A French startup named Robeauté has just raised about $29 million to develop a truly groundbreaking neurosurgical microrobot. Imagine a device no bigger than a grain of rice that can carefully ...

Engineered microglia show promise for treating Alzheimer's and other brain diseases Cell-based platform for brain-wide delivery of therapeutic agents Date: April 21, 2025 Source: University of ...

It's the second most common brain disorder that gets worse over time, and for many, its effects are devastating. The disease centers around a key problem in the brain—clumps of a protein called ...

He said: "It's been known for a while that relative brain size is correlated to longevity -- the two characteristics have a shared evolutionary path, and having a larger brain potentially offers ...

An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease. Rand Laycock, 70, the director and conductor of a symphony orchestra, was diagnosed just before his ...

The first nonverbal recipient of Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip has shared a video of how he uses it. Brad Smith, who has ALS, used Neuralink's brain-computer interface to edit the video.

Like all organs of the body, our brain too needs exercise to get sharper, and fitter. While intelligence is a broad concept and can be genetic (you will most likely be intelligent if your parents ...

A new study by the American Academy of Neurology shows that the lower oxygen levels among sleep apnea patients can damage blood vessels in a person's brain. According to the study, a person with ...

This suggests that the virus might contribute to neuroinflammation, which damages brain cells. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Get vaccinated: Vaccines ...

Alzheimer’s involves a complex mix of problems—beta-amyloid plaques, tangled tau proteins, loss of nerve cells, and harmful immune responses. By lowering brain inflammation and supporting ...

It involved a pacemaker delivering electrical pulses via electrodes implanted in specific spots in the brain. This treatment has been used to treat advanced Parkinson’s since the early 2000s.

Pancoe, an accomplished climber and graduate of Northwestern University, had survived a brain tumor when he was younger, CBS Chicago reported. He had completed the Explorer's Grand Slam ...