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By using light to target genetically modified neurons, scientists are demonstrating new and exciting ways to control very specific regions of the brain. Known as optogenetics, this technique has the potential to treat many debilitating health condition… Continue reading Brain implant enables remote control of social interactions between mice
While neural implants play a vital role in monitoring or stimulating parts of the brain, they’re often attacked by the body’s immune system. A new device gets around that problem by being very soft – and it’s implanted using a needle made of sugar.Cont… Continue reading Softest-ever brain implant delivered via dissolving sugar needle
Advances in electronics, sensor technology and wireless communications are converging to open up some exciting possibilities in monitoring the human body from the inside, from sensors that track the status of orthopedic implants to gas-detecting device… Continue reading Ladybug-sized implant tracks oxygen levels in deep body tissues
Bacteria are becoming more and more dangerous, as they evolve resistance to our best drugs. New weapons against these so-called “superbugs” are desperately needed. Now, researchers at RMIT have developed a coating that quickly kills bacteria and fungi,… Continue reading Black phosphorus coating kills superbugs then self-destructs
Scientists have developed a new type of smart stent that can help prevent some of the complications these implants bring. The stent is coated in a substance that minimizes the inflammatory response, while promoting tissue repair.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading Smart stent coatings release drugs for better artery healing
Although cochlear implants do allow some deaf people to hear again, adjusting the devices to individual users can be challenging. An experimental new implant is designed to help in that regard, by reading the user’s brain waves.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Brain wave-reading implant could better help the deaf to hear
When a child receives a replacement heart valve, the device doesn’t grow along with them. This means it will have to be surgically replaced, multiple times. Such may not be the case, however, with a new valve that’s currently in development.Continue Re… Continue reading “Growing” heart valve implant would never have to be replaced
It can be tricky enough getting titanium implants to bond with the surrounding bone, but when the patient has osteoporosis, things get even harder. An experimental coating may help, though, by first boosting and then blocking inflammation.Continue Read… Continue reading Sugary coating could help implants bond with weakened bone
If someone suffers from bilateral vestibular hypofunction, it means that their inner ear doesn’t maintain their sense balance properly. As a result, the person gets dizzy very easily. A new implant, however, appears to bypass the problem, significantly… Continue reading Inner ear implant helps restore balance to vertigo sufferers
Medical implants that help regulate activity in the brain could go a long way to treating conditions like Parkinson’s and depression, and scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have just developed one with some very useful… Continue reading Wirelessly charged brain implant tackles disease with light