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China reports patient improved from ASIA A to C after combined BCI, spinal stimulation and exoskeleton treatment

Xuanwu Hospital reports a paraplegic patient improved from ASIA A to ASIA C one year after receiving the invasive Beinao No.1 BCI combined with temporally programmed spinal cord stimulation and an exoskeleton. The case, reported by CCTV, describes a single‑patient clinical application performed on May 16, 2025.

23 May 2026

Burke Rehab highlights BrainQ trial, Vivistim program and cryoneurolysis during Stroke Awareness Month

Burke Rehabilitation is enrolling patients in the BrainQ EMAGINE trial (NCT06386874), offering an outpatient Vivistim vagus nerve stimulation program, trials of tDCS for aphasia, and cryoneurolysis for spasticity, the hospital’s neurorehabilitation lead said during Stroke Awareness Month.

20 May 2026

Presentation: Intensive, individualized rehab reported to improve function and fatigue in chronic post-stroke disability

A session titled "Intensive Individualized Recovery in Chronic Post-stroke Disability" reported that higher-intensity, personalized rehab produced functional gains and reduced fatigue, and suggested extended neuroplasticity as a mechanism; the source did not provide sample sizes or peer-reviewed results.

20 May 2026

Decoding the Crosstalk Between the Nervous System and Cancer

InteroCANCEption researchers at the Francis Crick Institute report that sensory nerves support tumour growth, that lung tumours remodel nearby nerves, and that cigarette smoke can boost neuronal activity to accelerate tumour progression via a neuro‑immune pathway.

20 May 2026

Organoid intelligence: lab-grown brain tissue explored as low-power computing

Researchers are testing 'organoid intelligence'—computing with lab-grown brain tissue—as a low-power alternative to energy-intensive AI. Early demos (Pong, signal prediction, speech classification) show basic computation, but scalability and performance versus silicon remain unproven.

20 May 2026

Frontiers review flags vagus‑targeted neuromodulation as a potential therapy for sepsis‑associated gastrointestinal dysfunction

A 2026 Frontiers in Medicine review frames sepsis‑associated gastrointestinal dysfunction (SAGD) as a neuroimmune and gut–brain disorder and highlights vagus‑targeted neuromodulation, especially taVNS, as a candidate therapy while noting direct clinical evidence is still limited.

14 May 2026

Photobiomodulation: what red‑light therapy does and where the evidence stands

Recent meta‑analyses and reviews support red and near‑infrared photobiomodulation for wound healing, some pain conditions, hair loss and oral mucositis; transcranial uses show early promising signals but lack standardized, long‑term trials.

14 May 2026

Ultrasound targeted at dorsal ACC produced delayed pain reduction in human study

A Nature Communications study by the University of Plymouth and University of Exeter found low‑intensity transcranial ultrasound to the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex produced a delayed reduction in experimentally induced pain, with altered brain connectivity and biochemical changes observed by MRI/MRS.

14 May 2026

Secondary head-to-head comparison: LIFU vs rTMS for motor recovery after stroke

A PLOS One secondary analysis of a randomized trial (n=50) found similar short‑term Fugl–Meyer and Barthel gains after subacute stroke with LIFU or rTMS, while LIFU produced larger change‑from‑baseline motor improvements and increased prefrontal fALFF on fNIRS.

25 Apr 2026

Review details mechanisms, clinical uses and limits of tACS across neuropsychiatric disorders

A review led by Prof. Hongxing Wang (Chinese Medical Journal, 5 Apr 2026) summarizes proposed mechanisms and reported clinical uses of tACS across depression, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and stroke, and calls for larger randomized trials and closed-loop protocols.

23 Apr 2026

Nature Reviews Bioengineering publishes framework for digital biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease

A Stanford-led review published 23 April 2026 in Nature Reviews Bioengineering presents a three‑pillar framework for digital biomarkers in neurodegenerative disease, highlights mature motor measures (like gait via IMUs) and lists gaps: small studies, interoperability, equity and cost-effectiveness.

23 Apr 2026

Chaotic heartbeat patterns track cognitive brain activity better than conventional HRV, Kyoto researchers report

Kyoto University researchers found that chaos-based measures of heart-rate variability change with cognitive task load while conventional HRV does not, suggesting a noninvasive signal of brain–heart coupling (Scientific Reports, 2026).

23 Apr 2026

SCRATCH‑HTN pilot: ear‑based neuromodulation safe but misses primary endpoint; 12 mmHg signal in highest‑BP subgroup

At ACC 2026, investigators reported SCRATCH‑HTN pilot results: transcutaneous autonomic neuromodulation was safe and acceptable but did not beat sham overall; a subgroup with higher baseline systolic blood pressure showed about a 12 mmHg reduction. The randomized pilot enrolled 63 patients (2:1 randomization).

22 Apr 2026

Northwestern team prints artificial neurons that activate living mouse brain cells

Northwestern researchers printed flexible electronic neurons from MoS2 and graphene that generated complex spike patterns and activated neurons in mouse cerebellum slices, the team reports in Nature Nanotechnology. The paper frames the result as a step toward direct brain–device communication and more energy-efficient neuromorphic hardware.

22 Apr 2026

Japanese team launches open‑label pilot of Vielight PBM for cognitive impairment in schizophrenia

NCNP Tokyo has started a single‑arm 12‑week pilot trial of combined transcranial and intranasal photobiomodulation using the Vielight Neuro Gamma 4 in people with schizophrenia. The study (jRCTs032240756) will prioritize safety and tolerability and explore effects on cognition (MCCB), MMN and frontal NIRS.

22 Apr 2026

Review: Neuromodulation techniques relieve IBS symptoms, long-term benefit uncertain

A 21 April 2026 Frontiers review by Zhang et al. finds electroacupuncture, sacral nerve stimulation, taVNS and TENS can improve IBS symptoms but notes large patient-to-patient variability and limited long-term data.

22 Apr 2026
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