Surgeons are using a new incisionless form of surgery called PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy to treat esophageal disorders.
Investigators at Stanford University have discovered that dysfunctional signaling between the cerebral cortex and thalamus promotes absence seizures, especially in young patients.
European Space Agency and Russia have begun talks about the possibility of manned flights to Mars.
With help from DARPA, IBM has designed a new brain-based computer chip intended to learn and remember new stored information.
A newly discovered Icelandic current is expected to affect the North Atlantic Climate in the coming decades.
-compiled by Aradhya Nigam
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