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3D printing helps surgeons plan life-saving operation
Posted in Medicine on 25th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
A 3D-printed model of the blood vessels inside a woman's brain has helped surgeons practise life-saving surgery.
First real-time imaging of neural activity invented
Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a new technique for watching the brains neurons at a speed that is just fast enough to capture the action potentials in real time for the first time.
New Nerve Drugs May Finally Prevent Migraine Headaches
Posted in Science on 23rd Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
The cause of migraine headaches has eluded scientists for centuries. Now a theory blaming one nerve has led to drugs that prevent attacks.
Signaling molecule helps neurons find their way in the developing brain
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
A molecule secreted in the spinal cord helps guide axons during a critical stage of central nervous system development in the embryo.
Allen Institute researchers decode patterns that make our brains human
Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have identified a set of just 32 gene-expression patterns for all 20,000 genes across 132 functionally distinct brain regions.