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GlaxoSmithKline plans $1 million prize to jump-start "electroceuticals"

GlaxoSmithKline, Britain’s biggest drugmaker, is placing a small but important bet on a new way of treating diseases by targeting electrical signals in the body.

The company said on Wednesday it would offer a $1 million prize to stimulate innovation in the field, as well as funding up to 40 researchers working in external laboratories.

By Ben Hirschler

Full Story: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/10/us-glaxosmithkline-electroceuticals-idUKBRE9390VM20130410

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Tiny Injectable LEDs Manipulate the Brain With Light

Tiny, glowing probes packed with LEDs and sensors are scientists’ newest tool for measuring and manipulating the brain and other living tissues. They’re flexible, they can operate wirelessly, and yes, they’re small enough to fit through the eye of a needle.

This kind of device could potentially improve researchers’ ability to influence neural activity in live animals and measure a variety of physiological and biochemical processes, says applied physicist and neuroscientist Mark Schnitzer of Stanford University, who was not involved in the work. Such bio-compatible electronics also offer new possibilities for manipulating living tissue based on rapid feedback from sensors embedded in the tissue.

By Greg Miller

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/light-brain/

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