But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.
Category: Research
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The New Chat Bots Could Change the World. Can You Trust Them?
Siri, Google Search, online marketing and your child’s homework will never be the same. Then there’s the misinformation problem.
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How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling.
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FDA Considering New Approach to Blood Donation by Gay and Bisexual Men
The agency may put in place a personalized risk assessment to replace the current prohibition on men who have had sex with men in the previous three months.
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Alzheimer’s Drug May Benefit Some Patients, New Data Shows
The drug, lecanemab, made by Eisai and Biogen, also carried risks of brain swelling and bleeding and should be studied further, a report of the findings said.
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China to Launch 3 Astronauts to New Space Station: How to Watch
The crew will set off from a secretive desert launch center to rendezvous with fellow astronauts aboard Tiangong, the country’s newly completed outpost in orbit.
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Organ Donations Rise Around Motorcycle Rallies
A new study suggests a link between the large gatherings and a slightly higher number of transplants after traffic crashes.
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Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.
The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest.
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A Test for C.T.E. in the Living May Be Closer Than Ever
A 2019 scientific breakthrough and recent studies have given leading researchers optimism that C.T.E. could soon be detected in blood samples or via brain scans.
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Hemp-Fed Cows Get Buzzed, Study Finds, but Will Humans Who Drink Their Milk?
Hemp with high THC content given to Holsteins leached into their milk, according to a group of German scientists exploring the food chain for dairy production.
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NASA Launched and Landed LOFTID, an Inflatable Flying Saucer Heat Shield
The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.
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Medication Treatment for Addiction Is Shorter for Black and Hispanic Patients, Study Finds
The analysis of 15 years of prescription data showed that the racial disparities are widening.