Interesting Engineering on MSN6d
Non-invasive brain headset gives back power of speech to ALS patients
Patients with ALS often lose their ability to speak making it harder to communicate with their family. This AI-powered device ...
This Startup Lets Paralyzed People Use Computers–Without A Chip In Their Head
Startup Cognixion, which has developed a noninvasive brain-computer interface, has begun a clinical trial for patients with ...
New headset reads minds and uses AR, AI and machine learning to help people with locked-in-syndrome communicate with loved ones again
Cognixion's Axon-R headset is a device designed to read brain activity using EEG as a direct input for controls. Using brain ...
New technique reveals how axon swellings could be treated in Alzheimer's disease
For decades, scientists have focused on amyloid plaques—abnormal clumps of misfolded proteins that accumulate between neurons ...
Medscape16d
Mechanisms of Disease: Sodium Channels and Neuroprotection in Multiple Sclerosis--Current Status
Voltage-gated sodium channels can contribute to axonal injury in multiple sclerosis (MS ... and they prevent axon degeneration, maintain impulse conduction, and improve clinical status in ...
IEEE Spectrum on MSN7d
New Brain Tech Gives Voice to ALS Patients
A myotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects muscle control, and most ...
Study Finds on MSN9d
Researchers uncover serious flaw in promising Alzheimer’s blood tests
New research reveals concerns over the Alzheimer's blood test accuracy, highlighting phosphorylated tau proteins in ALS ...