Ultra-Thin Haptic Finger Patch Delivers Human-Level Touch
Summary: Engineers have created VoxeLite, the first wearable haptic device that reaches the sensitivity of the human fingertip. Built as a paper-thin,…
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Temporary Retinal Silencing Restores Vision in Amblyopia
Summary: A new study in mice shows that briefly anesthetizing the retina of the weaker eye can restore its influence on the…
Study: Lithium Fails to Slow Alzheimer’s Cognitive Decline
Summary: A new meta-analysis of six randomized, placebo-controlled trials found that lithium supplementation, using conventional salts, does not significantly slow cognitive decline…
How the Brain’s Hourglass Timer Controls Motor Timing
Summary: Scientists have identified how the brain measures time to produce precisely timed actions. Their experiments reveal a neural “hourglass” mechanism in…
How Music Syncs Your Blinks to Reveal Hidden Brain Rhythms
Summary: New research reveals that spontaneous eye blinks naturally synchronize with the beat of music, uncovering a subtle form of auditory-motor synchronization…
New Cellular Trigger Linked to Night Vision Disorders
Summary: New research shows that losing a single ion channel, TRPM1, is sufficient to trigger persistent rhythmic electrical oscillations in the retina.…
Rare Gene Variants Raise ADHD Risk 15x
Summary: A large international genetic study has identified rare, high-impact variants in three genes—MAP1A, ANO8 and ANK2—that substantially increase the risk of…
Gesture Control Wearable Lets You Operate Machines
Summary: A new wearable system combines stretchable electronics with deep learning to interpret human gestures accurately in chaotic, high-motion environments. Unlike many…
How Mounjaro Rewires Craving Circuits in the Brain
Summary: A rare intracranial recording study shows that tirzepatide, a combined GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonist, can transiently suppress craving-related neural activity…
How the Brain Separates Smell into Identity and Sensation
Summary: New research reveals that the human brain separates the objective identity of an odor from its subjective emotional quality, processing each…
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