This year is the centennial anniversary of German psychiatrist Hans Berger's invention of electroencephalography (EEG), a way to record electrical activity in the brain, now called brainwaves or neural oscillations. Amazingly, ...
New AI software can read the brain scans of patients who have had a stroke to more accurately pinpoint when it happened and help doctors work out whether it can be successfully treated.
Dec 6, 2024
0
0
A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized.
Dec 6, 2024
0
76
Organoids—miniature, lab-grown tissues that mimic organ function and structure—are transforming biomedical research. They promise breakthroughs in personalized transplants, improved modeling of diseases like Alzheimer's ...
Dec 6, 2024
0
2
Genomic researchers used to be able to store their datasets on a laptop, but with so many whole genomes available now to study, the resulting big datasets must be stored in the cloud—resulting in more expensive, slower ...
Dec 5, 2024
0
53
Two types of neurons in the skin may be particularly important for how the brain interprets social contact between people, according to a new study led by Linköping University in Sweden. Knowledge of how the nervous system ...
Dec 5, 2024
0
0
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most effective technologies to assess the innermost structures of the human brain. The technology, which uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce images of soft tissue, ...
Dec 5, 2024
0
0
With flu season upon us and coronavirus a persistent threat, Dartmouth researchers propose a new way of thinking about masking and social distancing rules that is more responsive to what people feel is necessary at a given ...
Dec 4, 2024
0
0
A UCLA study has outlined a new framework that researchers say would improve the predictive power of genetics to determine how well a patient would respond to commonly prescribed medications as well as the severity of any ...
Dec 4, 2024
0
0
A new method can improve treatment for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia by predicting which medication will be most effective. The method also works for other forms of cancer where resistance may develop. A step is ...
Dec 4, 2024
0
0
