Around one in four patients with severe brain injury who cannot move or speak – because they are in a prolonged coma, vegetative or minimally conscious state – is still able to perform complex mental tasks, a major international study…
Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and spinal cord, provides nutrients and removes waste products. Despite its…
Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions such as epilepsy. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, took…
EU-funded researchers are using biological matter to create unique new materials that can adapt to their environment and repair themselves. The science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke famously said that ‘any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ For Dr…
En los últimos días hemos asistido a una serie de noticias sobre el supuesto descubrimiento del primer animal anaerobio, es decir, capaz de vivir sin oxígeno. Llamativos titulares se han sucedido en diversos medios. Algunos ejemplos: “Este ser vivo no…
Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer’s disease. We’ve created a tool which is much more sensitive than…
Afin de résoudre les problèmes liés au diagnostic et au traitement du cancer du sein, des scientifiques de l’EPFL ont mis au point EMBER, un outil qui intègre les données transcriptomiques du cancer du sein issues de plusieurs bases de…
La conscience est une notion des plus compliquées et des plus complexes. Compliquées, car difficile à comprendre et complexes, car elle comporte en soi plusieurs éléments imbriqués, la rendant difficile à saisir. Faisons un tour d’horizon succinct de trois théories…
Early genetic checks being developed by researchers with EU and industry funding will accelerate treatments for illnesses that affect millions of people in Europe. Genetic screening of newborns could help spot rare diseases early and speed up treatment. Dr Alessandra…
Une équipe de l’EPFL est parvenue à diriger des objets flottants sur un parcours d’obstacles aquatique en utilisant uniquement des ondes sonores. Cette nouvelle méthode s’annonce très prometteuse pour les applications biomédicales comme l’administration de médicaments de manière ciblée et…
