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Although you may know when you need to pee, such is not the case with everyone. A new implantable sensor is designed to help those other folks, by sending a smartphone alert when their bladder is full.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Nor… Continue reading Bladder sensor sends ‘pee-time’ alerts to patients’ smartphones
A protein obtained from mussels could one day keep infections from occurring at the site of bone implants such as artificial hips. And while the protein does kill the microbes, it should still limit the development of antibiotic-resistant “superbacteri… Continue reading Mussel-protein coating keeps implants safe from infections
If someone is already suffering from heart failure, they certainly shouldn’t have to deal with a serious infection on top of that. A new type of electrical wire, designed for powering implanted heart pumps, should help keep that from happening.Continue… Continue reading Flexy cratered wires could reduce infections in heart failure patients
A chronic condition that occurs when the pancreas stops making insulin (type 1) or the body can’t effectively use the insulin it makes (type 2), diabetes can lead to a raft of complications. The disease, which affects hundreds of millions of people glo… Continue reading Plants, implants, stomach cells & worms: Top diabetes stories of 2023
Observing a whole pen full of salmon at a fish farm will only tell you so much about their well-being. That’s why Norwegian scientists have developed an implant that measures and records the vital signs of individual fish, who will serve as “sentinels…. Continue reading Electronic implant lets select farmed salmon serve as “sentinel fish”
In order to keep surgeries minimally invasive, it would be great if implants could be injected into the body in liquid form, then solidified once in place. Well, a new ultrasound-based 3D printing process may one day make that very thing possible.Conti… Continue reading New ultrasound tech could be used to 3D-print implants inside the body
If you’ve ever tried pulling a mussel off a rock, you’ll know that they’re pretty darn good at holding on. The secret to their success is a natural adhesive, which has now been replicated in a glue that could help keep orthopedic implants attached to b… Continue reading Mussel-inspired adhesive builds a bond between implants and bones
Researchers have developed a technique to implant a thread-like device containing insulin-secreting pancreatic cells in a pocket under the skin. The device reversed type 1 diabetes in mice and didn’t require the administration of anti-rejection drugs. … Continue reading Under-skin implant reverses type 1 diabetes without anti-rejection drugs
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed a new spinal stimulator that can help restore lower limb function to paralyzed patients. The tiny device can be non-invasively implanted through a syringe.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Spinal… Continue reading Nanoscale spinal implant helps restore mobility in paralyzed limbs
Implants and tiny machines could eventually be working inside our bodies to help treat disease or monitor activity, but letting them communicate is tricky. Now scientists at EPFL have developed a system whereby devices can communicate by releasing mole… Continue reading Medical nanobots could communicate by releasing molecules into bloodstream