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There’s always a risk that implanted medical devices will become colonized with bacteria, causing infections and sometimes even needing to be removed. Such complications could soon be less likely, though, thanks to a new graphite nanoplatelet coating.C… Continue reading Antimicrobial implant coating uses graphite to slice up bacteria
Implantable medical devices such as hearing aids or pacemakers are of huge value, but keeping them charged up can involve clunky external power sources or repeated invasive surgeries to replace depleted batteries. Scientists in Saudi Arabia are putting… Continue reading Biocompatible battery for medical implants is charged via ultrasound
For some children born with congenital heart disease, prosthetic valves that maintain a healthy flow of blood are a harsh reality of their young lives. This not only requires open heart surgery to implant the device initially, but repeated high-risk procedures to replace them every few years as their body grows. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have been working towards more of a one-size-fits all solution, and have come up with a design they say works at a variety of diameters, and can be adjusted as needed without the need for invasive surgeries down the track.
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Continue reading Prosthetic heart valve adapts as kids grow to avoid invasive surgeries
Earlier this month, a group of biohackers installed two Rasberry Pis in their legs. While that sounds like the bleeding edge, those computers were already v2 of a project called PegLeg. I was fortunate enough to see both versions in the flesh, so to speak. The first version was scarily …read more
Continue reading Pegleg: Raspberry Pi Implanted Below the Skin (Not Coming to a Store Near You)
Patrick Wardle proves that signature-based anti-malware protection on Macs is woefully inadequate when fending off modern attacks. Continue reading DEF CON 2019: MacOS Gets a Malware Beatdown in Attack Demo
Researchers at EPFL have developed a new biodegradable circuit that can be implanted to deliver painkillers to a specific location in the body on demand. When the device is heated up from a source outside the body, it releases a controlled am… Continue reading Biodegradable circuits release painkillers in the body before dissolving
We’ve already heard how electrical pulses have been shown to help heal wounds, by promoting tissue growth. An experimental new implant uses that same principle to aid in the regeneration of cardiac tissue, potentially postponing or even elimi… Continue reading Implant uses electricity to heal the heart
Over the past several years, we’ve heard about a number of implantable devices that regularly dispense medication within the body, doing away with the need for pills or injections. A new one takes things further, as its dosage level can be ch… Continue reading Drug-dispensing implant is controlled by Bluetooth
At the Security Analyst Summit, Threatpost editor Tara Seals catches up with Joe FitzPatrick, researcher with Securing Hardware, to discuss supply chain threats. Continue reading SAS 2019: Joe FitzPatrick Warns of the ‘$5 Supply Chain Attack’
We’ve known for years that many animals can somehow sense magnetic fields. Birds apparently use the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate. Dogs can find a box containing a magnet better than they can find a similar box with a food treat in it. But humans, apparently, can’t visualize magnetic fields …read more