The army has issued funding for a wearable gadget that analyzeshow the brain disposes of waste during sleep.
Ultimately, the team wants to create a headset that can treat sleep disorders in real-time.
But first, they aim to track and adjustthe flow ofcerebrospinal fluidas it flushes waste out of the brain.
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The team aims to have preliminary results of their project within a year.
The project could support new treatments ofbrain disease, but it also evokes terrifying visions of unsleeping super soldiers.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
