Eyes — windows to the soul, according to Shakespeare and da Vinci — can also indicate brain disorders or brain injury, according to University of Houston researchers, who have developed new wearable sensors to study eye movements. In a Sept. 16 news announcement, researchers said eyes “are also an extension of the brain and can…
Research: Wearable Sensors Study Eye Movements, Links to Brain Injuries
Research: Gold Nanocrystal Trials Improved MS, Parkinson’s Symptoms
Findings suggest the treatments could also help patients with other neurodegenerative conditions.
Two clinical trials of gold nanocrystals at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center resulted in “significantly reversed deficits of metabolites linked to energy activity in the brain and resulted in functional improvements” in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease, the medical center said in a Feb. 13 news announcement. While these trials focused…