Neuro-engineering

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Health & Medicine

Reading the body’s electrical signals to treat illness

Embedded electrical devices are increasingly treating chronic illnesses, but researchers are now seeking to record and interpret our own electrical signals to predict symptoms

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Health & Medicine

Stimulating the brain – without major surgery

Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of a tiny device that could one day offer an alternative to open brain surgery

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Health & Medicine

Forecasting the cycle of epileptic seizures

New research throws light on the predictability of seizure cycles for people with epilepsy

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Health & Medicine

Predicting epileptic seizures, just like the weather

A new tool can predict the likelihood of epileptic seizures, paving the way for a forecasting app that could be used every day

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Q&A

Q&A: How algorithms are fighting epilepsy

Researchers are crowdsourcing mathematical whizzkids to help predict when a seizure might strike