BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (NOVEMBER 17, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists in Hungary say they have measured brain activity in dogs which shows they learn during their sleep.
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Tag Archives: Biology
Our sleep patterns inherited from hunter-gatherers, says study
A study of a remote Africa tribe wearing actigraphs suggests for the first time that a 50-year-old theory on animal sleep patterns applies to humans, as Jim Drury reports. Continue reading
Blue light from electronic devices has negative impact on sleep, study says
Looking at digital devices at night could be ruining our sleep, according to the authors of a new study. Continue reading
Hackers may be able to predict passwords through brainwaves, according to study
A new study shows hackers could learn your passwords by using algorithms to learn the patterns of brainwaves through the use of EEG headsets. Continue reading
World’s oldest person dies in Italy aged 117 – Italian media
Emma Morano, thought to be the world’s oldest person, dies at age 117, Italian media report.
Artificial human life could soon be grown from lab
UK (Next Media) – UK scientists have successfully grown a mouse embryo in the lab using only stem cells, which indicates this procedure could be eventually applied to growing artificial human embryos.
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Activists slam Saint Laurent ads for “degrading” women
Feminist activists denounce Saint Laurent adverts for being offensive towards women.
Most primate species at risk of extinction, says report
Some of the world’s leading primatologists have warned that more than half of the world’s primate species are at risk of extinction, due to increasing anthropogenic pressures on their habitats. Jim Drury reports. Continue reading
Electronic nose sniffs out diseases on a patient’s breath
A “NaNose” device which can diagnose 17 diseases, including cancer and Parkinson’s, based on ‘smelling’ a patient’s breath paves the way for quick, non invasive and affordable early detection according to its Israeli developers. Stuart McDill reports. Continue reading
The search for medicinal agents in NYC dirt
The dirt of New York City parks may seem an unlikely way to benefit modern medicine, but scientists in an Upper East Side university lab in Manhattan say they found genes from the dirt’s bacteria that could lead to use in antibiotics and anti-cancer treatments.