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Researchers have developed a wearable, comfortable and washable device called Revoice that could help people regain the ability to communicate naturally and fluently following a stroke, without the need for invasive brain implants.
A Cambridge-led team built Revoice, a soft, washable choker that reads throat vibrations and pulse cues to recreate fluent speech in real time.
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) videos of beating hearts in an inherited arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy mouse model, shown untreated (Left) and after connexin-43 gene therapy treatment (Right), illustrating repair of impaired heart function.
HealthSingle protein is key to treating a deadly genetic heart disease targeting young athletesAmyn Bhai
UC San Diego maps a heart-brain-immune loop after heart attack, revealing targets that reduced damage in mice.
HealthNew research links the heart to the brain, nerves, and immune defensesMac Oliveau
Boston University researchers link advanced CTE to dementia and show it is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease.
HealthLargest study of its kind reveals CTE as cause of dementiaAmyn Bhai
A University of Florida team found meth triggers TNF, an inflammatory signal that can amplify dopamine neuron activity, pointing to new therapies.
HealthImmune signal in the brain may offer new target for treating meth addictionRebecca Shavit
MRI data from 26,000 adults links certain fat patterns, especially pancreatic fat and “skinny fat,” to poorer brain outcomes.
HealthHidden body fat may put you at greater brain disease riskMac Oliveau
Scientists uncover the developmental shifts that transformed the human pelvis and allowed our ancestors to walk on two legs.
HealthNew study reveals how the human pelvis evolved for upright walkingHannah Shavit-Weiner
5×4 ultrasonic transducer array developed by Dr. Shin Hur’s research team at KIMM.
HealthNew ultrasound patch measures blood pressure without a cuffMac Oliveau
University of Kansas research reveals how jumping power and rotation speed drive elite golf swing performance.
HealthJumping ability linked to faster golf swings and longer driving distanceAmyn Bhai
Near-infrared light may reduce brain inflammation from repeated head impacts.
HealthScientists develop a light-based approach to protecting football players’ brainsAmyn Bhai
Signals recorded by an EEG device could be routed to a spinal cord stimulator, allowing paralyzed patients to regain more precise control over their limbs.
HealthNoninvasive brain scanning could restore movement after spinal cord injuryJoshua Shavit
The same brain systems used to remember the past also shape conscious experience of the present and expectations of the future.
HealthMemory shapes your conscious experience of the past, present and futureMac Oliveau
Long-term air pollution exposure may raise ALS risk and speed disease progression, according to a large Swedish study.
HealthAir pollution linked to an increased risk of developing ALS, study findsMac Oliveau
A Yale-led study using lab-grown human nasal tissue suggests your early interferon response often predicts cold severity more than the virus itself.
HealthWhy do some colds hit harder than others?Mac Oliveau
A human study in Nature Communications shows epoxy-oxylipins help end inflammation by limiting intermediate monocytes, pointing to new therapies.
HealthScientists find a natural ‘off switch’ for inflammation in humansHannah Shavit-Weiner
An image of the olfactometer line-up. Embedded image shows the inner workings of the olfactometer.
HealthUPenn researchers trained dogs to sniff out canine cancer by scentHannah Shavit-Weiner
A new analysis of 341 pivotal drug trials shows that only a tiny fraction reflect the racial and ethnic mix of the United States. Black and Hispanic participation has dropped in recent years, even as precision medicine expands, raising sharp questions about who modern treatments are really built for.
HealthScientists map a road to fairer, more inclusive drug developmentMelanie Livingstone