Neuroscience
Japanese supercomputer takes big byte out of the brain
Researchers in Japan have used the powerful K computer, the world's fastest supercomputer, to simulate the complex neural structure of our brain.
Aug 7, 2013
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News tagged with power
Psychology & Psychiatry
Narcissists and psychopaths: how some societies ensure these dangerous people never wield power
Throughout history, people who have gained positions of power tend to be precisely the kind of people who should not be entrusted with it. A desire for power often correlates with negative personality traits: selfishness, ...
Jun 19, 2019
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Surgery
Man receives the first eye transplant plus a new face. It's a step toward one day restoring sight
Surgeons have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant—although it's far too soon to know if the man will ever see through his new left eye.
Nov 12, 2023
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Neuroscience
Simple mathematical pattern describes shape of neuron 'jungle'
Neurons come in an astounding assortment of shapes and sizes, forming a thick inter-connected jungle of cells. Now, UCL neuroscientists have found that there is a simple pattern that describes the tree-like shape of all neurons.
Jun 20, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When it comes to infidelity, does power trump gender?
(Medical Xpress) -- We have all seen the headlines. A powerful athlete, politician or businessman has committed adultery. The tabloids fly off the shelves and the papers are consumed with the how’s and why’s. ...
Apr 27, 2011
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Medical research
Cause of ageing remains elusive
A report by Chinese researchers in the journal Nature a few months ago was a small sensation: they appeared to have found the cause for why organisms age. An international team of scientists, headed by the University of Bonn, ...
Oct 22, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wealth, power or lack thereof at heart of many mental disorders
Donald Trump's ego may be the size of his financial empire, but that doesn't mean he's the picture of mental health. The same can be said about the self-esteem of people who are living from paycheck to paycheck, or unemployed. ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Health
Video: Do low-carb diets really do anything?
Some fads never die. Low-carb diets were a thing in the late 90s and they're still a thing now. But why does this fad have staying power?
Jan 23, 2018
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Medications
'Magic mushroom' drug edges toward mainstream therapy
(HealthDay)—Tony Head was depressed and fearing death from stage 4 prostate cancer when, as part of a supervised scientific trial, he took a large dose of the psychedelic agent in "magic mushrooms," psilocybin.
Dec 6, 2021
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Vaccination
Social media analysis reveals new insights into antivax movement
Analysis of social media posts in November and December 2021 shows the antivax movement is diverse and complex, with conflicting concepts and interpretations of freedom and human rights.
Dec 16, 2021
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