New University of Otago research suggests the brain function of otherwise-healthy individuals exposed to event trauma has the ability to “bounce back” over time once the threat resolves. Researchers led by Dr Katie Douglas at the University of Otago, Christchurch’s Department of Psychological Medicine, conducted a follow-up study on a group of Cantabrians, who had been exposed to trauma during the region’s earthquakes over a decade ago.

The first stroke patient to bring home a brain-controlled exoskeleton, developed at the University of Houston and now in clinical trials, is making history with the next-generation stroke rehabilitation program.

Researchers have shown that a new mid-infrared spectrometer can precisely measure the ratios of different forms of water — known as isotopologues — in atmospheric water vapor through open air in a little over 15 minutes. Isotopologue ratios, which can be affected by land-based water evaporation and plant transpiration, are used to develop models of climate change and to understand how water is transported globally in the atmosphere. These findings will be presented at the Optica Imaging and Applied Optics Congress taking place 11 – 15 July 2022 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.