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Regular use of cannabis over many years lowers levels of dopamine, a key chemical in the brain’s reward center, says an international team of researchers led by Imperial College London’s Professor Oliver Howes. Cannabis use in humans is associated with reduced dopamine in the striatum. PET studies have shown lower …

Treatment for hemophilia can now be administered via a biodegradable, pH-responsive hydrogel microcarrier system, a capsule, thanks to a breakthrough by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin. They describe their system in the Nov. 30, 2016 issue of the International Journal of Pharmaceutics. Illustration of the degradable system …

Serious motion capture setups often involve dozens of optical markers, inertial sensors or both, making them a pain to set up and tear down, and producing a ton of data. This Disney Research project produces high-quality results from just a handful of sensors by making some smart assumptions about how …

Those of you that have built your very own 3D printer but have experienced issues with monitoring your 3D filament usage, might be interested in a new piece of hardware created by Dyze Design based in Montréal Canada. The new filament detection system offers a number of useful benefits once …

Snorkelers, swimmers and divers maybe interested in a new underwater jet water propulsion system called the Bixpy Jet which has been created and designed by Houman Nikmanesh based in San Diego California. The Bixpy Jet takes the form of a powerful 1kg water-jet propulsion system that can be used to …

If you don’t have a garden of your own and would like to enjoy growing your own projects you might be interested in a new smart micro garden concept which has been created by SproutsIO. The SproutsIO micro gardening system has been developed to provide you with a high performance …

Kello Labs have created a new smartphone controlled sleep system aptly named the called the Kello, which has been created to offer users an advanced sleep trainer that will both help you fall asleep and also wake more relaxed. Watch the video below to learn more about the sleep system …

Following on from the launch if you months ago of the Alcatel Xess all-in-one Android device for $500, which is equipped with a 17.3 inch touchscreen display and incorporates a kickstand making the extra large tablet available to use as a desktop replacement. Alcatel’s parent company TCL has this week …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hundreds of thousands of foreign workers are in Qatar to build infrastructure for the 2022 football World Cup Qatar is ending its labour sponsorship system that forces foreign workers to seek their employer’s permission to change jobs or leave the country. It says a …

India is one of the fastest growing mobile phone markets in the world. But it’s also a country with more than twenty languages and hundreds more dialects. So how can smartphone makers engage such a diverse market? Sameer Hashmi went to find out.