For many people with hearing challenges, trying to follow a conversation in a crowded restaurant or other noisy venue is a major struggle, even with hearing aids. Now researchers have some good news: time spent playing a specially designed, brain-training audiogame could help.
Daily Archives: October 19, 2017
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Researchers who’ve analyzed the complete mitochondrial genomes from ancient samples representing two species of saber-toothed cats have a new take on the animals’ history over the last 50,000 years. The data suggest that the saber-toothed cats shared a common ancestor with all living cat-like species about 20 million years ago. […]
Laboratory mice that are given the gut bacteria of wild mice can survive a deadly flu virus infection and fight colorectal cancer dramatically better than laboratory mice with their own gut bacteria, researchers report.
A British enthusiasm for feeding birds may have caused UK great tits to have evolved longer beaks than their European counterparts, according to new research. The findings identify for the first time the genetic differences between UK and Dutch great tits which researchers were then able to link to longer […]
In 2013, an influenza virus began circulating among poultry in China. It caused several waves of human infection and as of late July 2017, nearly 1,600 people had tested positive for avian H7N9. Nearly 40 percent of those infected had died. In 2017, a medical researcher received a sample of […]
Researchers use liquid metal to create atom-thick 2-D never before seen in nature. The research could transform how we do chemistry and could also be applied to enhance data storage and make faster electronics.
Certain nerves sustain prostate cancer growth by triggering a switch that causes tumor vessels to proliferate, show researchers. Their earlier research — which first implicated nerves in fueling prostate cancer — has prompted a pilot study testing whether beta blockers (commonly used for treating hypertension) can kill cancer cells in […]
The Brooklyn judge who revoked pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli’s $5 million bail and put him in jail refused Thursday to free up the money that secured his bond. U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto said Shkreli’s eTrade account should remain tied up until the court determines whether he needs to pay […]