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Posted December 19, 20144 Comments brain map

The Top Ten Healthinnovations of 2014.

A great year for healthinnovations with exciting discoveries, verifications, validations and breakthroughs. The big disease areas are still cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s, however, it’s the methodology of detection, … Continue Reading The Top Ten Healthinnovations of 2014.

Human brain organoids successfully integrate into the mouse cortex and respond to visual stimuli

Could these mini-brain ‘grafts’ be used to repair brain injuries in the future?

Brain-computer interface successfully predicts patient’s thoughts in two separate studies

A new brain-computer interface (BCI) predicted unspoken words from brain activity.

Artificial tissue reverses erectile dysfunction in pigs

The synthetic penile tissue restored erectile function “immediately.”

New nanoparticle ‘reshapes’ belly fat to stop more forming

The nanoparticle converts unhealthy fat into healthier fat cells.

Finally, a possible vaccine to treat UTIs–one of the most common (and resistant) infections in the world

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are now the most common cause of outpatient infections worldwide.