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Implant Simultaneously Reads and Stimulates Brain to Control Parkinson's, Other Diseases
Electrical stimulation may serve to treat a variety of brain-related conditions, and there are already a number of products that help to control Parkinson's, essential tremor, addiction, and depression. Though there's a considerable ongoing...
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FeetMe Partners with Novartis to Study Gait of MS Patients: Interview with CEO Alexis Mathieu
The way we walk can be influenced by both our physical and mental states. Poor cardiovascular health can slow down a person's gait, but so can diseases such as Alzheimer's and depression. Some conditions make their mark on one's walking style in...
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Fast and Highly Accurate Body-Monitoring Finger Sensor
The hands and fingers can be thought of as diagnostic windows into different aspects of our human physiology. Hand activity and grip strength may be useful indicators of person's overall health. Researchers at Harvard's School of...
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Fingernail Sensor and Artificial Intelligence for Monitoring Parkinson's, Other Diseases
Grip strength, as well as walking speed and gait length, can be indicators of a person's physical and mental health. A variety of conditions and treatments can be monitored from the grip strength, but such measurements are typically only...
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Weight Loss Implant Simulates Food Inside Stomach
There are millions of clinicians fighting on the front lines of the obesity epidemic every day, but there doesn't seem to be a winning strategy. The population of seriously overweight people around the world is rising and will soon reach one...
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InterStim Incontinence and Bladder Control Implant Now Controlled via App
Medtronic won FDA approval to introduce the InterStim smart programmer to control the company's InterStim neurostimulation system used to manage overactive bladder, bowel incontinence, and some types of urinary retention. The InterStim system...
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Destigmatizing Hearing Loss with Technology: Interview with Eargo CEO Christian Gormsen
Today, 500 million people globally suffer from hearing loss, however, most individuals wait on average seven years before dealing with the condition due to a combination of factors, including stigmas and misconceptions related to hearing aids....
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Low-Cost 3D-Printed Adaptive Aids for Arthritis Patients
Researchers and students at Michigan Technological University have used a 3D printer to create adaptive aids for arthritis patients, which could help people perform daily tasks such as opening doors or getting dressed. The devices are a small...
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3D-Printed Custom Robotic Prostheses: Interview with Easton LaChappelle, CEO and Co-Founder of Unlimited Tomorrow
Unlimited Tomorrow, a medical device startup based in Rhinebeck, NY, is developing inexpensive custom prostheses for upper limb amputees. Their approach involves 3D-printing inexpensive custom robotic devices that allow users to experience a...
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