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AI just got a reality check. Cortical Labs has officially launched the world’s first commercial biological computer, the CL1, and it’s set to shake up everything from medical science to robotics.

Australian company Synchron was a finalist in the European Inventor Awards for its work in improving the quality of life for those living with severe paralysis and other neurological disorders.

Audio and video brand EPOS studied the impact of poor audio quality on the productivity of remote workers. The research found that poor audio quality needs our brains to work harder to process information, and that the brain undergoes significant strain when struggling to process digital audio when compared to sounds in a physical environment.

The main bacteria that cause chronic gum disease may be behind Alzheimer's disease, a report claims, based on a study carried out by Cortexyme, a pharmaceutical company in San Francisco.

With all the controversy having been rung up over the safety of our mobile phones, should you put your smartphone usage on divert, or is the controversy just a missed call in a telephone-shaped teacup?

Although scientists have long thought that cholesterol levels in the body were controlled solely by diet and liver production, a new study lead by a University of Cincinnati researcher has discovered that the brain also actively controls cholesterol levels.

A 2010 U.S. study has shown that people with high levels of fat around their organs are more likely to have a smaller brain volume, which is a strong indication of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease.