In fact, the research shows, death is often described as a peaceful, “unexpectedly positive” experience by those who approach it. Death is one of life’s guarantees, yet it’s something people often avoid talking about, according to study author Kurt Gray. He’s an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “There’s almost an...
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Blocks By Google VR – 3D Modeling for the Masses
For the last month I’ve been working with Google to test Blocks, a new VR creation tool that enables anyone to 3D model low polygon objects without training. Like Tilt Brush, objects made with Blocks may seem simplistic at first, but the apps professional potential becomes glaringly obvious once it’s objects are rendered in software...
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Radiofrequency Denervation Offers No Benefits for Back Pain
Radiofrequency denervation works no better than exercise for relief of back pain, a new study has found. In radiofrequency denervation, a doctor uses fluoroscopy to guide a needle to a nerve, then uses an electric current to damage the nerve so that it can no longer conduct pain impulses. For the study, published in JAMA, researchers...
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Augmented Reality Is Going to Transform Your Life. Here’s How
IN BRIEF Big tech companies are already experimenting with augmented reality, but so are other businesses as they see its potential to transform the workplace. Widespread use, however, may still be years into the future. AR IN THE WORKPLACE Augmented reality (AR) places digital images into your field of view, giving them a “place” in...
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Vegetable pigment may reduce inflammation in heart disease patients
A new study finds that lutein, a compound that gives egg yolk and some plants their color, can reduce chronic inflammation in patients with coronary artery disease, the most common type of heart disease. Researchers have recently found that lutein, a compound found in egg yolk, can reduce inflammation levels among patients with heart disease....
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Chances of surviving malaria may be higher when host consumes fewer calories
Malaria parasites sense and adapt to their host’s nutritional status. The chances of surviving a malaria infection may be higher when the host consumes fewer calories, according to new research. A new study shows that the infectious agent responsible for malaria, the Plasmodium parasite, is able to sense its host’s nutritional status and actively adapt through changes in...
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Vitamin D may help to treat sunburn, study suggests
Redness, blistering, and soreness are just three of the dreaded symptoms of sunburn. But according to new research, these symptoms could be reduced with a vitamin resulting from sun exposure: vitamin D. In a pilot study, researchers found that participants who took high doses of vitamin D within an hour of sunburn experienced a reduction in swelling and inflammation....
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Amazing virtual-reality goggles that could make thousands of facial paralysis patients feel… smiles better!
Therapy could help patients who find it too traumatic to look at own reflections Goggles encourage patients to carry out facial exercises while watching avatar Images played on screens immerse user into simulated three-dimensional world Facial paralysis suffered by thousands of Britons is being treated by pioneering NHS specialists with virtual-reality computer game-style technology. The therapy could...
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Immune system killer cells increase risk of diabetes
More than half of the German population is obese. One effect of obesity is to chronically activate the immune system, placing it under continuous stress. Researchers in Jens Brüning’s team at the Max-Planck-Institute for Metabolism Research and at the University Hospital Cologne have discovered a subpopulation of immune cells in obese mice and humans that...
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Sufferers of both Type 2 diabetes and sleep apnoea could lose eyesight within four years
Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered that patients who suffer from both Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea are at greater risk of developing a condition that leads to blindness within an average period of less than four years. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a condition where the walls of the throat relax...