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Brown U. marries brains and computers
Brain-computer interfaces at Brown University have taken another step forward. And the key this time is to go wireless and rechargeable.
In the wake of BrainGate, Brown U. debuts wireless brain sensor
Brain-computer interfaces at Brown University have taken another step forward. And the key this time is to go wireless and rechargeable. Brown sees the advance as a next-generation tool to help paralyzed patients move objects with their thoughts, minus being tethered to any connecting wires. Read more >>
Compound could restore learning, memory in Angelman syndrome
Researchers at Brown University have concocted a compound that could restore neural functions in children with the rare genetic disorder Angelman syndrome and potentially lead to therapies for other diseases that affect learning and memory.
Bad breath bacteria could point to pancreatic cancer
Bad breath bacteria may indicate a significant risk for pancreatic cancer, according to researchers from the Forsyth Institute, Harvard University and Brown University.
Selenium could blast back bacteria on catheters and endotracheal tubes
Some of the biggest innovations likely to come to the medical device industry may come from enhancing some of the most basic products in the sector. A Brown University scientist and his team may have hit on something just along those lines, by coating catheters and endotracheal tubes with selenium nanoparticles to beat back bad bacteria.
BrainGate chip enables 2 tetraplegics to control robotic arms
A chip, about as big as a baby aspirin and implanted in the motor cortex, enabled two people paralyzed by a brain stem stroke who couldn't move their arms and legs to control robotic arms with their thoughts.
Researchers develop 'smart' nanostructures for drug delivery
Scientists at Johns Hopkins and Brown are developing self-assembling nanostructures that can break apart on their own to deliver drugs.
UPDATED: Nanobump-coated breast implants repel cancer cells
Scientists at Brown University engineered a breast implant with nano-sized polymer "pimples" designed to discourage cancer cells from returning.
Brown U team pinpoints new drug target
Investigators at Brown University have stripped down a kinase complex, developing a detailed analysis of its structure that led them to a potential new drug target. "Disregulation always leads to
Computer-based therapy relieves fears
Know any good computerized therapists? Researchers think they might have found one, showing in a small trial that an application that delivered cognitive bias modification (CBM) helped treat people
