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An ultrasound device may unlock brain cancer treatment, early study shows

Posted in Medicine on 20th May, 2023
by Alex Muller

A study published recently in the Lancet offers some hope: an ultrasound device implanted in 17 patients’ skulls successfully increased the concentration of drugs in their brains.

Scans That Are 64 Million Times Clearer Give A New Look At The Brain

Posted in Medicine, Science on 18th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

The researchers believe that this level of detailed imaging will enable greater understanding of how brains change with age, diet and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Human Lifespan Will Rise Dramatically This Century, Researchers Say

Posted in Medicine on 12th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

There's a growing revolution in the science of aging underway, and research is starting to show that there are a host of medical interventions that could slow or even reverse aging.

Surgeons Are Simulating Whole Brains To Pin Down The Source Of Their Patients' Seizures

Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 12th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

A decade ago, the Human Brain Project launched with a blue-sky goal: digitizing a human brain. The implications were huge: simulated brains could provide crucial clues to help crack some of the most troubling neurological diseases.

Finding a Song People Were Listening To Based On Their Brain Activity

Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

A neural decoding model that is able to reconstruct heard music from brain activity can form a reasonable step towards other forms of neural decoding models that have applications for aiding communication.