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Human neurons implanted into a rat's brain respond to flashing lights

2 February 2023

Lab-grown neurons were transplanted into the brains of rats with damaged visual cortexes. After two months, the neurons responded when the rats saw flashing lights

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The covid-19 virus gets into the brain – what does it do there?

25 January 2023

We now know that covid-19 can cause neurological symptoms, ranging from brain fog and headaches to strokes. Research is beginning to reveal how this happens and hint at better treatments

Sneaking drugs into the brain could treat conditions like Alzheimer's

23 December 2022

A method of drug delivery that uses one of the body’s own systems to sneak mRNA molecules past the blood-brain barrier could help treat conditions such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and cancer

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Specific brain markers could help diagnose children with ADHD

23 November 2022

Physical differences in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and those who don't have the condition could help diagnosis

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Air pollution likely to be causing dementia, say UK science advisers

25 July 2022

We know that air pollution is bad for our lungs and heart, but now advisers to the UK government say it can also be linked to dementia and cognitive decline in older people

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11 February 2022

Our award-winning festival, New Scientist Live is back to stimulate, challenge and inspire with some of today’s biggest scientific discoveries and ideas.

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Giving low-income US families $4000 a year boosts child brain activity

24 January 2022

Poverty has been linked with changes in child brain development, and a scheme to give $333 a month to low-income families improved brain activity in a child’s first year

Living electrodes for linking brains to computers tested in rats

13 November 2020

Neurons genetically modified to respond to light have been successfully implanted into rats, and could provide a better and longer-lasting way to link brains with computers

Elon Musk demonstrated a Neuralink brain implant in a live pig

29 August 2020

A pig named Gertrude demonstrated a working Neuralink brain implant for the first time, and Elon Musk says the next step is to move into human trials soon

Bill Bryson on the miraculous human body

27 July 2020

Forget disease and frailty. Bill Bryson’s new book, The Body: A guide for occupants, is a hymn to the way the things inside us just work without us telling them to.