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BrainGate chip enables 2 tetraplegics to control robotic arms
A chip, about as big as a baby aspirin and implanted in the motor cortex, enabled two people paralyzed by a brain stem stroke who couldn't move their arms and legs to control robotic arms with their thoughts.
Novartis researchers discover promising arthritis molecule
An investigative team subjected 22,000 molecules to a robotic screening test and found one that spurred the development of cartilage-building cells in lab studies.
MGH's Tilly morphs human ovarian stem cells into eggs
This may not be news about embryonic stem cells, but it could end up being just as controversial. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and elsewhere have figured out how to harvest stem...
In a breakthrough, scientists blame tau proteins for spreading Alzheimer's
After more than 25 years of debate, researchers in two separate studies have determined that messed-up tau proteins spread Alzheimer's disease from brain cell to brain cell. And they envision a...
Nanotech penetrates prostate cancer cells armed with chemo drugs
A team of Massachusetts researchers has figured out how to arm nanotech with chemotherapy drugs and successfully target it to hit prostate cancer cells, which absorbed the package well. Brigham and
Sirt1, in excess, could protect against Huntington's disease
As an all-purpose "fountain of youth," the family of enzymes known as sirtuins remains controversial. But Sirt1, one of its illustrious members, may have another more specific beneficial use.
J&J unit, Mass. hospital to develop blood test for cancer
Johnson & Johnson ( $JNJ ) unit Veridex is collaborating with Massachusetts General Hospital to develop and commercialize a next-generation circulating tumor cell (CTC) technology for capturing,
