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New study may help improve diagnosis of cognitive disability in Parkinson's disease

A few minutes of data recorded from a single electrode placed on top of the head may be sufficient to predict thinking problems, including dementia, in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).

12 Jun 2023

Ultraflexible nanoelectrodes improve the efficacy of brain stimulation

Conventional implantable medical devices designed for brain stimulation are often too rigid and bulky for what is one of the body's softest and most delicate tissues.

30 May 2023

Experts provide a new clinical picture of sarcopenic obesity

Proteins and weight training could help if obese patients are suffering from muscle atrophy. However, the problem is usually not recognized, according to Prof. Dr. Bischoff from the University of Hohenheim.

15 May 2023

Soft robotic neurotechnology opens promising avenues for minimally invasive cortical surgery

Stephanie Lacour's specialty is the development of flexible electrodes that adapt to a moving body, providing more reliable connections with the nervous system.

10 May 2023

How one patient’s textured hair nearly kept her from a needed EEG

Sadé Lewis of Queens, New York, has suffered migraines since she was a kid, and as she started college, they got worse. A recent change in her insurance left the 27-year-old looking for a new neurologist. That's when she found West 14 Street MedicalArts in New York.

27 Apr 2023

Neurological phenotypes induced by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in neurons

Researchers explored the association between SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and burst activities in neurons.

27 Apr 2023

Research shows how exercise helps improve brain health

Physical activity is frequently cited as a means of improving physical and mental health. Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have shown that it may also improve brain health more directly.

19 Apr 2023

Training with a robot may not offer the same experience as playing table tennis against human opponents

Captain of her high school tennis team and a four-year veteran of varsity tennis in college, Amanda Studnicki had been training for this moment for years.

10 Apr 2023

New nanomaterials-based sensor detects flu and COVID-19 in just 10 seconds

Have a cough, sore throat and congestion? Any number of respiratory viruses could be responsible. Conventional tests can identify certain likely culprits by relying on chemical reactions, but some researchers want to swap chemistry for electrical changes sensed by nanomaterials.

28 Mar 2023

Dormant cone photoreceptors in the degenerating retina may retain visual function, research suggests

New UCLA research in mice suggests that "dormant" cone photoreceptors in the degenerating retina are not dormant at all, but continue to function, producing responses to light and driving retinal activity for vision.

27 Mar 2023

Spectroscopy probe could make deep brain stimulation safer and improve success rates

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an increasingly common treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, but the procedure still carries significant risks.

23 Mar 2023

The brain declines later than previously thought, research shows

Recent research from University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) shows that our brain declines later than previously thought. Instead of after our 25th year of life, it happens when we are between the ages of 30 and 40.

21 Mar 2023

Innovative methodology to detect viral RNA

Experts from the University of Barcelona, the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona and the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials Institute of Aragon —a joint institute of the CSIC and the University of Zaragoza— have developed a new method to detect RNA viruses based on the triplex-forming probe technology.

27 Feb 2023

Researchers successfully grow electrodes in living tissues

The boundaries between biology and technology are becoming blurred. Researchers at Linköping, Lund, and Gothenburg universities in Sweden have successfully grown electrodes in living tissue using the body's molecules as triggers.

24 Feb 2023

Exploring biodistribution of cannabidiol nanoparticles and nanoemulsion after intrathecal administration

Researchers evaluated the biodistribution of cannabidiol (CBD) emulsion and nanoparticles in the central nervous system (CNS).

24 Feb 2023

First-of-its-kind wireless, battery-free bandage accelerates wound healing

Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site.

22 Feb 2023

Electrochemical microsensor enables real-time study of serotonin dynamics in the brain

Dysregulation of serotonin plays a role in many psychiatric disorders, including severe depression and anxiety. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team has now introduced an implantable, electrochemical microsensor that makes it possible to study serotonin dynamics in the brain in real time.

16 Feb 2023

Data-driven algorithm predicts deep brain stimulation parameters for Parkinson’s treatment

Researchers assesses the effects of stimulation parameters suggested by a recently published data-driven algorithm (StimFit) based on neuroimaging data.

31 Jan 2023

New pop-up electrode device could gather more in-depth information about the brain

Understanding the neural interface within the brain is critical to understanding aging, learning, disease progression and more.

24 Jan 2023

Speech neuroprostheses can decode speech based on brain activity

Researchers from HSE University and the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry have developed a machine learning model that can predict the word about to be uttered by a subject based on their neural activity recorded with a small set of minimally invasive electrodes.

19 Jan 2023