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·January 10, 2023·5 min read

Cat Locomotion Could Unlock Better Human Spinal Cord Injury Treatment

Somatosensory feedback from specialized sensors helps inform the spinal cord about ongoing movement and keeps a cat from falling when they encounter obstacles.

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·March 12, 2022·4 min read

New Window System Allows for Long-Term Studies of Brain Activity

Researchers have developed a new "brain window" that allows for longer-term studies to map the visual areas of the brain.

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·May 25, 2021·5 min read

Flickering Lights and Sound Could Be New Weapon Against Alzheimer’s

A "flicker treatment" that uses flickering lights and sounds has been shown to be tolerable, safe, and effective in treating adults with mild cognitive impairment.

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·May 21, 2021·6 min read

Skin Itch Mechanisms Differ on Hairless Versus Hairy Skin

Researchers have identified significant differences in the mechanisms of chronic itch between hairy and non-hairy areas of the skin.

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·May 11, 2021·5 min read

COVID-19 Alters Gray Matter Volume in the Brain

Gray matter was reduced in areas of the frontal gyri of patients with COVID-19. Significant gray matter reductions were seen in those who received oxygen therapy and in those who reported fever. The findings suggest coronavirus affects the frontotemporal brain network due to reduced oxygen and fever.

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·March 24, 2020·9 min read

DIY medical devices and protective gear fuel battle against COVID-19

Georgia Tech researchers are using 3D printing, plastic-lined table cloths, and an array of other items to craft personal protective equipment that can be used by healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. The team will share the designs for free, allowing for crowdsourcing of DIY protective gear.

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·May 15, 2018·5 min read

Robot Teaches Itself How to Dress People

Researchers have developed a new robotic system than can help people to get dressed. The system relies on the force it feels to help guide a hospital gown onto a person's arm efficiently.

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·October 30, 2017·5 min read

Rousing Masses to Fight Cancer With Open Source Machine Learning

Georgia Tech researchers are calling on machine learning specialists and cancer researchers to help discover potential new therapies for oncological diseases.