New study reveals brain basis of psychopathy
According to a Finnish study, the structure and function of the brain areas involved in emotions and their regulation are altered in both psychopathic criminal offenders...
Daily Archive: April 12, 2021
Apple is reportedly developing a TV box with a smart speaker and camera
The next Apple TV could be a communication Swiss Army knife if a new Bloomberg report is correct. It could have a built-in speaker and a...
COVID vaccines: Passports, blood clots and changing trust in government
Four in 10 people think those without a COVID-19 vaccination will be discriminated against, while around a quarter of the public have concerns about vaccine passports,...
New app calculates coronavirus infection risk in rooms
The risk of being infected with the coronavirus indoors can now be determined more reliably than before using a web app. A team from the Max...
Meet the Xenobots: Living, biological machines that could revolutionize robotics
Scientists at Tufts University have created a strange new hybrid biological/mechanical organism that’s made of living cells, but operates like a robot
Artificial intelligence can accelerate clinical diagnosis of fragile X syndrome
An analysis of electronic health records for 1.7 million Wisconsin patients revealed a variety of health problems newly associated with fragile X syndrome, the most common...
Health tool significantly reduces medication over-prescription, improving patient safety
When a doctor stops or changes a prescription in a patient’s electronic health record, this information may not reach the pharmacy, leading to the problem of...
CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine effective against new variant in Brazil
New research demonstrates that vaccination with CoronaVac, designed in China, is 50% effective at preventing COVID-19 within Manaus, Brazil.
Drug testing approach uncovers effective combination for treating small cell lung cancer
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have identified and tested a drug combination that exploits a weakness in small cell lung cancer (SCLC), an aggressive,...
Cancer DNA blood tests validated by international research team
An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumor DNA sequencing—a fast, cheap and less invasive method to...
