A recent study by Associate Professor Takehisa Hirayama and Professor Osamu Kano from the Department of Neurology at Toho University School of Medicine has revealed a critical gap in the use of accessibility features among people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and their caregivers. Though over 90% of ALS patients surveyed reported daily use of smartphones, tablets, or computers, many are unaware of the accessibility tools embedded in these devices—tools that could greatly enhance their quality of life as the disease progresses.

In a new Genomic Press Interview, Dr. Alexander W. Charney shares how collecting brain tissue from living neurosurgery patients revealed that 80% of genes show different expression than in postmortem samples. His Living Brain Project challenges decades of neuroscience assumptions while advancing personalized medicine approaches for schizophrenia and severe mental illness.