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Medical Audio available

New ketamine-like drug offers antidepressant benefits without psychedelic side effects

Rich Haridy April 17, 2019

A study led by scientists at Yale University has described the promising early-stage results of a new drug designed to mimic the rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine, but without that drug’s dissociative psychoactive qualities. The experimental drug is currently in early phases of human testing.

A new drug designed to mimic the rapid antidepressant effects of ketamine without the negative side ...

Medical Audio available

Age-related memory decline reversed with magnetic pulses to the brain

Rich Haridy April 17, 2019

Researchers at Northwestern University have used a non-invasive form of magnetic brain stimulation to improve the memory of older adults. After just five short sessions the older adults scored as well as a younger cohort on a variety of memory tasks.

A compelling study has found that just five 20-minute magnetic stimulation sessions restored an older person's ...

Biology Audio available

Brain function partially restored in pigs – four hours after death

Michael Irving April 17, 2019

In a breakthrough study, researchers have managed to restore some brain function in pigs, including synaptic activity, as long as 4 hours after death. They used a system that pumps preserving chemicals through the brain’s circulatory system, but of course the finding raises some ethical questions.

Researchers have managed to restore some brain function in pigs as long as four hours after ...

Health & Wellbeing Audio available

Motion sensors may find use in managing Parkinson's disease

Ben Coxworth April 17, 2019

Among the challenges faced by many Parkinson's patients are "medication on-off" motor fluctuations, in which the severity of their symptoms can change quickly and drastically. There could be hope for better managing the condition, however, using body-worn sensors.

PhD student Murtadha D. Hssayeni (left, holding one of the sensors), computer science major Lillian Boettcher, ...

Mobile Technology Audio available

LIT Flash promises a huge upgrade on your phone's built-in camera flash

David Nield April 17, 2019

We've seen smartphones cameras quickly improve in all kinds of ways in recent years, from their capacity to take wide angle shots to the optical zoom levels they offer, but the camera flash hasn't seen the same sort of significant upgrades. A new add-on called the LIT Flash could change that.

The LIT Flash works with your smartphone to get better lighting for your shots

Automotive Audio available

Genesis unveils all-electric Mint compact crossover-style concept in New York

Aaron Turpen April 17, 2019

Ahead of the New York International Auto Show, Hyundai's luxury brand has unveiled a new compact concept called the Mint. Appropriately in green, the all-electric Genesis Mint Concept is a lightweight, compact two-door, two-seater designed for upper-crust city drivers.

The all-electric Mint Concept from Hyundai's luxury arm, Genesis

Science Audio available

CRISPR used to build dual-core computers inside human cells

Michael Irving April 17, 2019

The CRISPR gene-editing system is usually known for helping scientists treat genetic diseases, but the technology has a whole range of possible uses in synthetic biology too. Now researchers at ETH Zurich have used CRISPR to build functional biocomputers inside human cells.

CRISPR has been used to insert biological computer processors into human cells

Outdoors Audio available

Leatherman presents "the future of multitools"

Loz Blain April 16, 2019

Leatherman's Wave has long been a standard-setting plier-based multitool, but the Portland-based company says it's ready to blow it out of the water with its new Free series gear, which uses a new magnetic one-handed opening mechanism that means you no longer need your fingernails to open it.

Leatherman is fired up about the release of its new Free multitools

Health & Wellbeing Audio available

"Global measles crisis" as WHO reports cases up 300% from last year

Rich Haridy April 16, 2019

Preliminary measles surveillance data released by the WHO has revealed a stark surge in global cases over the first three months of 2019. The data indicates measles cases are 300 percent higher than at the same time in 2018, with major outbreaks currently occurring in a dozen different countries.

Measles cases around the globe are soaring to levels not seen in decades

Space Audio available

TESS identifies its first Earth-sized exoplanet

David Szondy April 16, 2019

A team of astronomers led by MIT has confirmed that NASA's unmanned Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) space telescope has discovered its first Earth-sized exoplanet. Called HD 21749c, it orbits the main-sequence star HD 21749, 52 light years away from Earth.

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), shown here in a conceptual illustration, will identify exoplanets orbiting ...