Stretchable probe measures brain chemicals central to Parkinson’s, depression, and gut disease
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2 June 2022Stretchable probe measures brain chemicals central to Parkinson’s, depression, and gut disease
Imbalances in brain chemistry are at the heart of many neurologic diseases. These same brain chemicals also play roles in gut health. So, scientists at Stanford have invented “NeuroString”—a soft implantable probe that can interface seamlessly with both brain and gut tissue. They describe the probe in a paper published June 2, 2022 in Nature. It has potential applications in depression, Parkinson’s disease, and intestinal diseases.
