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Finding a Song People Were Listening To Based On Their Brain Activity

Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

A neural decoding model that is able to reconstruct heard music from brain activity can form a reasonable step towards other forms of neural decoding models that have applications for aiding communication.

Better together: improving brain tumour treatment

Posted in Medicine on 11th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

“It’s a very, very specific environment,” stresses Chalmers. There’s the blood-brain barrier, for a start, and then there’s the difficulty of killing cancer cells without damaging the healthy ones around them – the ones we think, act, share and learn with; that make any of this possible.

Combination Treatment Extends Progression-Free Survival in Brain Cancer

Posted in Medicine, Science on 10th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

Overall, average survival time was numerically, but not significantly, longer in the combined treatment group versus the bevacizumab-only group; 10.1 months versus 9.7 months, respectively.

Protein May Turn The Tide On Brain Hemorrhage Survival Rates

Posted in Medicine on 19th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

With a horrific mortality and recovery rate, intracerebral hemorrhage is a devastating disease with poor long-term outcomes for those who do manage to survive it.

A Small Patch Can Turn Quiet Or Silent Words Of A Stroke Patient Into Dialogue

Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 26th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller

Previously there haven't been many practical technological solutions to issues faced by stoke patients, but a new device developed in China could soon alleviate the literal and figurative pains of shouting to be heard.