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Google Glass-like device could help prevent Alzheimer’s by stimulating the sense of smell

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Google Glass-like device could help prevent Alzheimer’s by sending electronic pulses through the skin to stimulate the nervous system and sense of smell A wearable that straps around the head could ease or reverse Alzheimer’s  The device is fitted with six electrodes along the forehead, nose and ears It sends electrical pulses through the skin … Read more

Listening to music helps recovery of stroke patients by ‘stimulating their brain’

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Listening to music helps stroke patients recover by stimulating their brain and lifting their mood, a study suggests. In the first study of its kind, researchers evaluated how music therapy improved the lives of stroke patients in Cambridge. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the UK, causing motor skill problems and leaving sufferers … Read more