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• Ethical Questions and Future Potential: While Neuralink's innovation is transformative, it raises concerns about privacy and the ethical use of brain-computer interfaces. Tech Startups - Startups and Technology news
• Flour is already fortified with calcium, niacin, thiamin and iron to improve public health and the move to include folic acid could help to reduce neural tube defects by 20% in the UK and improve the health of pregnant women. FoodManufacture.co.uk
• Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) have the potential to provide transformative control in prosthetics, assistive technologies (wheelchairs), robotics, and human-computer interfaces. ADS
• Leveraging the power of physics-informed neural networks and a collaboration with NVIDIA, Sierra Space says it is now able to predict the future locations of orbital debris. The Journal of Space Commerce
• Robotics technology in China is expected to integrate with advancements in artificial intelligence, biomimicry, new materials, and brain-machine interfaces. Tech Edition
• New regulations that will see folic acid added to all non-wholemeal flour in the UK will prevent around 200 cases of debilitating brain and spine defects in babies every year, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). FoodManufacture.co.uk
• The fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour is expected to prevent around 200 cases of debilitating brain and spine defects in babies in the United Kingdom per year. Department of Health
• The Department of Health has introduced legislation that will see folic acid added to non-wholemeal flour in Northern Ireland in order to protect newborn babies from serious brain and spine problems. Department of Health
• The Hong lab, based in the UK DRI at UCL, aims to understand whether neuro-glia-immune interactions in brain and gut and how they contribute to region-specific vulnerability in neurologic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. EURAXESS
• A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has uncovered new targets that could be the key to effectively treating glioblastoma, a lethal type of brain cancer. ScienceDaily
• The move to include folic acid will reduce neural tube defects by 20% in the UK and improve the health of pregnant women. GOV.UK
• NIH-funded researchers are exploring the relationship between changes in microglial state and non-genetic risk factors for AD/ADRD, including traumatic brain injury. National Institute on Aging
• TDK will highlight its spin memristor, a basic element utilized in neuromorphic designs that imitates the energy-efficient operation of synapses in the human brain. Embedded Computing Design
• The goal of the current study is to anticipate Indian stock markets over 10 years using the Artificial Neural Network, Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, as well as Naive-Bayes algorithms. SpringerLink
• People who took multiple courses of penicillin antibiotics had a modestly lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a surprising finding that researchers say highlights the complex relationship between bacteria in the digestive tract and brain health. ScienceDaily
• From personalized healthcare and augmented reality to smart clothing and brain-computer interfaces, the next generation of wearables will redefine how we interact with technology and the world around us. 9meters
• As brain-computer interface (BCI) technology becomes more integrated into consumer products, the future presents an exciting array of possibilities for how we might interact with technology. Intelligent Living
• Using BCIs such as neural lace to produce smarter people, as Elon Musk hopes to do, runs the very real risk of overloading the brain's carrying capacity. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Strawberries can support brain health by delaying cognitive decline and protecting against dementia, which is a growing concern as the number of people affected is projected to triple by 2050. The Healthy
• Visual evoked potentials have gained significant attention in the field of brain-computer interface (BCI) research as a promising method for establishing a direct communication pathway between the human brain and external devices 1-4. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a semantic decoder brain-computer interface (BCI) system with the potential to revolutionize communication for individuals unable to speak due to conditions like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. International Defense Security & Technology

Last updated: 05 January 2025