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Fibre Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram Your Brain
8:30AM Jason Chen | Stanford scientists discover that by changing a mouse’s neurons to respond to light, they could use fiber optic cables to influence the mouse to do certain things. The trick is to insert plant genes into the brain first. More »
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Electroscalpel Hunts Down Cancer In Real Time
1:20AM Matt Buchanan | When surgeons dig around inside of you trying to cut out a tumour, they’re actually going off of pre-op info to find the tumour. An electroscalpel, combined with a mass spectrometer, will let them map cancerous cells in real time. More »
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A Glimpse Into What’s Hopefully The Future Of Healthcare
4:40AM Mark Wilson | You know Frog Design even if you don’t know Frog Design. Their ideas influenced companies including Sony and Apple. And in a recent piece for Fast Company, they presented a thesis on a tech-savvy future for healthcare that’s worth reading. More »
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Brain Surgery Simulator Is Like Trauma Center, But Legit
5:20AM Adam Frucci | Brain surgeons in Halifax, Canada can now do dry runs of brain surgeries using models of their patients. Their new simulator uses MRI images to allow them to go to down on digital copies of busted brains. More »
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New Breathalyser Detects Lung Cancer
3:00AM Adam Frucci | Breathalysers have been around for years, letting cops determine just how drunk you were when you ploughed into their parked car. But now, a new breathalyser has been developed that can detect lung cancer. More »
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MRI Video Of Two People Having Sex Is, Uh, Really Something (NSFW)
9:00AM Adam Frucci | Back in 1999, Pek Van Andel and three of his colleagues did a research study to take MRI images of a couple having sex. Now, the video is on the internet. Oh my. More »
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New Hearing Aids Double As Headphones
8:00AM John Herrman | In their steady march toward decrepitude, tech-savvy boomers will confront some weighty questions: Will my pension be enough to live on? What’s up with rap music? Why can’t I connect my BlackBerry to my hearing aid? Well, good news! More »
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World’s First Wireless, Internet-Connected Pacemaker Installed
11:00PM Jesus Diaz | Bionic people of the world rejoice, for your heart ticks and booms booms will be transmitted through the internet from now on. A New York woman has got the world’s first wireless pacemaker, which allows constant remote monitoring via web: More »
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10:40AM Jesus Diaz | It’s not a negative. It’s not frozen. This rat’s skin is blue and its colour may be the secret to avoid spinal cord injuries and paralysis, according to a new study by neurologists at the University of Rochester Medical centre. More »
This Blue Rat May Have The Secret To Avoid Spinal Cord Injuries
10:40AM Jesus Diaz | It’s not a negative. It’s not frozen. This rat’s skin is blue and its colour may be the secret to avoid spinal cord injuries and paralysis, according to a new study by neurologists at the University of Rochester Medical centre. More »
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