POSTS TAGGED AS Neurology

Culturing Neurons on Patterned Nanofibers in 3D Hydrogels

Nerve Cells
Neuron regeneration has enormous potential for people suffering from all kinds of central nervous system traumas and degenerative diseases. [MORE]

Polysilicon Brain Interface

Brain Sensor
Neural implants have brought hope to paralyzed people, but hope may out pace reality because of metal materials that [MORE]

Brain-on-a-Chip

Brain-on-a-Chip
About half of all traumatic brain injuries involve damage to neural axons, and result in a range of [MORE]

Ten Neurochip Examples

Novel Sensors Monitor Cerebral Pressure
From deep brain stimulation, to cerebral pressure monitors, memory restoring implants, neuro-controlled bionics, and the first [MORE]

LLNL to Develop DARPA’s Implantable Neural Device

Implantable Neural Device
One the one hand are 270,000 traumatic brain injuries in the American military since 2000, and on [MORE]

GE’s Research on Neural Implants

Wireless Brain Implants for Paralysis
Neural implants that allow paralyzed people to “think’ their way to movement have been in the [MORE]

Long Term Survival of ESC’s for Parkinsonism

Ole Isacson
For some time it has been suspected that embryonic stem cells, transplanted to the substantia nigra of Parkinson’s [MORE]

Brain Stimulators for Military Use

Brain Machine
Brain-implanted devices are gaining traction in part because so many soldiers in recent wars have sustained limb loss or [MORE]

Bridging Neurodegeneration

Creating a Scaffold for Nerves
Within neurons, a protein “bridge” exists that connects the energy producing mitochondria and the calcium storing [MORE]

Google Glass for Parkinson Patients

Google Glass Used for Parkinsons
Parkinson’s sufferers experience many difficulties beyond the unsteady gait.  Tremors can make it difficult to use [MORE]

Seizure Sensor for Epilepsy

Health Monitoring Device – Seizure Sensor
Here’s an interesting twist on the emergency alert bracelet. Artefact (Seattle, WA) is in the [MORE]

Brain Implant to Restore Memory

Brain Testing
Brain stimulators, for example Medtronic’s implantable “brain pacemaker” to control the tremors of Parkinson’s disease, already exist, but DARPA [MORE]

3-D Printed EEG Headset

3-D Printed EEG Headset
Here’s a low cost portal for electroencephalograph — a 3-D printed harness with correctly positioned brain wave [MORE]

A Blood Test for the Cause of Stroke

Ischemia Care
Acute ischemic stroke is life threatening, but can be reversible if the restricted blood flow is corrected quickly, which [MORE]