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simply outperforming animal models is necessary but not sufficient. The adoption of Non-Animal Models will require changes in policy, training, and culture. spectrum.ieee.org/alternatives...

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Can New Technologies Finally Replace Animal Testing?

Changing habits may be the hardest engineering challenge of all

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Bridging Voice @bridgingvoice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's AAC Awareness Month—the perfect time to reshare our "What is AAC?" guide! AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) is the collection of tools and strategies that help you communicate when speaking or using hands becomes difficult. It's at the heart of everything we do at Bridging Voice.

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some patients with non-small-cell lung cancer who have surgery & start a targeted drug early, Dr. Herbst said, oncologists like himself now even dare to mouth the word “cure.” 34 %of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer never got a genetic test of their tumors. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/s...

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New Cancer Drugs Are Revolutionary. Why Don’t More Patients Get Them? (Gift Article)

Targeted gene therapies are highly effective at stopping cancers, but the very abundance of the treatments, plus cost and sluggish change, are hindering access.

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IEEE EMBS @embs.org · 30/09/2026

A new #IEEE TNSRE study shows how remaining muscle signals from people with cervical #SpinalCordInjury can reveal hand-movement intentions and control a robotic "sixth finger" for functional grasping tasks. ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/116838…

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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 30/09/2026

MED-EL’s new implant puts the microphone, processor, and battery entirely beneath the skin, enabling users to hear while sleeping, swimming, and exercising.

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World’s First Fully Implanted Cochlear Implant Reaches Patients

Users get round-the-clock hearing with no visible external hardware

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Silverlark Media @silverlarkmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From my morning feed. 🙄

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They provide free services via Bridging Voice to those with ALS! Founded in 2022, the company is known for generating ultra-realistic human voices and sound effects. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“The more you can escape from how horrible things really are, the less it's going to bother you...and then, the worse things get.” ― Frank Zappa

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

On the Historic Results of the FUSION Trial for FUS-ALS. projectals.org/lori-hermsta... This is the second genetic ALS gene that has been reverse-engineered to create a functional therapy!

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A Statement From Lori Hermstad: On the Historic Results of the FUSION Trial for FUS-ALS. | Project ALS

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The diagnostic biomarker problem in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: This Update distinguishes disease state biomarkers from diagnostic biomarkers; academic.oup.com/brain/advanc...

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Validate User

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ALS Therapy Development Institute @alstdi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

At the ALS TDI Summit, hear from ALS TDI scientists and guest experts about promising new approaches across the field—and learn how ALS TDI's expansion will increase our capacity to pursue more of these opportunities. Read our blog to learn more: www.als.net/news/attend-...

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

could explain why the eye muscles are the last to go in ALS?

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

efforts directed toward increasing TBK1 expression may provide a therapeutic approach for treating ALS/FTD caused by UBQLN2 mutations. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals wapo.st/4yKOpZm “But the more that is revealed, the more it becomes clear that they are designed to protect pharma’s pocketbooks, not patients.”

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Secret contracts reveal undisclosed terms in Trump’s drug-pricing deals

Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses.

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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 16/09/2026

Do you have a small #server rack in your basement or garage? You can now rent it out for #AI inference and earn some passive income. For security, both the server host and the AI training company get the minimum access possible to accomplish what they need to do. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-inference...

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Still a ways from getting me to walk again.

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Human neurons flourish in mouse brains, offering a new view of neurodevelopmental disorders | Science The cortex, or outer layer of the brain—vital for cognition, attention, and decision-making—is composed almost entirely of neurons grown from human stem cells. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Human neurons flourish in mouse brains, offering a new view of neurodevelopmental disorders

Method of replacing much of the mouse cortex with human “organoids” enables studies of brain diseases in a living nervous system

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

FDA launches pilot program to speed up early US drug research www.biopharmadive.com/news/fda-ope... via @BioPharmaDive program is meant to alter these trials trends by loosening “bottlenecks,” like ensuring trial site preparation & ethics reviews occur “in parallel” rather than “in sequence,”

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FDA launches pilot program to speed up early US drug research

First teased in June and formally announced Tuesday as part of “Operation Trialblazer,” the program will partner drugmakers with research institutions to more quickly bring medicines into human testin...

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

First Therapy to Target Muscle Loss in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gets FDA Approval The drug is the first therapy approved for SMA that directly targets muscle loss, the FDA said. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/ge...

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First Therapy to Target Muscle Loss in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gets FDA Approval

Motor function may improve with adjunctive apitegromab

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Everyone is wrong about low-turnout voters open.substack.com/pub/gelliott... It’s far past time for pundits to update the conventional wisdom about low-engagement voters. No, they are not MAGA!

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Everyone is wrong about low-turnout voters

They care most about affordability, and disapprove of Trump’s job as president at much higher rate than engaged voters — including among Republicans

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IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 08/09/2026

DeepMind’s new AlphaGenome Atlas lets scientists explore the predicted effects of any single-letter change—without running the massive AI model themselves.

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DeepMind's AI Just Mapped 9 Billion Possible DNA Variants

AlphaGenome Atlas predicts how single-letter changes affect genes

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Bridging Voice @bridgingvoice.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Trinity and Emily, two of Bridging Voice's brilliant SLPs, joined @Smartboxaac's Start the Chat podcast to share what goes into making eye gaze work in real life, and where the tech is headed next. Watch the full episode on our website at: bridgingvoice.org/trainings/st... #AAC #ALSawareness

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

hint: don't select Medicare DisAdvantage

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IEEE EMBS @embs.org · 09/09/2026

SAVE THE DATE: #NER2027 🗓️ Sept. 7–10, 2027 📍 Politecnico di Milano | Milan, Italy 🔬 Clinical Translation 🤖 BCIs ⚡ Advanced Neurotechnologies 🧬 AI in Neural Engineering Stay tuned for details: neuro.embs.org/2027/welcome/?utm_so…

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Trump and Kennedy's Health Industry Deals Are at Risk of Vanishing www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth... "We've gotten rid of the nine synthetic-based food dyes," he said. Not quite. Later, the FDA on its website quietly changed the deadline to the end of 2027. So, most are still in use.

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Trump and Kennedy's Health Industry Deals Are at Risk of Vanishing

The deals lack the enforcement teeth of more traditional federal regulation

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L Brielmaier @lynnbr2.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

More Evidence Ties Microplastics to Lung Cancer www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover... Experts currently advise certain measures to avoid microplastic exposure,

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More Evidence Ties Microplastics to Lung Cancer

Observational study shows greater microplastic burden in patients with lung malignancy

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