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·December 5, 2017·2 min read

Developing a Neurochip to Replace Damaged Brain Areas

Lobachevsky University researchers are developing a neurochip that could be used to replace damaged areas of the brain. Researchers report initial experiments have been successful in using this neurotechnology to transmit signals from artificial to real neurons.

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·November 30, 2017·3 min read

Smartphone Addiction Creates Imbalance in Brain

Smartphone and internet addiction appears to have an impact on brain chemistry. A new study reports the ratio of GABA to Glx is significantly increased in the anterior cingulate cortex of teens who are addicted to their smartphones.

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·November 30, 2017·5 min read

With Teen Mental Health Deteriorating Over Five Years, There’s a Likely Culprit

Researchers look at the impact smartphone use and technology is having on teen mental health.

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·November 29, 2017·6 min read

Innovative Microscope Poised to Propel Optogenetics Studies

Researchers have developed a new microscope which is optimized to perform studies using optogenetic techniques.

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·November 27, 2017·6 min read

Latest Research on Blockchain and AI For Healthcare

Researchers and companies recently presented their latest work to advance healthcare by utilizing AI and blockchain.

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·November 25, 2017·4 min read

Nanobots Pass First Stage in “Fantastic Voyage” From Fiction to Fact

An international team of researchers have created remote controlled nanobots from a biodegradable material that they believe could assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and delivering drugs to target sites.

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·November 21, 2017·3 min read

New Way to Write Magnetic Information May Pave Way For Hardware Neural Networks

Writing magnetic patterns onto nanowires could help computers better mimic how the brain processes information, a new study reports.

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·November 2, 2017·4 min read

GO-Biz Launches Cyber-Health IT Advisory Board with USC Center for Body Computing

Today the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced the formation of a new Cyber-Health Information Technology Advisory Board as part of an ongoing effort to support cybersecurity innovation and bolster advanced technology industries.

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·October 30, 2017·2 min read

Virtual Reality Reduces Phantom Pain in Paraplegics

Researchers use virtual reality technology to help generate an alternative body illusion and relieve phantom body pains in paraplegic patients.

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·October 27, 2017·7 min read

Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain

Following targeted motor and sensory reinnervation, a procedure that reroutes residual limb nerves to intact muscles and skin in amputees, the brain remaps both motor and sensory pathways. Additionally, researchers note, TMSR may help counteract poorly adapted cortical plasticity following amputation.

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·October 23, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Demonstrate ‘Mind Reading’ Brain Decoding Technology

Researchers have created a convolutional neural network to better understand how the brain processes movies of natural scenes. This may be the first step in helping scientists decode how the brain makes sense of dynamic visual surroundings.

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·October 19, 2017·4 min read

More Teens Than Ever Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep

Researchers report teens may be sacrificing sleep in order to spend more time on smartphones and tablets. Sleep deprivation can impact mental and physical health.

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