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Sweet, soft solution to hard brain implants Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy, for example, brain implants can determine where in the brain seizures are happening. Over time, implants trigger a foreign body response, creating inflammation and scar tissue around the implant that reduces their effectiveness. The problem is that traditional implants are much more rigid than br...

Researchers used silicone and sugar to make the softest brain implant ever—with a thickness of sewing thread and the consistency of soft pudding.

Loading video... VIDEO: A sugar mold can dissolve in water, releasing the super-soft implant without damaging it. view more  Credit: The Neuro Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy, for example, brain implants can determine where in the brain seizures are happening. Over time, implants trigger a foreign body response, creating inflammation and scar tissue around the imp...

Opinion: The urgent need for widespread rapid testing Special to National Post © Provided by National Post A medical worker performs a COVID-19 swab test upon a woman at a rapid-testing station at the Panagia Evangelistria Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus' capital Nicosia on Jan. 29. The following open letter arguing for the adoption of widespread rapid testing in Canada was signed by 28 members of the medical and business communities. As the second wave of the pandemic continues, infection rates and hospitalizations are rising in many parts of Canada. Both lives and liveli...

Quebec avoids relying on rapid COVID-19 tests as pressure mounts to follow Ontario's lead Health officials in Quebec remain wary about deploying rapid COVID-19 tests on a large scale and suggested Monday that jurisdictions who adopt that approach, such as Ontario, will face huge numbers of inaccurate results. Social Sharing