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As a neurologist who specializes in critical care, I believe we need a clearer, more consistent legal definition of death. The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), the legal standard for death throughout the U.S., has deficiencies, particularly with respect to the description of death by neurologic criteria, aka brain death. This causes confusion and moral distress for both families and health care teams and can lead to protracted lawsuits about whether a person is alive or dead.Historically, doctors declared death…

If you’ve been watching Twitch and other streaming services, or are a streamer yourself, then you know that the Blue Yeti microphone line is highly recommended. Unfortunately, the pro versions cost a pretty penny, but luckily we’ve found a great Prime Day deal on the Blue Yeti Nano Premium, which has many great features of the Pro version while being considerably cheaper. In fact, this deal from Amazon will knock $20 off its price tag, bringing it down to $80 from $100. Why you should buy the Blue Yeti Nano…

The link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the body's 'second brain' is more apparent than ever before.A new paper, authored by no less than 43 scientists of various disciplines, has found the strongest link yet between gut microbes, host immunity, genetic expression in the nervous system, and dietary patterns.The new analysis does not confirm autism's underlying causes, nor does it identify specific subtypes as other research has attempted, but rather reveal a more generalized gut profile that seems to be…

Researchers at Caltech’s Department of Medical Engineering have made significant progress in medical imaging by using wavefront shaping inspired by astronomy. Wavefront shaping is a method used to correct optical distortion caused by the Earth’s atmosphere in astronomical imaging. Similar to the Earth’s atmosphere, biological tissue also scatters light, making microscopic images of blood vessels, nerves, and cancer cells appear distorted. Credit: CaltechCaltech researchers have advanced medical imaging by adapting…

Apple rolled out iOS 16.4 update for its iPhone users last week. Among…

Highlights iOS 16.4 comes with a bunch of new and interesting features.One helpful feature on iOS 16.4 is called ‘Voice Isolation’.This feature helps make your calls clearer in noisy environments.Apple released the iOS 16.4 update recently and it brought along some new features and bug fixes. Something that caught everyone’s attention was the addition of 21 new emojis in iOS 16.4. The new emoji include animals, hand gestures, and objects. One feature that iPhone users may have missed in iOS 16.4 is…

Fifty years on from American chemist Pal Laterbur detailing the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientists have marked this historic medical anniversary with the sharpest-ever scans of a mouse brain.Nearly 40 decades in the making, researchers from Duke University’s Center for In Vivo Microscopy, along with scientists from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University, have produced MRI visuals 64 million times sharper than current…

Illustration of the speckle-correlation imaging system designed by KAUST researchers and collaborators. The technique can produce real-time imaging of static and moving objects using simple or low-cost devices. Credit: 2023 KAUST; Wenhong YangA new technique that generates a sharp image through the use of a low-cost, random scattering medium in real-time could offer a solution to the challenges posed by blurred images.When light travels through a light-scattering medium, it is dispersed rather than absorbed, resulting in…

Credit: Jonathan Kemper/Unsplash ChatGPT and its powerful capacity to generate original text has taken the education sector by surprise. Not only are universities hurrying to adapt to it, schools are also grappling with this new technology. NSW and most other states blocked the tool in public schools, to protect students from…

Google has agreed to provide clearer information to users browsing Google Store, Google Play Store, Google Hotels and Google Flights in Europe, the EU Commission announced in a press release. It will soon show whether it's acting as an intermediary or selling products directly, and better inform consumers about deliveries, returns and repairs and more. It's making the moves to comply with EU regulations following a dialogue with the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC) that started in 2021.  "EU consumers are…