Watch a man eat cake with mind-controlled robot arms

Quadriplegic Robert Chmielewski fed himself dessert using two prosthetic arms he manipulated with his brain. "It's pretty cool," he says.

Paulette Campbell-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 4, 2021 ~5 min

Common drug for build-up of blood following head injury worse than placebo, study finds

A commonly-used treatment for chronic subdural haematoma – the build-up of ‘old’ blood in the space between the brain and the skull, usually as a result of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 16, 2020 ~4 min


Why do older people heal more slowly?

Healing is a complicated process. As people age, higher rates of disease and the fact that old cells lose the ability to divide slow this process down.

Matthew Steinhauser, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
Nov. 24, 2020 ~9 min

Small study reveals details of brain damage in COVID-19 patients

Massachusetts General Hospital researchers examined six patients using a specialized magnetic resonance technique and found that COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms show some of the same metabolic disturbances in the brain as patients who have suffered oxygen deprivation from other causes.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Nov. 18, 2020 ~4 min

Low pressure soccer balls may cut concussion risk

Simply lowering the pressure in a soccer ball could go a long way toward reducing players' risk of head injuries and concussions, a new study shows.

Amy Patterson Neubert-Purdue • futurity
Nov. 12, 2020 ~7 min

Glass tables cause a lot of nasty injuries

More than 2.5 million glass table injuries are reported each year. New research gauges the scope of the problem and indicates a solution.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 16, 2020 ~4 min

Tweaked enzyme may treat spine injury and stroke damage

An enzyme called chondroitinase ABC that regrows damaged nerve tissue in animals has been too unstable for human use. New work could change things.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
Sept. 8, 2020 ~6 min

TBI damage may come from tiny bubble bursts

The formation and collapse of microbubbles in spinal fluid may be to blame for some of the damage of traumatic brain injuries, researchers report.

Mike Krapfl-Iowa State • futurity
July 27, 2020 ~6 min


Repeat head impacts may lead to depression later

Study participants with a history of repetitive head impacts and traumatic brain injury reported greater depression symptoms later than those who didn't.

Gina DiGravio-Boston • futurity
June 30, 2020 ~7 min

Neurons that control hibernation-like behavior are discovered

Neuroscientists have discovered neurons that control hibernation-like behavior in mice, a finding that could translate into applications in humans, such as preventing brain injury during a stroke.

Kevin Jiang • harvard
June 11, 2020 ~10 min

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