NYTIMES (Andrew Jacobs) - New Hope for Diagnosing C.T.E. in Brain Injured Patients
Scientists are developing imaging techniques and blood tests that one day may enable doctors to identify the disease definitively in living patients.
YOUTUBE (Fox News) - ETHICS CONCERNS: Stanford researchers spark concern after transplanting human brain tissue to mice
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WASHINGTONPOST (Margaret Hetherman) - How this common age-related eye disease leads to hallucinations
Studies suggest that Charles Bonnet syndrome affects roughly one in six people with retinal disease or significant vision loss.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Stanford researchers implant human brain cells into mice, raising ethical questions science hasn't answered
A Stanford University team has built what may be the most advanced human-animal brain hybrid ever created in a lab, and even the ethicists advising the project concede that no clear guidelines exist for what comes next. Sergiu Pașca, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, led the research, which involved breeding mice […] The post Stanford researchers implant human brain cells into mice, raising ethical questions science hasn't answered appeared first on American Almanac .
A Stanford University team has built what may be the most advanced human-animal brain hybrid ever created in a lab, and even the ethicists advising the project concede that no clear guidelines exist for what comes next. Sergiu Pașca, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, led the research, which involved breeding mice genetically engineered to lack most of their cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain responsible for thought, memory, and perception, and then implanting millions of lab-grown human brain cells into the vacant space. The results, published in the journal Nature , showed that the human neurons divided, expanded, became vascularized, and largely filled the gap within weeks to months. The…Open
NYTIMES (Pam Belluck) - ‘I Have a Lot to Say’: Brain Implant Helps a Disabled Patient Speak
In the latest advance in brain-computer interfaces, a company said its wireless device enabled speech even when a patient just imagined saying words.
NYTIMES (Carolyn Y. Johnson) - Scientists Who Study Sleep and Narcolepsy Win Prestigious Lasker Award
Two researchers who study the debilitating sleep disorder have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their research in animals laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses the condition’s root cause.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - Psilocybin may help prevent painful chemotherapy side effect, study finds
A new study suggests psilocybin could protect nerves from chemotherapy damage, potentially helping patients avoid a debilitating side effect.
NYTIMES (John Branch) - As CTE Cases Soar, Why Can’t Americans Quit the NFL?
A collision of American popular culture and public health is on display in the N.F.L.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Former NFL player Sam Acho calls new CTE study ‘concerning’
Former NFL player and ESPN analyst Sam Acho joined NewsNation to discuss a new study that found at least 1 in 4 NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had a degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). "The Hill on NewsNation" combines the power of two trusted news sources to define today's most-pressing issues, and question Washington's power brokers on what matters most to the people they serve and what matters most to Americans.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - At least 25% of NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE
A new study estimates that at least 1 in 4 NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had the neurodegenerative disease. Researchers say the real number may be higher. CNN’s Coy Wire reports.