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In 'Wildhood,' Scientists See Similarities In Adolescent Humans And Other Animals

4:45pm September 16, 2019

by Barbara J. King

Understanding the lives of animals can illuminate our own — and those of loved adolescents too. But authors Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers at times push cross-species links too far.

Our latest Future You episode demonstrates a brain-machine interface that reads your intentions so you can control digital â and physical â tech. The ambitious goal is to fundamentally change the way we operate our electronics: no longer with to

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VIDEO: Move Objects With Your Mind? We're Getting There, With The Help Of An Armband

3:18pm July 16, 2019

by Elise Hu

You know "the Force" that binds all things — the one that can let your mind move objects? The latest Future You video demos an armband that allows users to control objects with thoughts.

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Elise Hu puts on a transcranial direct current stimulation device.

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Higher, Better, Stronger, Faster — Brain Science Is Trying To Get There

1:10pm June 06, 2019

by Elise Hu

A headset that electrically stimulates your brain while you practice a motor skill claims to help you improve in less time. What might this mean for human abilities by 2050?

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The Xiahe mandible was originally found in 1980 in Baishiya Karst Cave. Researchers say the bone is 160,000 years old and came from a Denisovan.

Denisovans, A Mysterious Kind Of Ancient Humans, Are Traced to Tibet

11:36pm May 01, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

Until now, the only Denisovan remains came from a cave in Siberia. The new find is "much more complete," one expert says.

According to the law in most states, health care providers own patients' medical records. But federal privacy law governs how that information can be used. And whether or not you can profit from your own medical data is murky.

If Your Medical Information Becomes A Moneymaker, Could You Get A Cut?

6:49pm October 15, 2018

by Richard Harris

Sometimes discoveries derived from patients' medical data become the foundation of new profit-making companies. A fledgling industry wants to help patients get a cut of the cash.

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Charlie Hinderliter got a bad case of the flu back in January. He spent 58 days in the hospital, underwent two surgeries and was in a medically induced coma for a week.

Last Year, The Flu Put Him In A Coma. This Year He's Getting The Shot

8:02am October 14, 2018

by Bram Sable-Smith

When 39-year-old Charlie Hinderliter got the flu last winter, he ended up in a medically induced coma and spent 58 days hospitalized. Serious, even fatal, complications can hit patients of any age.

'Sperm Donor' Families: 45 Children And Counting

8:00am October 14, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Kianni Arroyo, whose biological father is donor #2757 and a popular choice in the sperm bank world. Arroyo is looking to connect with all of her half siblings.

Allagash employees Salim Raal, left, and Brendan McKay stack bottles of Golden Brett, a limited release beer fermented with a house strain of Brettanomyces yeast. The Maine brewery recently installed solar panels as part of its sustainability initiatives.

Good News For 'Green' Brews: Consumers Say They'll Pay More For Sustainable Beer

9:00am October 13, 2018

by Rachel D. Cohen

More than 1,000 U.S. beer drinkers surveyed say they would pay about $1.30 more for a six-pack of beer if it was produced at a brewery that invests in water conservation or solar power.

Costumed activists riding elaborately decorated bicycles paraded down the streets of Vancouver last month to bring attention to the challenges facing the sockeye salmon population in the Fraser River and its connection to Canada's indigenous people.

Canada's Wild Salmon Caravan Connects Future Of Fish And Indigenous People

8:02am October 12, 2018

by Anna Kusmer

Warming oceans and development threaten the West Coast's wild salmon. So activists started a traveling celebration to draw attention to the plight of the sockeye in Canada's Fraser River.

A 291-day-old retina. Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which could help accelerate efforts to cure colorblindness and lead to new treatments for diseases.

Human Retinas Grown In A Dish Reveal Origin Of Color Vision

5:28pm October 11, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which could help accelerate efforts to cure colorblindness and lead to new treatments for diseases.

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