In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) designed and implanted a transparent window in the skull of a ...

In a proof-of-concept study, a research team based at the Keck School of Medicine of USC showed that functional ultrasound imaging can record brain activity through a transparent skull implant. In the ...

Near-infrared spectroscopy, or fNIRS, offers a way to monitor brain activity without surgery or radiation by tracking changes in blood flow and oxygenation. Light sources placed on the scalp send near ...

Children with isolated linear skull fractures from minor blunt head trauma are at low risk for clinical deterioration and need for neurosurgical intervention if neurological assessment is normal, a ...

Alzheimer's, stroke, multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases cause severe damage due to neuroinflammation mediated by immune cells. Managing this inflammation poses a significant medical ...

A team of global researchers used high-resolution imaging to reveal never-before-seen dental details in a 3.67-million-year-old skull of a prehuman ancestor known as Little Foot. The images and ...

Anatomical landmark detection in medical imaging constitutes a critical task that underpins myriad applications ranging from diagnostic support to surgical planning. This field leverages techniques ...

Falls, vehicle accidents, and assaults are the top causes of skull fractures [1]. Nausea, seizures, and consciousness changes may indicate brain injury [2]. Pediatric skull fractures often require ...

Neurological diseases cause severe damage due to neuroinflammation mediated by immune cells. Managing this inflammation poses a challenge because the brain is protected by the skull and additional ...

First-year dental students in Hong Kong enjoyed learning about tooth and jaw anatomy more when their lessons included human skulls, according to a study published on March 29 in Anatomical Sciences ...