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·November 2, 2024·8 min read

New Blood Test Shows Promise for Early Parkinson’s Detection

Researchers have developed a method to analyze extracellular vesicles (EVs) in blood for early detection of Parkinson’s disease (PD). By isolating EVs and assessing their contents, the team identified a protein called phosphorylated α-synuclein that appears in elevated levels in PD patients.

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·July 25, 2021·8 min read

Thinking Without a Brain

Physarum polycephalum, a brainless slime mold, uses its body to sense chemical cues in its environment and performs complex calculations, similar to what humans consider to be thinking, to decide on the direction to grow based on the information presented.

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·May 12, 2020·6 min read

Soft robotic exosuit makes stroke survivors walk faster and farther

A new soft robotics exosuit brings immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance for those recovering from stroke.

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·March 28, 2020·3 min read

New Study Uses Robots to Uncover the Connections Between the Human Mind and Walking Control

Using robotics, researchers uncover mechanisms in the cerebellum and spinal cord that determine how the nervous system responds to induced changes in step length. The findings could have implications for physical rehabilitation programs for people with movement disorders.

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·May 30, 2018·9 min read

Now, You Can Hold a Copy of Your Brain in the Palm of Your Hand

Researchers have developed a new 3D printing technique that enables faster and cheaper models of patient specific medical data for research and diagnostics.

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·October 25, 2017·6 min read

New RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims and Explodes Out of the Water

The latest generation of the RoboBee hybrid robot could help monitor the environment and provide essential search and rescue assistance, researchers report.

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·August 1, 2017·7 min read

Programming Cells With Computer Like Logic

Researchers engineer an RNA molecule into a programmable and logically acting Ribocomputing device. The study may help researchers construct more sophisticated synthetic biological circuits.