Global Intelligence Database
A new 'closed-loop' implant measures nerve responses in real time, allowing doctors to compress a week-long pain relief test into a single day. Patients who completed a year of follow-up after receiving their permanent implants maintained nearly 80 per cent pain reduction.
By Pope, Vu, Goree, Cornidez, Trainor, Khurram, Gould, Karantonis
A study of 318 Chilean adults confirms that blood-based markers track neurodegeneration effectively in Latin American cohorts. While p-tau217 identifies established dementia with high accuracy, current tools lack the sensitivity to reliably detect early-stage mild cognitive impairment.
By Orellana, Henríquez, Cabral-Miranda, Hernandez, Ferreira, Bellaver, Caviedes, Pizarro, Gonzalez-Silva, Marin-Diaz, Riquelme, Pozo, Damm, Court, Gonzalez-Billault, Lillo, Thumala-Dockendorff, Cerda, Villagra, de la Cruz, K Karikari, Ibañez, Zetterberg, A Pascoal, Duran-Aniotz, Slachevsky
Scientists have rigorously tested various sampling methods to figure out the most accurate way to count tiny plastics in our oceans. Their results offer a standard baseline for future research, ensuring everyone measures the problem the same way.
By Zhu, Xiong, Dai, Sun, Li