Support to ZJU sent from our partners
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Our partners around the globe has drawn attention to the coronavirus outbreak. Many of them offered support to ZJU in their letters to President WU Zhaohui. “There are many contributions that research universities can and are making to their communities and ZJU is demonstrating that during the outbreak. Please know that you have our support during this challenging time.” -Robert J. Zimmer, President, The University of Chicago“I am writing to let you know that our thoug...
Another batch of ZJU medical staff answered the call from Wuhan against COVID-19
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On the morning of Valentine's day, 115 doctors, 320 nurses and 18 supporting staff from the First Affiliated Hospital, the Second Affiliated Hospital and the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital affiliated with Zhejiang University assembled at the Provincial Great Hall of the People and were ready for departure to Wuhan City. Over there they will be taking over intensive care units (ICUs) and lending a hand in local stressed medical system.This urgent call for assembly was sent to all the staff on the ...
Important notice:Online teaching starts on February 24
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At this critical moment in combating the novel coronavirus pneumonia, Zhejiang University made some crucial decisions regarding learning and teaching in the Spring and Summer Quarters of the 2019-2020 academic year. Here are a list of things you need to know.- All the courses in the Spring Quarter will start as scheduled on February 24. Before students get back on campus, teaching will be administered online. Regular classroom teaching will return to normal after students come back. However, the...
A non-invasive nanosensor developed for the real-time monitoring of neuronal activities
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Real-time monitoring of neuronal activities, intended for exploring the mysterious function of the brain and understanding the underlying mechanisms of neurological disorders such as epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease, has long posed a formidable challenge.Potassium ion (K+), as a key determinant of membrane potential, has been one of the main investigation targets because its concentration change in extracellular space directly affects the membrane potential of the neurons and impacts the neuron...
ZJU alumni in the battle against NCP
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The USASince the outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), ZJU alumni associations across the United States, say, in Washington, California, Boston, Chicago, Arizona, Indianapolis and Detroit, have embraced the strength of kindness from alumni and other kind-hearted people and donated over 10,000 first-aid medical supplies, including protective coveralls and N95 respirators, to frontline doctors in Zhejiang-based hospitals.Behind these boxes of supplies are the painstaking efforts of everyo...
A new study by ZJU researchers offer clues on how we forget
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Immune cells in the brain chew up memories, a new study in mice shows.In a new report entitled “Microglia mediate forgetting via complement-dependent synaptic elimination” in the Feb. 7 Science, researchers GU Yan and WANG Lang at Zhejiang University School of Medicine, describe a completely new way that the brain forgets. That may sound like a bad thing, but forgetting is just as important as remembering. “The world constantly changes,” says Frankland, neuroscientist Paul Fr...
8 more things you need to know about 2019-nCoV
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How long can 2019-nCoV survive? Is there any specific drug to prevent it? Is it transmissible between pets and humans? … These questions concerning the 2019 novel coronavirus are answered.On February 3, the 13th routine conference on the prevention and control of 2019-nCoV was held in Hubei Province. Three members on the high-level team of experts of China’s National Health Commission introduced relevant information. Let’s take a look at the answers to 8 new FAQs about 2019-nCoV.Q1: Has ...
Part IV: Prospects of the brain-computer interface
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The research team selected volunteers from paraplegic patients. Mr. Zhang was the principal of a high school before his retirement. He was well-educated and had a high demand for his own quality of life. Mr. ZHNAG and his family were very willing to give a shot at the brain-computer interface in the hope of helping him restore some basic limb movement function, improve his quality of life and promote his connection with the outside world. Then, the research team preformed the electrode implantat...
Part III: Approaching the goal of “human-computer integration”
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Zhejiang University has always been in the vanguard of research into the brain-computer interface thanks to multi-disciplinary cooperation in neuroscience, information engineering technology and medicine.Researchers at Zhejiang University took the lead in applying the brain-computer interface to animal models in China, including the brain-computer interface commanding an external manipulator to complete different gestures such as “hooking, grabbing, pinching and holding” and the brain mind con...
Part II: Inserted electrodes opens up a new window into the brain
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Mr. ZHANG, the 72-year-old paraplegic patient in the ward of the Department of Neurosurgery in the Second Affiliated Hospital, received interactive training with robotic arms and manipulators for more than 4 months, and the process of mind control fared increasingly well.At this moment, Mr. ZHANG, peacefully sitting in his chair, is helping himself to a bottle of diet coke. Two years ago, he suffered a car accident and his limbs ended up utterly paralyzed. Fortunately, his brain was not damaged....