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Science on Mount Everest

Physicist, speaker, writer and adventurer Dr Melanie Windridge is attempting to climb Mount Everest this spring, and plans to carry out science communication from the highest place on earth. Why do you want to climb Mount Everest? I just think its fascinating. Its the highest point on the planet, so that makes it geogra...

VR Could Automate Psychiatric Care Delivery, Extending Help to Millions

By Tom Castles AUGUST 09, 2018 Photo courtesy of Daniel Freeman V irtual reality (VR) has been making a splash in psychiatry, and lending credence to an old colloquialism that my cantankerous, Korean-war-vet grandfather always used to drill into my head: Face your fears. Using VR, psychiatrists are empowering patients ...

A blue pill is stopping HIV, world-first study shows

Using Truvada, The speed of the decline weve seen in new HIV infections in gay and bisexual men is a world first, said study leader Andrew Grulich. | BLOOMBERG NEWS SYDNEY An antiviral pill taken daily by thousands of men across Sydney and other parts of Australia led to a globally unprecedented reduction in new HIV ca...

Study suggests regrowth of auditory hair cells is possible in humans - paving the way for reversing h

ERBB2 signaling drives supporting cell proliferation in vitro and apparent supernumerary hair cell formation in vivo in the neonatal mouse cochlea. By: Zhang J 1 , Wang Q 2 , Abdul-Aziz D 2 , Mattiacio J 3, 4 , Edge ASB 5, 6, 7, 8 , White PM 9 . In mammals, cochlear hair cells are not regenerated once they are lost, le...

Shorter sleep can lead to dehydration

A study by Penn State found that adults who sleep just six hours per night as opposed to eight may have a higher chance of being dehydrated. The cause was linked to the way the bodys hormonal system regulates hydration. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES MANUEL-F-O By Marjorie S. Miller onNovember 05, 2018 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Adults...