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Treating brain diseases is extraordinarily challenging, because drugs often work poorly and implants require risky surgery that can jeopardize critical brain functions. A group at MIT has sought a ...

The tiny chips hitch a ride on immune cells to target inflammation in the brain. Scientists hope to kick off clinical trials within three years. From restoring movement and speech in people with ...

The brain is one of the most complex and heterogeneous organs of the human body, comprising an estimated 86 billion neurons and a comparable number of non-neuronal cells, most of which are glia.