Plastic Film Replaces Retina in Rats

Plastic Film Replaces Retina in Rats

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....
Scientists Grow Replacement Limbs [video]

Scientists Grow Replacement Limbs [video]

  More than 1.5 million people in the U.S. have lost a limb. Amazing progress has been made in both passive and powered prosthetic devices, but they still are not the equivalent of the original body part. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have...
3D Printing Helps Regrow Nerves [video]

3D Printing Helps Regrow Nerves [video]

Nerve injuries are incredibly difficult to repair. Regrowth of nerve tissue is complex, and getting the right connections made makes recovery from injury or disease very rare. Researchers may have come up with an approach to solve this problem. Scientists used a...