Treating Alzheimer's with brain fibers

Virginia Tech electrical engineer Xiaoting Jia creates multi-functional fibers to study and treat neurological disease.

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Bradley Electrical and Computer Engineering associate professor Xioating Jia holds up an example of the embeddable fiber that will be used in the grant.

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How hair-thin brain fibers could help treat Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s , article Date: Nov 18, 2025 -
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