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MRI breakthroughs include ultra-sensitive MRI without chemical or radioactive labels
Posted in Medicine on 31st Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
Heart mechanical contractions recorded in MRI machine for first time; hope to monitor neurotransmitters at 100 times lower levels.
Immune cells in covering of brain discovered; may play critical role in battling neurological diseases
Posted in Medicine on 29th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
By harnessing the power of cells, known as type 2 innate lymphocytes, doctors may be able to develop treatments for neurological diseases.
Researchers Map How the Brain Processes Faces From Sight to Recognition
Posted in Science on 27th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
How does the brain recognise familiar faces with efficiency and ease despite extensive variation in how they appear?
New ultrasound microscopy technique is first to image inside live cells
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
A technique that uses sound rather than light to see inside live cells, with potential application in stem-cell transplants and cancer diagnosis.
Brain's party noise filter revealed by recordings
Posted in Science on 22nd Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller
Direct recordings have revealed what is happening in our brains as we make sense of speech in a noisy room.