Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test whether humans can feel embodiment—the sense that something is part of one's ...
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Researchers from the University of Oslo have developed an innovative method to improve our understanding of heritable human traits and diseases. The analytical tool, called GSA-MiXeR, is designed to make sense of genetic ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Every year, medical diagnostics get better and better thanks to the tremendous development of new methods that enable the precise detection of the many different molecules present in biological fluids during an infection. ...
May 29, 2024
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In this year's budget, the federal government announced one of the biggest changes to the mental health system in nearly two decades: a digital early intervention service to relieve Australians' early psychological distress ...
May 29, 2024
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Health science research could benefit from pairing two unique methods of study, argue SFI External Professor Ross Hammond and Sharin Barkin in a May 15 perspective published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...
May 29, 2024
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Undergoing surgery is seldom a pleasant experience, and it can sometimes be highly invasive. Surgical procedures have evolved steadily over the centuries, growing with the knowledge of anatomy and biology.
May 24, 2024
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What should the medicine of the future look like? A team of scientists writing in Frontiers in Science lays out a bold vision for precision approaches to understanding, preventing, and treating diseases, driven by revolutionary ...
May 23, 2024
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A new study led by Thomas Jefferson University researchers has found that American currency carries much more than germs on its surface. The study used a new method of analysis to examine one-dollar bills collected from 13 ...
May 22, 2024
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A sensory process such as pain is no ordinary phenomenon—it's a symphony of neural and vascular interactions orchestrated by the brain and spinal cord. Attempting to dissect this symphony by focusing on a single region ...
May 20, 2024
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Could a lifelike manikin torso help improve pediatricians' understanding of undescended testicles? That's the hope of Eric Bortnick, MD, a fellow in Boston Children's Department of Urology whose new simulation- and video-based ...
May 20, 2024
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