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IN A NUTSHELL 🧠 Neuralink introduces a groundbreaking brain implant to translate thoughts into text, enhancing communication for speech-impaired individuals. 🔬 Clinical trials in the U.S. will assess the viability and safety of Neuralink’s new device under FDA supervision. 🚀 Elon Musk’s vision includes potential use in healthy individuals, aligning with transhumanist ideals of human enhancement. 🤔 The development raises …

Postdoctoral researcher Erin Kunz holds up a microelectrode array that can be placed on the brain’s surface as part of a brain-computer interface. Jim Gensheimer hide caption toggle caption Jim Gensheimer Surgically implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also eavesdrop on their inner monologue. That’s the conclusion of a study of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) in the journal …

Where humans lead, their dogs tend to follow – now it seems that might even apply to weight-loss wonder drugs. Medications such as Wegovy have become ubiquitous among people hoping to shed pounds quickly. But businesses keen to cash in on the science behind the weight-loss jabs are now investigating other applications for the drugs, and our four-legged friends could …

Traumatic brain injuries vary in severity from mild to life-threatening, but neurologists have limited tools to assess the damage. While examinations and external imaging can help, neural probes — devices that create brain-computer interfaces — are even better. The problem? They are made of rigid materials that scar the brain. Axoft, a startup launched out of Harvard in 2021, is …

Humans naturally produce only two sets of teeth in their lifetime, so tooth loss due to injury or disease is fairly common. Lost teeth are replaced, not restored, with dentures, fillings, or implants. However, this could soon change. Scientists from King’s College London have successfully grown a tooth under laboratory conditions, opening up the possibility for fully biological regeneration of …