X-Rays are really quite amazing when you really think about it. I mean, come on guys, it lets you see right through things! Image how much fun it would be to have x-ray vision. When dad left for work you could snicker about his polka-dotted boxer underwear. At Wal-Mart you could look at closed-up stuff…
Category: Medical
Could reincarnation be memories passed through generations in our DNA?
New research has shown that it may be possible for information to be inherited biologically through chemical changes that occur in our DNA, possibly explaining “past memories” or reincarnation claims reported by some people. During the tests, researchers demonstrated that mice can pass on learned information about traumatic or stressful experiences, in this case avoiding…
Schizophrenia artwork – a peek at the altered perception of reality as seen by schizophrenics
It’s one of the more bizarre brain disorders, schizophrenia, a challenging disorder that makes it difficult to distinguish between what is real and what is fantasy. People with schizophrenia have an altered perception of reality, and it shows in their artwork. Below are several works of art, rendered by schizophrenics, that might possibly provide us…
New “sound wave” knife is so accurate, surgeons can detach a single cancer cell with it
Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a new knife that uses high-amplitude sound waves, instead of a knife blade, to cut tissue. The new sound-based knife, which can focus sound waves to finer points than every before, is magnitudes more accurate than previous technologies. It can cut an area of tissue, using pressure…
DARPA expanding foam used to stop internal bleeding
DARPA funded researchers have developed a new type of expandable foam that can stop internal bleeding long enough to get the soldier off the battlefield and into surgery. The foam chemical is injected into the chest as two separate chemicals. When the chemicals come into contact with each other, they expand, molding itself around internal…
New contact lens technology allows for heads-up display (HUD) for wearers
According to the Telegraph, Ghent University’s center of microsystems technology has developed a spherical curved LCD display which can be embedded in contact lenses and handle projected images using wireless technology. The technology allows the entire surface of the contact lens to be used for the display giving the wearer a true heads-up display (HUD).
Ancient Roman Giant found – first complete ancient skeleton of person suffering from gigantism
Cool animated .gif shows MRI of head (and brain) slice by slice
New ultra-small carbon-fiber electrode material allows for better connections in the human brain
When it comes to implanting material in the brain, smaller is better as small contaminants are essentially “ignored” by the body’s immune system. As such, researchers have developed a new “stealthy neural interface” made from a single carbon fiber thread only 7 micrometers wide and coated with chemicals to make it resistant to proteins in…
New injectable, gas-filled microparticles allow person to breathe for up to 30 minutes without, ehhh, breathing
Researchers have developed tiny, gas-filled microparticles that can be injected directly into the blood system to quickly oxygenate blood providing vital oxygen to the patient for up to 30 minutes per injection. The microparticles are made from a single layer of fatty molecules (lipids) that encapsulate a tiny pocket of oxygen gas (about 3-4 times…








