarily better, say scientists
Posted by admin in Medicine on 02. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
A study has shown that more bacteria are present in water dispensed from hands-free electronic-eye faucets, than in that from conventional faucets Just three years ago, a study conducted by the University of Westminster, London, determined that the "hygenic" warm air hand dryers commonly found in public washrooms actually left users with more bacteria on [...]
