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by Bruce Brown | June 6, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Scientists have successfully enabled paralyzed rats to walk in the past with a combination of pharmaceuticals and electrical stimulus. Most of the work in these studies has employed external electrical devices hooked up to the rats for a short period of time. Hooking...
by Alfred Poor | May 24, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Pacemaker implants save many lives every year, but they have one inherent limitation. They run on electricity provided by a lithium coin battery which contains toxic materials and has to be changed every few years. Researchers are finding ways to harvest energy from...
by Bruce Brown | May 5, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Work in biologic implants proceeds at a fast pace on many fronts. We’ve covered 3D printed cartilage implants to repair knees at Duke University, research in South Korea to create implants to deliver drugs, and work at the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical...
by Alfred Poor | April 26, 2017 | General News, Medical
Researchers are making further advances in creating an artificial retina to restore vision for some people with severely limited vision. In this case, scientists at Okayama University have conducted animal trials to demonstrate the effectiveness of a new technology....
by Alfred Poor | April 14, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
As digital Health Tech devices become more powerful and versatile, they open up new ranges of applications. In addition to devices worn outside the body, implants can be used to monitor body functions, deliver chemical treatments to specific locations, and more. These...
