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Skills development in Physical AI could give birth to lifelike intelligent robots

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Skills development in Physical AI could give birth to lifelike intelligent robots. New research suggests combining educational topics and research disciplines to help researchers breathe life into lifelike intelligent robots. The research suggests that teaching materials science, mechanical engineering, computer science, biology and chemistry as a combined discipline could help students develop the skills they […]

Robot ‘puppy’ MiRo for aged care residents

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Joint research project to bring pet robot ‘puppy’ to aged care residents : Aged care residents in Perth will soon welcome MiRo, a robotic pet or ‘petoid,’ as part of a research project collaboration between Curtin University, The Brainary, and Meath Care’s Michael Lee Centre, located in Como. MiRo is a fully autonomous, programmable, emotionally […]

Skin camouflage – what is it?

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

A scar is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound results in some degree of scarring. Around 100 million people […]

Brain device trial for severely paralysed patients

Posted on October 30, 2020 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

A tiny device the size of a small paperclip has been shown to help patients with upper limb paralysis to text, email and even shop online in the first human trial. The device, Stentrode™, has been implanted successfully in two patients, who both suffer from severe paralysis due to motor neuron disease (MND) – also […]

Statistical power: assessing consistency in meta-analysis

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Assessing consistency in meta-analysis: a new measure considers statistical power: Researchers have improved the assessment of consistency in meta-analysis. The improved consistency measure considers statistical power, and it has potential to alter the interpretation of meta-analyses. The new measure was published in European Journal for Philosophy of Science. Meta-analysis refers to combining results of several […]

Human challenge studies for COVID-19

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Researchers are set to explore a human challenge study with the virus that causes COVID-19, the first such study anywhere in the world. The Human Challenge Programme is a partnership between Imperial College London, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), hVIVO, a leading clinical company with expertise in viral human challenge models, […]

Invaluable tech solutions to help older people

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Emma Hammett

Older people are often desperate for both independence and connection. ‘Aging in place’ – enabling someone to remain in their own home, as well as ensuring they feel connected and social, often requires considerable additional arrangements. The world of technology has delivered a range of inspired and practical gadgets. Many can assist us when caring […]

Novel map reveals how immune cells fight and remember infections

Posted on October 14, 2020 (November 19, 2025) by Hippocratic Post

Novel map reveals how immune cells fight and remember infections: Researchers have charted the activity of tens of thousands of genes in mouse immune cells over the course of an infection to create the first full dynamic map of how cells learn to fight microbes, and then preserve a memory of this for future infections. […]

Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Hippocratic Post

Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 to Emmanuelle Charpentier Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Berlin, Germany AND Jennifer A. Doudna University of California, Berkeley, USA “for the development […]

AI tech advances for World Heart Day

Posted on September 29, 2020 by World Heart Federation

World Heart Day is the 29th September. Created by the World Heart Federation, World Heart Day informs people around the globe that CVD, including heart disease and stroke, is the world’s leading cause of death claiming 17.9 million lives each year. Doing the math to pin down a rare heart disease: Science and medicine have […]