Lieber Institute expands brain bank to study ancestry and disease
Johns Hopkins affiliated Lieber Institute homes over 900 postmortem brains from African ancestry, aiding research on schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, stroke, and Parkinson's. A 2019 Morgan State partnership seeks to diversify neuroscience and involve Black communities in setting research questions and interpretations.
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Brain tech restores ability to speak for ALS patient
Casey Harrell, diagnosed with ALS in 2019, speaks with a brain computer interface that uses 256 electrodes implanted in July 2023 at UC Davis. The system decodes neural signals to generate his pre-ALS voice, enabling 33 words per minute speech and daily conversations with family and colleagues.
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U S life expectancy trails peers in English speaking nations
A Penn State study comparing 1990 to 2019 mortality shows Canada Ireland the U K Australia and New Zealand enjoy longer life expectancies than the United States. US men average 76.5 years and women 81.5 with California and Hawaii ahead of many states but still below Australia.
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