Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a rare mineral hidden inside the teeth of a chiton. A chiton is a large mollusk found along rocky
Insomnia and sluggishness from shift work could be a thing of the past
22 May 2021 • 10:00am
Business travellers may one day be able to eliminate jet lag by simply tapping on a smartphone app which is connected to an under-skin implant that can manipulate their sleep pattern.
Researchers at Northwestern University, Illinois have been handed $33m (£23.2m) from the US Defence Department s Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) to make the technology a reality.
The researchers plan to build a bio-electronic device the size of a pinky finger that can alter the wearer s circadian rhythm.
Using an app, wearers can adjust the system so it can recalibrate their circadian rhythm accordingly. This could mean adjustments if they are travelling to a different time zone, or if there is an eight hour shift in their working hours.
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(NEW YORK) A new study on pregnant people and COVID-19 vaccines is adding to the growing body of evidence showing the vaccine is safe during pregnancy.
Researchers at Northwestern University studying people who had been fully vaccinated during pregnancy, found the vaccine had no impact on pregnancy and no impact on fertility, menstruation and puberty.
The study, published May 11 in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, is believed to be the first to examine the impact of the COVID-19 vaccines on the placenta, according to the university.
“At this point, as we’re collecting data, the news is reassuring that this vaccine is safe, both based on its biology and what we’re actually seeing in the real world,” said Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News chief medical correspondent and a board-certified OBGYN.
A brain-like computing device that is capable of learning by association has been developed by researchers.
It is similar to how famed physiologist, Ivan Pavlov, conditioned dogs to associate a bell with food.
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Hong Kong have successfully conditioned their circuit to associate light with pressure.
The research is in the journal Nature Communications.
The device’s secret lies within its novel organic, electrochemical “synaptic transistors,” which simultaneously process and store information just like the human brain.
The researchers demonstrated that the transistor can mimic the short-term and long-term plasticity of synapses in the human brain, building on memories to learn over time.
New brain-like computing device mimics associative learning
By (0) By connecting single synaptic transistors into a neuromorphic circuit, researchers demonstrated a device that can simulate associative learning. Photo by Northwestern University
April 30 (UPI) Researchers have developed a computing device that is capable of learning by association, essentially merging storage and memory capacity.
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Hong Kong used organic electromagnetic chemical synaptic transistors to simultaneously store and process information, according to a study published Friday in Nature Communications.
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The device mimics the short-term and long-term plasticity of synapses in the human brain to build memories to learn over time, the researchers said.