Posted on April 24, 2010 by uscma
The improvements made to the SF have resulted in a device that is clinically usable. The increases in scanning and display resolution have made it possible to guide procedures involving fine structures such as blood vessels. Additional work is currently underway to further improve the ergonomics and increase the SF’s capabilities. One of these improvements [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2010 by uscma
Material from crushed up crab and shrimp shells can restore electrical function to damaged guinea pig spinal cords, suggesting it may one day serve as a treatment for spinal cord injuries, according to a study published April 16th in the Journal of Experimental Biology. This paper is an “intriguing first step,” said Scott Whittemore, professor [...]
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Posted on April 5, 2010 by uscma
The Great Mysteries of the Human Brain: Consciousness Free will, Perception, Cognition, Emotion & Memory with a roundtable of brain researchers. Co-Host Eric Kandel from Columbia University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Cornelia Bargmann from Rockefeller University, Tony Movshon from New York University, John Searle from University of California Berkeley and Gerald Fischbach of the [...]
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