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The Power of Modern Hearing Aids: Interview with Laurel Christensen, Chief Audiology Officer, GN Hearing
Modern hearing aids have to pack a great deal of technology in a tiny package. The batteries, high speed computer chips, speakers, microphones, and antennas have to all fit together and work in unison. They drive multiple sound processing...
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INNOVO Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulator for Urinary Incontinence Coming to U.S.
Atlantic Therapeutics, a company out of Galway, Ireland, will soon be releasing its INNOVO transcutaneous electrical stimulator to treat stress urinary incontinence in women. The device was FDA approved late last year as the first transcutaneous...
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Smart Fabric Can Sense Motion to Help Physical Therapy Patients to Optimize Recovery
Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a low-cost motion-sensing fabric that physical therapy patients can wear on their arm. The fabric can provide patients with feedback about the most appropriate arm angles to take in order to help...
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Stentrode Minimally Invasive Brain-Computer Interface Going on Trial
High fidelity brain-computer interfaces generally require the placement of an implant beneath the skull, a highly invasive and potentially dangerous procedure. A new device, developed at the University of Melbourne in Australia, combines the...
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3D Printed Custom Prostheses with Integrated Sensors for Improved Function and Comfort
Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a 3D-printed prosthetic device with integrated electronic sensors to assess pressure distribution between a limb and the device itself. The sensors provide data that help the researchers to improve the...
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Scientists Discover Way to Tune Deep Brain Stimulation Therapies
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is already being used to treat all kinds of mental disorders, including depression and addiction, and some neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's. The technology is still in its early stages, since physicians...
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Neural Probes for Brain-Computer Interfaces Mimic Real Neurons
Brain-computer interfaces, those that could restore function in severely disabled people and give them ability to control robotic arms and other devices, depend on neural probes implanted into the brain. These technologies tend to work pretty...
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Low-Profile Assistive Ankle Exoskeleton Can Be Worn Under Clothes
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a lightweight and inexpensive ankle exoskeleton to assist those with impaired lower leg muscles or those in jobs that require a lot of running or walking. Unlike previous ankle exoskeletons,...
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Light and Sound Induce Brainwaves to Clear Brains of Amyloid Plaques
Alzheimer's disease has no cure at this point. Only a few therapies that try to slow the progression are available, but there's a light, and some sound, at the end of the tunnel. Researchers at MIT and Georgia Tech have now shown they can reduce...
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