SAN ANTONIO: The robot avatar OriHime aims to eliminate isolation, but it is not a conversation partner, or something that will play with you and keep you company. Instead of creating an artificial interaction, OriHime is a robot designed to facilitate connections between humans…

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SAN FRANCISCO: Research suggests drinking orange juice every day could help improve brain function in elderly people.

A small study, which saw 37 adults with an average age of 67 consume 500ml (just under a pint) of orange juice daily for eight weeks, found they Read More »

BOSTON: A recent article found supplementing the plant-based Mediterranean diet with antioxidant-rich extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts was associated with improved cognitive function in a study of older adults in Spain.

The randomized clinical trial included 447 cognitively healthy volunteers (223 were women; Read More »

SAN JOSE: Drug manufacturers have begun amassing enormous troves of human DNA in hopes of significantly shortening the time it takes to identify new drug candidates, a move some say is tranforming the development of medicines.

The efforts will help researchers identify rare genetic mutations Read More »