Researchers have found the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just one square meter. …read more Source:: Science
Day: April 30, 2020
Eyes send an unexpected signal to the brain
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•New research has found that a subset of retinal neurons sends inhibitory signals to the brain. Before, researchers believed the eye only sends excitatory signals. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists regenerate neurons in mice with spinal cord injury and optic nerve damage
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•Each year thousands of patients face life-long losses in sensation and motor function from spinal cord injury and related conditions in which axons are badly damaged or severed. New research …read more Source:: Science
Mind-controlled arm prostheses that ‘feel’ are now a part of everyday life
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•For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study reports on three Swedish …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers capture rare images of planet-forming disks around stars
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•Astronomers have captured images of the inner rims of planet-forming disks located hundreds of light years away. These disks of dust and gas, similar in shape to a music record, …read more Source:: Science