59+ min ago  (275+ words) "Certain bacteria seem to offer protection, which is exciting because it suggests there could be ways to support a child's development through diet or probiotics in the future," says senior author and gastroenterologist Francis Ka Leung Chan of The Chinese…...

38+ min ago  (504+ words) Children's brains continuously learn at extremely low energy cost, whereas advances in artificial neural networks typically rely on expanding model size. How brain developmental mechanisms can be incorporated to enable efficient continual learning has remained unclear. Now, the research team…...

32+ min ago  (535+ words) Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U. C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics. Scientists engineered plants to produce five psychedelics at once Scientists in Israel genetically engineered tobacco plants…...

10+ hour, 45+ min ago  (400+ words) Virginia Tech News Engineering students design adaptive swim goggles for community member with brain injury We're here testing out smart swimming goggles with Stephen Nape. Our goal was to create a multi-component system where we're able to have Stephen get…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago  (256+ words) The human brain is at the intersection of science, technology, public fascination, and investment. As science illuminates the brain's complexity, what we are learning is opening possibilities unimaginable a decade ago. Billions of dollars are flowing into brain research and…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (400+ words) Dr. Matthew Walker is helping to transform sleep research from an observational field into one in which engineered solutions can measure and improve brain health. In January, he joined The University of Texas at Dallas as a professor of neuroscience…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago  (127+ words) These Strange New Minds'is a comprehensive book for lay readers wondering how large language models (LLMs) work and how they might help or harm human culture. Summerfield does not believe LLMs will destroy humanity. But he makes clear that dismissing…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (190+ words) These findings suggest that CIDP is associated with distinct lipid signatures. The researchers plan to validate these preliminary results in a larger patient cohort, with the goal of developing more precise and personalized treatments. Become a member to receive the…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (616+ words) A growing amount of research is investigating how psychedelics might be used to treat depression and other disorders, and now a new study highlights a "neural fingerprint" that's common across five well-known mind-altering drugs. The effects of these drugs are…...

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (520+ words) A ballerina diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) recently experienced the joy of dancing again, as her brainwaves powered a digital avatar during a live performance in Amsterdam. Breanna Olson, a mother of three, described the experience as "exhilarating" and…...