A research team at the Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology at Leipzig University has, for the first time, demonstrated how the energy levels of individual neurons in the brain change during so-called spreading depolarizations – waves of activity that occur in various brain disorders. The findings provide important foundations for understanding energy metabolism in cases of acute cerebral ischaemia, such as that which occurs during a stroke. The study has just been published in the renowned journal PNAS.

On February 25^th, the Myokine Research Center (MRC), Korea University’s College of Medicine, jointly held the “International Symposium of MRC 2025” with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Harvard University, in lecture room 2, 6^th floor, 1^st medical building. This symposium was a place to share the results of joint research between the two institutions and discuss future international joint projects. Not only the MRC researchers but also with about 100 global scholars that participated in this event

A University of Central Florida (UCF) student engineering project that began with using artificial intelligence (AI) to track cafeteria forks transformed into a system that will help Orlando Health surgeons perform robotic surgeries more efficiently.

Laura Brattain, a UCF biomedical engineer, mentored six College of Engineering and Computer Science seniors, who developed the AIMS (AI for Medical Surgery) system that keeps track of surgical staples, enabling surgical teams to operate more efficiently, reduce waste and improve sustainability. The new technology was developed as part of the college’s Senior Design capstone course that encourages students to create a usable product before they graduate.