Brain Technologies

• [New] Surgeons hope implants could offer an alternative to long-term reliance on antidepressants, although research into the efficacy of deep brain stimulation at the University of California in San Francisco is still in the early stages. The National
• The researchers at University of California, Irvine have discovered that exposure to aluminum could cause brain inflammation. Seattle organic restaurants
• Two USC researchers whose work linked air pollution to a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease and faster cognitive decline are seeing signs that cleaner air can make a difference in brain health. USC News
• The US effort - which is estimated to cost US$ 6.6 billion up until 2027 - has focused on developing and applying new mapping technologies in its BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative. Nature Medicine
• Brain aneurysms cause almost 500,000 deaths worldwide each year, half of them in people under age 50, with women at greater risk. Consumer Health News | HealthDay
• Along with Intel, researchers at IBM, HP, MIT, Purdue, and Stanford hope to leverage neuromorphic computing - circuits that mimic the human nervous system's biology - to develop supercomputers 1,000 times more powerful than any today. VentureBeat
• The exponential progress of computing power from 1900 to 2013, with projections into 2025, where artificial intelligence is projected to parallel the processing capacity of the human brain. OECD
• A massive brain drain is underway - more than 89,000 people, or 1.2% of Hong Kong's population, have left over the last 12 months, and the U.K. government is expecting at least another 200,000 emigres under its BNO visa scheme over the next five years. Taiwan News
• Researchers at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research have discovered a bacterial enzyme that they say could expand scientists' CRISPR toolkit, making it easy to cut and edit RNA with the kind of precision that, until now, has only been available for DNA editing. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Researchers from Kaunas University, Lithuania developed a Deep learning - based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer's disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99%. 7wData
• Global cortical atrophy, which reduces brain reserve, has been shown to increase the risk of post-stroke cognitive impairment and increase the range of cognitive domains impaired after stroke. www.alzint.org
• Irish researchers said microbes in the gut shape local immunity, but can also affect brain aging and increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Granthshala News
• Researchers from Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer's disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99%. Longevity.Technology
• Researchers at Kaunas University in Lithuania have developed a method based on deep learning that can predict the possible incidence of Alzheimer's disease through brain images with an accuracy rate of over 99%. Medical Trend
• Potential benefits of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) devices such as long-term benefits and better postoperative outcomes, are anticipated to fuel the market growth. Market Research Insights
• Specialists will use software that uses text messages for patient communication at Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York to evaluate post-operative outcomes for spinal surgery patients. HealthCareExecIntelligence
• Researchers from Kaunas universities in Lithuania developed a deep learning-based method that can predict the possible onset of Alzheimer's disease from brain images with an accuracy of over 99%. News-Medical.net
• Researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder use a machine learning model to learn physical properties in electronics building blocks, as a way to predict how larger electronics components will work or fail. the-earth-dies-dreaming
• Researchers from across the UK will investigate everything from brain fog to ongoing breathlessness, using a new technique to detect hidden lung damage. BBC News
• Research published in the medical journal Gut in June 2020 found that following the Mediterranean Diet may help the aging process by lowering inflammation markers and increasing both brain function and gut health. Well+Good
• Older adults (OA) with MCI have a higher risk of developing dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, compared to healthy OA and show more brain neuropathology linked to dementia in postmortem studies and in studies with cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Frontiers
• Researchers from Tel Aviv University have 3D printed a first-of-its-kind glioblastoma tumor using patient cells that could empower new methods to improve the treatment of brain cancer. 3D Printing Industry

Last updated: 24 October 2021