Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide,1 yet most smokers struggle to quit, often failing multiple times despite a deep desire to stop. The addictive nature of nicotine and other chemicals in cigarettes hijacks your brain’s reward system. It lowers activity in the part of your brain responsible for impulse control and decision-making.… Read More »
Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have developed a new type of intraneural electrode to bypass the eyeball and send messages directly to the brain through the optic nerve. The technique could provide a visual aid for permanently blind people. Using retinal implants to treat blindness is a developing field. The concept… Read More »
Electrical muscle stimulation a process in which low level electrically induced patches are used to contract the muscles in the body — a favourite way of focusing on a specific muscle group in health and fitness. This is a result of the technological development which has occurred in recent times. The EMS is used in… Read More »