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Robots will take over most jobs within 30 years warn experts

robotsDALLAS: Robots will have taken over most jobs within 30 years leaving humanity facing its ‘biggest challenge ever’ to find meaning in life when work is no longer necessary, according to experts.

Professor Moshe Vardi, of Rice University, in the US, claims that many middle-class Read More »

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Can Alzheimer’s be transmitted person to person?

transmitBOSTON: New research follows recent findings from the U.K. and Switzerland suggesting the protein “plaque” tied to Alzheimer’s can, in fact, be passed between human brains.

If so, that has real implications for surgery, especially since “misfolded” proteins — like the beta-amyloid implicated in Alzheimer’s Read More »

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Past experiences alter brain’s response to memory and recognition

PastLife WASHINGTON, D.C.: A new study reveals how our past experiences can affect our brain’s response to memory and recognition and may help in the development of therapies for those with schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers have examined regions of the brain that are responsible for recognizing Read More »

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UH neurologist receives grant to develop novel imaging technique in HIV dementia

grants DALLAS: Dr. Nakamoto has received a two-year, $421,313 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (National Institutes of Health) to examine whether a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) “contrast dye” can be used to detect the inflammation that is believed to signal Read More »

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