Researchers from the UC Berkeley-UCSF Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses are embarking on an ambitious $26 million project to develop new approaches to mental illness by using engineering techniques to fix malfunctioning neural circuits. The research, part of a DARPA program announced May 27, could lead to advances in the treatment of conditions such as depression and addiction.
> Read the full article and watch the video...
|
Beaming as they emerged from their UC Berkeley anthropology department graduation ceremony on Friday, five new alums stopped to share their feelings about their Berkeley journey with videographers Roxanne Makasdjian and Phil Ebiner. Meet Jose Gaspar, Soledad Edmondson, Olivia Reed Filbrandt, Steven Marsiglia and Jing-Sum Cheung.
> Watch the video...
|
UC Berkeley and Salk researchers have found that mice lacking the capsaicin pain receptor live about 14 percent longer than other mice, and they retain a more youthful metabolism as well. Receptor blockers could not only relieve pain, but increase lifespan, improve metabolic health and help diabetics and the obese.
> Read the full article...
|
