Too much time on social media may affect short-term memory

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 14:54

People who spend too much time browsing social media could be squandering their memories or losing important information, a new study has warned.

Now, technology that converts thought into action

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 09:55

Scientists have developed a new technology that helps convert thought into action.

Brain-eating amoeba rattles nerves in Louisiana

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 20:43

A deadly, brain-eating amoeba has been found in the water supply of a Louisiana community near New Orleans, scaring residents and sending officials on the hunt for its source.

China wooing foreign talent with green cards

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 16:24

A larger number of Chinese permanent residency permits were issued in 2012 than in previous years, the China Daily quoted an official as saying.

Laser tech improves accuracy of brain tumour surgery

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 17:59

A team of University of Michigan Medical School and Harvard University researchers describes how the technique allows them to "see" the tiniest areas of tumour cells in brain tissue.

First human brain-to-brain interface performed

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 16:31

Researchers have developed a non-invasive brain-to-brain interface that allows people to control each others’ motions by sending brain signal via the Internet.