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It sounds like science fiction: controlling electronic devices with brain waves. But researchers have developed a new type of electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode that can do just that, without the sticky gel required for conventional electrodes. Even better, the devices work through a full head of hair.

Researchers have improved our standard methods for estimating the dark matter content of the universe through artificial intelligence, using cutting-edge machine learning algorithms for cosmological data analysis that have a lot in common with those used for facial recognition by Facebook and other social media.

Babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria - their microbiome - than those delivered by Caesarean, research has shown.

A toxic cocktail of chemical pollutants in U.S. drinking water could result in more than 100,000 cancer cases, according to a peer-reviewed study from Environmental Working Group.

Redesigning molecules originally developed to treat the skin disease psoriasis could lead to an effective new drug against malaria, according to new study findings.

Around half of trials that supported new cancer drug approvals in Europe between 2014 and 2016 were judged to be at high risk of bias, according to a new study.

Using patient cell lines and tumor-bearing models, researchers have discovered that inhibition of GSK-3, an enzyme involved in many cancer-promoting processes, sensitizes pancreatic cancer cell lines to gemcitabine, the most commonly used chemotherapy.

A wearable head device that blasts the brain with electromagnetic waves has been shown to enhance cognitive performance in a very small study of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Results demonstrate that the TEMT device was safe in all eight participating patients with mild to moderate AD.

A signaling pathway that breast tumors exploit to metastasize to the brain has been discovered.

In a new study published in the journal Neuron, researchers have explored whether or not being able to physically move through virtual spaces improves how we learn them.