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Flexible thin-film neural electrodes show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy

Flexible thin-film electrodes placed directly on brain tissue show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, as demonstrated recently by scientists at Tokyo Tech.

14 Sep 2023

Researchers develop a wearable bioelectronic system for wound healing treatment delivery

Researchers presented a wearable bioelectronic system to deliver therapeutic agents associated with wound healing.

12 Sep 2023

Music to my ears! Researchers reconstruct Pink Floyd song from brain activity

Researchers successfully reconstructed a snippet of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1" using neural recordings from the brains of neurosurgical patients. The study provides insights into the brain regions responsible for music perception and may pave the way for more advanced brain-computer interfaces and therapies for auditory processing disorders.

6 Sep 2023

Two more universities set to join IUCRC BRAIN at University of Houston to advance neurotechnology

Two more universities, West Virginia University (WVU) and Georgia Institute of Technology, have been funded by the National Science Foundation and are set to join the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Building Reliable Advances and Innovations in Neurotechnology (IUCRC BRAIN), housed at the University of Houston.

23 Aug 2023

Attention required for neural marker of error detection in visual system

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that a neural marker of error detection in the brain's visual system previously considered pre-attentive may actually require attention and that subtle visual irregularities may be revealed by other neural markers.

13 Aug 2023

Novel neuromodulation approach leads to gait improvements in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Gait-related disturbances adversely affect the quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), a condition affecting millions worldwide.

8 Aug 2023

Wireless EEG headset could enable at-home stroke rehabilitation

The world of at-home stroke rehabilitation is growing near, incredible news for the 795,000 people in the United States who annually suffer a stroke.

8 Aug 2023

Medical grade adhesives for medical device manufacturing

In this interview, Master Bond describes the features and benefits of medical grade adhesives for medical device manufacturing.

From Master Bond Inc. 8 Aug 2023

Self-organization of neurons explained using a mathematical theory

An international collaboration between researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan, the University of Tokyo, and University College London has demonstrated that self-organization of neurons as they "learn" follows a mathematical theory called the free energy principle.

8 Aug 2023

Novel tool could help neuroscientists crack the secrets of spinal cord

The spinal cord is harder to access and study than even the brain. The challenges posed by its mobility and anatomical structure have made understanding exactly how it functions difficult.

7 Aug 2023

Measuring brain activity with a modified commercial virtual reality headset

Researchers have modified a commercial virtual reality headset, giving it the ability to measure brain activity and examine how we react to hints, stressors and other outside forces.

6 Aug 2023

Point-of-care rapid diagnostics for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath

Researchers developed a rapid, non-invasive, point-of-care platform for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath.

3 Aug 2023

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

As life expectancy increases worldwide, age-associated diseases such as osteoporosis are having an increasing impact.

19 Jul 2023

Long-term high fluoride exposure during adolescence causes hippocampal impairments

Researchers evaluated the impacts of prolonged fluoride exposure during adolescence and adulthood on cognition and associated hippocampal alterations.

13 Jul 2023

£1.5 million funding boost awarded for revolutionary test to improve early detection of Alzheimer's

A significant NIHR grant will enable researchers at the universities of Bath and Bristol, in collaboration with Cumulus Neuroscience, to develop revolutionary technology to help expand early dementia diagnosis.

11 Jul 2023

Researchers develop dissolving cardiac device to monitor and treat heart disease

Nearly 700,000 people in the United States die from heart disease every year, and one-third of those deaths result from complications in the first weeks or months following a traumatic heart-related event.

5 Jul 2023

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

Focal epilepsy affects over 30 million patients worldwide and is commonly caused by brain lesions, such as stroke.

3 Jul 2023

Ticks can be attracted to hosts by static electricity

Ticks can be attracted across air gaps several times larger than themselves by the static electricity that their hosts naturally accumulate, researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered.

30 Jun 2023

Study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 variants lose Infectivity in aerosols: pH and salt content key factors

Research examines the stability of SARS-CoV-2 variants in aerosols, finding significant decay in infectivity over time. pH and salt content play a role in virus stability.

26 Jun 2023

Neurons involved in creating negative emotional states and chronic stress identified

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a group of nerve cells in the mouse brain that are involved in creating negative emotional states and chronic stress. The

22 Jun 2023

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Flexible thin-film neural electrodes show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy

Researchers develop a wearable bioelectronic system for wound healing treatment delivery

Music to my ears! Researchers reconstruct Pink Floyd song from brain activity

Two more universities set to join IUCRC BRAIN at University of Houston to advance neurotechnology

Attention required for neural marker of error detection in visual system

Novel neuromodulation approach leads to gait improvements in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Wireless EEG headset could enable at-home stroke rehabilitation

Medical grade adhesives for medical device manufacturing

Self-organization of neurons explained using a mathematical theory

Novel tool could help neuroscientists crack the secrets of spinal cord

Measuring brain activity with a modified commercial virtual reality headset

Point-of-care rapid diagnostics for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled breath

New biosensor could quickly and inexpensively identify people at risk for osteoporosis

Long-term high fluoride exposure during adolescence causes hippocampal impairments

£1.5 million funding boost awarded for revolutionary test to improve early detection of Alzheimer's

Researchers develop dissolving cardiac device to monitor and treat heart disease

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

Ticks can be attracted to hosts by static electricity

Study reveals how SARS-CoV-2 variants lose Infectivity in aerosols: pH and salt content key factors

Neurons involved in creating negative emotional states and chronic stress identified

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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