We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

Robots often have a hard time navigating through debris, but robots designed based on worms and snakes could move around obstacles faster, thanks to an idea called mechanical intelligence.

Christopher Pierce, Postdoctoral Scholar in Robotics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 ~8 min

Do you eat with your eyes, your gut or your brain? A neuroscientist explains how to listen to your hunger during the holidays

You likely know that the sight and smell of food can trigger cravings. But internal cues from your gut and your brain play just as important a role in the decisions you make around food.

Alex Johnson, Associate Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Michigan State University • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 ~8 min


Material can reconnect severed nerves

The researchers showed that the material can precisely stimulate neurons remotely and to bridge the gap in a rat's broken sciatic nerve.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
Oct. 12, 2023 ~7 min

Nerves rerouted from her tongue restore woman’s smile

A complicated brain tumor surgery left Rebecca Grasso with facial paralysis. But thanks to a series of nerve transfers at Harvard-affiliated Mass Eye and Ear, she was able to smile at her wedding.

Mike Kotsopoulos • harvard
Oct. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Nerves re-routed from her tongue restore woman’s smile

A complicated brain tumor surgery left Rebecca Grasso with facial paralysis. But thanks to a series of nerve transfers at Harvard-affiliated Mass Eye and Ear, she was able to smile at her wedding.

Mike Kotsopoulos • harvard
Oct. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Cochlear implants can bring the experience of sound to those with hearing loss, but results may vary – here's why

Researchers are exploring different ways to improve how cochlear implant users perceive speech and music in noisy environments.

Niyazi Arslan, Ph.D. Candidate in Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 ~9 min

Synthetic protein binds to VX nerve agent

A new synthetic protein that quickly detects molecules of a deadly nerve agent could prevent a chemical warfare attack, researchers say.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 1, 2022 ~5 min

Nerve-cancer distance may be key to oral cancer outcomes

The space between nerves and tumor cells may help identify the most aggressive oral cancers, which could offer patients a better chance of survival.

Laura Bailey-Michigan • futurity
July 5, 2022 ~4 min


Does nerve damage contribute to long COVID symptoms?

Researchers have learned that nerve damage experienced by some long COVID patients may be caused by infection-triggered immune dysfunction, which is potentially treatable.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
March 1, 2022 ~3 min

How Epstein-Barr virus sets off multiple sclerosis

New research is the first to show how the Epstein-Barr virus, a common type of herpes virus, triggers multiple sclerosis.

Stanford • futurity
Feb. 8, 2022 ~12 min

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