LOS ANGELES: A dipstick inserted into the brain can check its energy levels, just like checking oil levels in a car. The dipstick is already available and can save lives, according to some neuroscientists.

Researchers have published guidelines about how and when to use the technique, Read More »

PHOENIX: Researchers have developed a predictive picture drawing model that, coupled with existing hardware, opens up the possibility of detecting disorders such as dementia earlier than ever before.

For all of the advances in medical technology, many of the world’s most widely-used diagnostic tools essentially Read More »

DALLAS: Watermelon may be the best picnic dessert nature has ever created, with its sweet juice cleverly bound inside that spongy red (sometimes yellow) matrix, and fully protected by psychedelic green rind.

But much like the thespian whose good looks overshadow brilliant acting skills, the Read More »

PHILADELPHIA: Scientists have identified a novel learning and memory brain network that processes incoming information based on whether it’s something we’ve experienced previously or is deemed to be altogether new and unknown, helping us recognise, for instance, whether the face before us is that of Read More »