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Eating more plant protein associated with lower risk of death

Miniature portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand at point-of-care

System will use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapeutics

Study reveals new measure of intelligence involving temporal variability of brain areas

Results could be applied to building advanced deep neural networks and treating mental-health patients

Why prolonged sitting may increase risk of death

But an hour of moderate exercise a day is enough to counter health risks, say scientists in Lancet, based on data from 1 million men and women

New movie display allows for glasses-free 3-D for a theater audience

Electric brain stimulation during sleep found to enhance motor memory consolidation

May be new treatment paradigm for neurological and psychiatric disorders

Imaging the brain at multiple size scales

New technique can reveal both subcellular details and long-range connections

Neuroscience researchers caution public about hidden risks of self-administered brain stimulation

DIY users of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) seek enhanced brain function; scientific community warns of unintended results

Flirtey drone delivers Reno 7-Eleven slurpies in first commercial drone delivery to a residence

Meanwhile, hampered by new FAA rules, Amazon Prime Air testing moves to the UK

Placenta-on-a-chip models the vital mother-fetus placental barrier

Will help in studies on preterm birth

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