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Virtual reality helps eight paralysed people feel their legs
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 22:00)
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Hooking the brain up to virtual avatars and robotic exoskeletons has allowed people who have been paralysed for many years to regain some control of their body
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First real-time look at genes switching off in live human brains
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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A radioactive tracer has let researchers watch patterns of gene activity across healthy brains, as well as in those of people with schizophrenia
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Selfish dogs would rather play with a toy than help a human
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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Friend in need, friend indeed. The old adage might not extend to our best friends, dogs, which may be more focused on that bone on the floor than lending a paw
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It's time we all became eco-warriors for water
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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We're cleaning up our act when it comes to water? now a small shift in attitudes could go a long way
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More haste, less speed: Don't rush to publish premature theory
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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The undignified rush of theoretical physics to explain a possible new particle, which has turned out to be an illusion, verged on fan fiction for the universe
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Parents giving unproven IQ-boosting drugs to kids with Down's
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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Drugs like Prozac and bumetanide show early promise for boosting intelligence in mouse studies, but activists say we should value people for who they are
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Physicists look to the future as new particle dream dies
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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Hints of a surprise particle at the Large Hadron Collider have officially been confirmed as a blip, and finding another could take years or decades
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We have to recycle water on a massive scale? this is how we can
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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The world is running out of drinkable water, and putting a price on the stuff won't work. But we are well on the way to building a circular water economy
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Cast into limbo, UK science is confronting Brexit uncertainty
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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After the vote to leave the European Union, UK scientists are stepping up pressure on politicians to get the best possible Brexit deal, writes Jeremy Webb
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Best look yet at how our brain's sewage system flushes out waste
from New Scientist - News
(2016-8-11 3:00)
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A souped-up MRI scanner has revealed the forces that push waste products out of our brains, a process that may be crucial for preventing Alzheimer's disease
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