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Innovative Uses for Old Devices: EEG to Decipher Artwork’s Value

Acclair is a company and an ongoing research project utilizing an EEG device to figure out artwork's value and users' safety clearance. If there's one thing I hate it is being locked down to a single path, and being unable to switch lanes. Some of the most successful companies in the market made use of everyday technology to innovate: Facebook, Google and of course Apple. In the field of bio-med, however, I sometimes feel we're being somewhat narrow minded when it comes to the incredible devi...

Innovative Uses for Old Devices: EEG to Decipher Artwork's Value

Acclair is a company and an ongoing research project utilizing an EEG device to figure out artwork's value and users' safety clearance. If there's one thing I hate it is being locked down to a single path, and being unable to switch lanes. Some of the most successful companies in the market made use of everyday technology to innovate: Facebook, Google and of course Apple. In the field of bio-med, however, I sometimes feel we're being somewhat narrow minded when it comes to the incredible device...

Study Redefines Placebo Effect as Part of Effective Treatment

A new study redefines placebo effect as part of effective treatment in psoriasis, by treating patients with one quarter of their usual dose. The placebo effect is one of the most confounding aspects of every medical drug. When I’m taking this paracetamol – is it the drug doing the work, or is my brain fooling me? Both, most probably. But how much of each? And can we design drugs that will make smart use of the placebo effect? Well, such drugs exist already, as homeopathic remedies whic...

Neurologists Investigate a Possible New Underlying Cause of Multiple Sclerosis

A new study sets out to determine whether multiple sclerosis is actually the result of a narrowing of veins outside the skull Common knowledge holds that multiple sclerosis (MS) is the result of an abnormal immune response against the patient’s nervous system. However, common knowledge might go awry. As it turns out, MS is also strongly associated with a narrowing of the primary veins outside the skull, a condition called “chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency”. The narrowin...