Groundbreaking implants can restore 20/20 vision to the blind and visually-impaired
Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea.
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Joseph Shavit
- Dec 24, 2022
Groundbreaking treatment eradicates advanced-stage cancers in just 6 days
Researchers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage cancer tumors in just a few days with a treatment using “drug factory” implants.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 15, 2022
MIT scientists develop a soft, implantable ventilator to improve compromised lung capacity
Our diaphragm — the dome-shaped muscle that lies just beneath the ribcage — works like a slow and steady trampoline, creating a vacuum.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 13, 2022
Groundbreaking implants can restore 20/20 vision to the blind and visually-impaired
Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 24, 2022
'Drug factory' beads eliminate advanced-stage cancers in just 6 days
Rice and Baylor University researchers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in just a few days.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 31, 2022
Deep brain stimulation shows promise against binge eating disorder
Pilot study finds that implanted brain-stimulating device dramatically reduced bingeing episodes and helped patients lose weight
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 29, 2022
Stiff, achy knees? Lab-made cartilage outperforms the real thing
Researchers have developed a gel-based cartilage substitute to relieve achy knees that’s even stronger and more durable than the real thing.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 18, 2022
Ultra-thin implantable material treats spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s disease
Flexible implanted electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 7, 2022
Implants use smart materials to repair bone fractures
For patients with a broken shin bone, a new generation of smart orthopaedic implants is being developed that can monitor healing progression
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 4, 2022
Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs
Northwestern University researchers have developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without drugs.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 24, 2022
An implantable, remote-controlled device can reduce sleep apnea
An implantable, remote-controlled device has provided a newer option for patients who fail sleep apnea therapies since it was introduced.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 8, 2022
Spinal chord implant enables patient to get up and walk again
A patient suffering from a debilitating neurodegenerative disease was able to get up and walk again after being bedridden for over a year.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 3, 2022
Spinal cord implant enables paralyzed people to walk again
Researchers successfully engineer world's first 3D human spinal cord tissue transplant.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 30, 2022
Brain implant wirelessly translates thought to text with 94% accuracy
Researchers demonstrated the first human use of a wireless transmitter capable of delivering high-bandwidth neural signals.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 9, 2022
Implantable ‘Drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer
Rice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 8, 2022
Breakthrough spinal cord implant enables paralyzed people to walk again
Paralysis from spinal injury has long remained untreatable. Could new developments get people on their feet again sooner than imagined?
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 1, 2021
Brain Implant Gives Blind Woman Artificial Vision in Scientific First
Brain implant allows patient to see shapes, letters after more than 16 years of blindness.
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