A common childhood epilepsy drug has the potential to change the lives of millions of people who suffer from sleep apnea, as a human trial has delivered surprising results in reducing symptoms and improving daytime alertness.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: University of Gothenburg, Sleeping, Sleep monitors, Snoring, Sleep, Epilepsy
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Existing epilepsy drug slashes sleep apnea symptoms by 50%
Posted by ArielTechGeek 2 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
"Suspended animation" drug could buy time in medical emergencies
Posted by ArielTechGeek 17 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
In a medical emergency, quick treatment is critical. But a widely used drug could be repurposed to induce a hibernation-like state, to slow down organ damage and save lives by giving patients more time to reach a hospital.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Sleep, Harvard, Wyss Institute, Neuroscience, Alzheimer's Disease, Drug, Drugs
Elon Musk’s Tesla felled half a million trees in order to build his giant Berlin electric car factory, satellite analysis shows. Imaging from environmental intelligence firm Kayrros suggested around 329 hectares […]
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Pregnancy drug restores youthful function to clean up aging brains
Posted by ArielTechGeek 28 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A drug used to induce labor in pregnant women has been shown to reactivate tiny waste-clearing pumps in the brains of old mice. The finding could hold promise as a new way to fight Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and overall cognitive decline.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Brain, University of Rochester, Sp
Funcionable restores and updates historic home in Spain
Posted by Ronnie 41 days ago (https://www.dezeen.com)
Spanish architecture practice Funcionable has renovated a century-old home in a heritage-protected area of Toledo, making "few but radical" alterations to its historic masonry fabric. Read more
Language affects how fast our brains perceive different shades of color
Posted by ArielTechGeek 48 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Speaking a language with different words for different color shades allows the brain to perceive those shades quicker than using a language with only one word for that color, according to new research. The findings highlight the important interaction between language and perception.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Language, Brain, Color, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Unive
370-mile hydrogen-electric seaplane set to clean up island hopping
Posted by ArielTechGeek 51 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Swiss clean-energy aviation startup JEKTA has announced a partnership with fuel-cell powertrain developer ZeroAvia to extend the flight range and payload capacity of an upcoming electric amphibious passenger aircraft called the PHA-ZE 100.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Hydrogen-powered, Hydrogen Aviation, ZeroAvia, seaplanes, Amphibious, Fuel Cell, Electric Aircraft
Time flies: Our brains perceive time more like counters than clocks
Posted by ArielTechGeek 52 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Time is relative, and not only in an astrophysical sense – we’re all familiar with that feeling that time drags when we’re bored and flies when we’re busy. New analysis of brain activity patterns shows how our brains track time, and some intriguing insights into how cells handle it.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Neuroscience, Brain, Memory, Time, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Anti-aging drug extends life up to 25%, staves off frailty and disease
Posted by ArielTechGeek 56 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how a specific protein increases in our organs as we get older and actively promotes the aging process. By blocking this activity, it could not only help us live longer, but slow the physical decline that is, right now, an inevitable part of aging.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Duke University, anti-aging, Age-Related, Protein, Hea
Our brains take naps while we're awake – and wake when we're asleep
Posted by ArielTechGeek 57 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
For the first time, scientists have discovered that a small region of our brain shuts down to take microsecond-long naps while we're awake. What's more, these same areas 'flicker' awake while we're asleep. These new findings could offer pivotal insights into neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases, which are linked to sleep dysregulation.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: U
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