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Fluke experiment hints deep brain stimulation really treats depression

1 October 2018

People with depression treated with deep brain stimulation suffered unexpected relapses when the batteries went flat, hinting the treatment isn’t just a placebo

Does more than 2 hours of screen time really harm children's brains?

28 September 2018

A study says that children do better academically if they limit screen time, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is time to ban their phones

Pollution threatens to wipe out half of all orca communities

27 September 2018

Ten of the 19 orca populations in the oceans could vanish within a century because of the effects of reproduction-disrupting PCB chemicals

Shockwaves from second world war bombs rattled the edge of space

26 September 2018

Historic records reveal how shockwaves from massive bombs altered the ionosphere 1000 kilometres from Germany and 300 kilometres above Earth

Three people with paralysis can walk again with nerve-boosting implant

24 September 2018

Advances in implants that read signals from the brain and spine are helping people with paralysis to regain the use of their limbs

Animals can count, but can't read numbers - and now we know why

20 September 2018

Humans but not animals learn that symbols like ‘2’ and ‘4’ represent numbers by recruiting a unique set of neurons to identify them

Killing 'zombie' brain cells can prevent memory loss in mice

19 September 2018

Dysfunctional, or 'senescent', brain cells can drive brain degeneration – and killing them saved mice from further damage and memory loss

Skin genetically engineered to destroy cocaine could prevent addiction

17 September 2018

Engineered skin cells inserted beneath the skin of mice help destroy cocaine in the blood before it reaches the brain – and the therapy might work in people too