Nanotechnology a Possible Future Solution for Multiple Sclerosis

By Rachel Lutz | August 02, 2014


A University of Southern California (USC) PhD student has announced plans to develop a model of a human brain that can mimic the electrical circuit pathways of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological diseases that can affect patients’ brains. The team he is working with hopes the brain model can lead to better treatment options, implementation plans, and the true pathology of various neurological diseases.   “There is no known cure for many of the most debilitating neural diseases,” Kun Yue, a doctoral student in the USC Viterbi Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, said in a statement. “New technology can ease people’s suffering.”   –

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