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Researchers Are Using Stem Cell Tech to End Neurological Disorders

Posted in Science on 17th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

Researchers have constructed a laboratory model for a unique neurological disorder by transforming patients' own cells using stem cell technology.

ARM to provide chips for brain injury implants

Posted in Medicine on 16th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

Chip design giant ARM has teamed up with US researchers on a project to develop chips that can be implanted in the human brain.

China sets up national lab developing brain-like AI technology

Posted in Software on 15th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

China's first national laboratory for brain-like artificial intelligence (AI) technology was inaugurated Saturday in Hefei.

Clinical Review: Psilocybin therapy could be significantly better than current psychiatric treatments

Posted in Medicine on 14th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

Psilocybin is the primary mind-altering substance in magic mushrooms.

Cannabis extract could reverse brain's decline in old age

Posted in Medicine on 10th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

Regular low doses of THC dramatically boosted memory and learning in older mice, say scientists, who plan a clinical trial in humans later this year.