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Introducing: The Allen Institute for Immunology
Slated to grow to 60-70 researchers, the new institute is entirely devoted to the immune system, the “Silent Guardians of the Galaxy of You.”
Translational challenges of electrical spinal cord stimulation
Spinal cord injury often results in irreversible paralysis due to blocked communication between the
brain and the spinal cord. While electrical stimulation of the spinal cord has been successfully
applied to restore motor function in animal models, it has been less successful in humans.
Can you hear the light?
Impaired hearing affects the ability to communicate and often contributes to social isolation or diseases such as depression. It is most frequently caused by the loss of sensory hair cells which are involved in transmitting the audio signals to the cochlear nerve.
