Has the intelligence pill from 'Limitless' been patented?
The movie 'Limitless' features the character Eddie Morra (played by Bradley Cooper) as an average author who gains genius intelligence after taking a pill. He swiftly becomes fabulously wealthy,...
View ArticleNanoparticles could deliver drugs to the brain
Researchers at the University of Buffalo (UB) have released results indicating that ORMOSIL (organically modified silica) nanoparticles could be used to deliver drugs. Each nanoparticle is a vessel,...
View ArticleComplex nervous system wiring relies on just a few genes and proteins
Researchers at the Salk Institute have discovered a startling feature of early brain development that helps to explain how complex neuron wiring patterns are programmed using just a handful of...
View ArticleResearch suggests new spinal cord injury therapy
A new study suggests that FTY720, a drug that has shown promise in treating multiple sclerosis, significantly improves locomotor recovery in mice with spinal cord injury (SCI). In addition to initial...
View ArticleNew technique automates difficult process to observe living brain cells
Researchers at MIT and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new automated process to get a glimpse at the inner workings of brain cells. The researchers demonstrated that a robotic...
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