New microscopy technology to analyze brain cancer tissue: light blue and yellow are different proteins associated with tumors; pink is [MORE]
Revolutionizing the field of minimally-invasive surgery in Singapore
“Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel aero-elastic [MORE]
Clever Aussie brain-computer interface leaves your skull intact
“Synchron (Melbourne, Australia). . . . has developed a “Stentrode” that can be [MORE]
AI predicts brain tumors genealogy in under 90 seconds
“A team of neurosurgeons and engineers at Michigan Medicine, in collaboration with [MORE]
Highly Maneuverable Magnetically Controlled Miniature Robots
“Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed miniature robots that are highly maneuverable, and [MORE]
Glioblastoma nanomedicine crosses iBBB in mice
“Inspired by the capacity of natural proteins and viral particulates to cross the BBB, we [MORE]
Neurons
Last October, Japanese neuroscientists implanted induced pluripotent stem cells into a Parkinson’s patient. As described: “Kyoto University stem cell researcher [MORE]
Neurosurgeons Developed Dissolvable Brain Sensor Implant
Neurosurgeons at Washington University of St. Louis have developed a tiny implantable temperature and pressure [MORE]
Brain Temperature Sensor
It shouldn’t be too hard a task to measure brain temperature from an implant between the skin and [MORE]
Symbis
Add brain biopsy to the list of surgical procedures that can be performed robotically. Deerfield Imaging (Minneapolis, MN) has received [MORE]
3-D Printed Spine Cage
Damaged discs in the spine can cause vertebrae to fuse with resulting pain and dysfunction. Medicrea (Paris, [MORE]
3-D Printed Skull
“In a worldwide first, brain surgeon Dr. Bon Verweij of the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht successfully replaced [MORE]
Brain Testing
Brain stimulators, for example Medtronic’s implantable “brain pacemaker” to control the tremors of Parkinson’s disease, already exist, but DARPA [MORE]
Steerable Tubes for Blood Clot Removal
Neurosurgeons at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN have developed a cannula with multiple tubes [MORE]