Cochlear implants boosted by gene therapy plus tiny LEDs
Researchers are using optogenetics and miniature lights to improve devices that allow deaf people to hear sounds (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 7, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: health Source Type: research
Three-parent-babies might have health problems in later life
A study in mice suggests that mitochondrial replacement can adversely affect ageing and metabolism, but it is not clear if this would happen in people too (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 7, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Time for more 2016: leap second will be added to year’s end
Can't get enough of 2016? You're in luck. A gradual change in the Earth's rotation means we need to add an extra second to keep time in order (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 7, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Wallaby wearable tech probes how light pollution affects sleep
The animals inhabit either side of a Western Australian island, half of which has dark nights and the other half light pollution. How does this affect sleep? (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 7, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: biology Source Type: research
New railway threatens Nairobi’s unique urban wildlife park
Kenyan conservationists are battling a plan to route a rail line through Nairobi National Park – another case of development whittling away at nature reserves (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 7, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
UK will struggle to meet climate target if fracking goes ahead
Delayed report says fracking will not necessarily bust the UK’s carbon budget but the strict conditions it sets out effectively rule out a fracking boom (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 7, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: energy fossil fuels fracking Source Type: research
Doctors should warn women about the real risks of childbirth
Vaginal births carry unique risks that caesarean sections can avoid. Obstetricians’ leaders should be open about that (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Antidepressants on trial: Are they a wonder or a danger?
Argument rages over the benefits and risks of Prozac and other SSRIs. New books from a psychiatrist and a former patient give the cases for and against (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Too cute to lose: Saving the rarest mammal from extinction
How can we ensure that future generations will still hear the haunting dawn song of the gorgeous Hainan gibbon? Sam Turvey has a plan (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
All about me: How to be a successful narcissist
Self-love is a gift that keeps giving in our competitive world – if it’s the right sort. The good news is that we can all learn to blow our own trumpet (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 6, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
What explains Brexit, Trump and the rise of the far right?
The rise in nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiments worldwide feels like an alarming change to many. Psychology helps to explain how it happened so quickly (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - July 4, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Massive stunning aurora glows over Jupiter’s north pole
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a glowing ultraviolet aurora at Jupiter, just in time for the arrival of NASA's Juno probe (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 30, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Some people choose to be frozen at death. Here’s how it happens
How do you freeze a body so that one day it could come back to life? Here's how the experts intervene within seconds to stop nature taking its course (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 29, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
People who meditate are more aware of their unconscious brain
A twist on the famous Libet free will experiments suggests that people who meditate have more access to the unconscious brain (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 27, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Princess Leia brainwaves may help you learn in your sleep
Circular waves that cycle around the brain may represent individual memories of the day’s events, helping you to remember the most important (Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol)
Source: New Scientist - Drugs and Alcohol - June 24, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
