Chronic pain lowered by better-quality diet, regardless of body weight

A new study has found that eating a better-quality diet was directly associated with a reduction in chronic pain severity, regardless of body fat. The findings suggest that upping diet quality could be an affordable and effective way to manage pain.

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Optical fibers monitor brain for deadly post-injury complications

A new study has demonstrated that a tiny bundle of optical fibers can continuously, accurately, and simultaneously measure six biomarkers of brain health, helping to prevent serious complications that can follow a traumatic brain injury.

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Toyota’s basketball-playing humanoid sinks a record-breaking 80-ft shot

In the long list of tasks we'd like humanoid robots to perform for us, shooting hoops is probably close to the bottom. But the CUE6 bot from Toyota recently set its second Guinness World Record, for the farthest basketball shot by a humanoid robot.

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