Neurology
Neurology
Neurology
Macular Degeneration Treated with Viral Delivery of Gene Into Eye
A number of degenerative eye diseases are related to photoreceptors no longer functioning properly. There can be a host of reasons that photoreceptors don't work, but soon it may not be that important to know why the disease is happening. That...
Neurology
3D Brain Organoids Model Rare Neural Disease
Direct studies on the brain are inherently difficult, as it's a complex and fragile organ hidden behind a thick skull. Animal studies can help, but animal brains are different from human ones. In order to better study how the brain works and its...
Neurology
Toyota VR Simulation Lets People Experience Visual Diseases
Toyota, the auto company, has been investing resources into using virtual reality to help it build cars, design safety systems, and educate the public about safe driving habits. Its Swedish division has just unveiled a new simulation that can...
Neurology
Researchers Give Animals Infrared Vision
Even those of us with perfect vision are actually blind in some ways. Many birds can see ultraviolet light and snakes can detect infrared, something we don't have the right retinal cells for. But now researchers at University of Massachusetts...
Neurology
ARTIS icono Biplane Angiography System Unveiled by Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers has unveiled its ARTIS icono biplane angiography system at the 2019 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, Austria. The system is particularly suited for neuroradiology procedures, such as removing stroke-causing blood...
Neurology
Neural Probes That Mimic Real Neurons May Revolutionize Brain-Computer Interfaces
Neural probes are some of the best tools for studying how the brain functions, and they also have great potential for therapeutic applications. Brain-computer interfaces can allow paralyzed people to regain function and even locked-in patients...
Neurology
Prosthetic with Sense of Touch Lets Patients Know Its Location
Our ability to throw a ball, walk down a sidewalk, or talk without mumbling is in part because of proprioception, the ability for us to intuitively know where our feet are, how our hands our moving, and what the mouth is doing. Without...
Neurology
EYE-SYNC Concussion Assessment System May Become Standard of Care
Traumatic concussions can produce a variety of symptoms, but there's no way to objectively diagnose their impact, particularly mild cases. SyncThink is a Silicon Valley company that has developed a technology that may become a standard way of...
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Medtronic Introducing Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy Control in U.S.
Medtronic is introducing in the United States its deep brain stimulation therapy (DBS) as an option for treating drug-resistant epilepsy. About a third of epilepsy patients don't respond positively to existing drug regimens, leaving patients...
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