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Transcranial Electromagnetic Treatment Halts, Reverses Alzheimer's
A new medical device is showing that it may be possible to improve and even reverse cognitive decline in those with Alzheimer's disease, all without drugs and with little noticeable side effects. The MemorEM system from NeuroEM Therapeutics,...
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Accurate Blood Pressure Measured from Video Selfies
As many medical technologies continue to miniaturize, the task of accurately measuring blood pressure still requires a cumbersome upper-arm cuff. Scientists at the University of Toronto and Hangzhou Normal University in China have now shown...
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Neurons Grow on Crosslinks of Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes have a host of interesting properties. They are biocompatible and electrically conductive, so have been investigated as a possible material for growing nerve tissues. To make carbon nanotubes cooperate as desired, novel forms...
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Biomaterial Tricks Immune System to Grow New Blood Vessels
Researchers from Harvard's Wyss Institute have developed a new biomaterial that can activate T cells to promote vascularization of ischemic tissues. Their work demonstrates that the biomaterial results in local blood vessel development,...
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Back Brace Simulator Uses 3D Prints of Patient Spine and Rib Cage
The development of innovative back braces has stagnated a bit. In part, this is because different patients have unique needs and there isn't a comprehensive platform to test how new braces will help support different anatomies. Now, a team...
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3D Printed Cardiac Components
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method to 3D print collagen and cells to form organ components, potentially paving the way for full organ printing in the future. The technique, called Freeform Reversible Embedding...
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Implanted Electrodes Improve Powered Prosthetic Arms
Today's conventional powered prosthetic arms usually have a few built-in electrodes that make contact with patient skin. These are good enough to open and close a simple claw, but for more nuanced control of prostheses with multiple degrees of...
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Smart Contact Lens Zooms On Demand
Though bifocal and progressive contact lenses are now widely available, they're still "dumb" devices that require the user to adjust to them. Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the Harbin Institute of Technology in China...
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Electrical Stimulation Improves Reaction Time, Feels Natural
Many aspects of medicine are now expanding beyond the treatment of disease, including techniques to help make us smarter, stronger, and faster. Our reaction times are often too slow for many tasks, but electrical muscle stimulation can make us...
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