Chalmers University of Technology

World premiere of muscle- and nerve-controlled arm prosthesis

For the first time an operation has been conducted, at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, where electrodes have been permanently implanted in nerves and muscles of an amputee to directly control an arm prosthesis. ...

Medical research created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Providing brain cells with the 3rd dimension to grow outside the body

Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy in collaboration with Chalmers University of Technology developed a unique Bioactive3D culture system for brain cells. This system gives new possibilities to study cell-cell ...

Medical research created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New implant replaces impaired middle ear

(Medical Xpress)—Functionally deaf patients can gain normal hearing with a new implant that replaces the middle ear. The unique invention from the Chalmers University of Technology has been approved for ...

Medical research created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Advanced brain investigations can become better and cheaper

(Medical Xpress)—An important method for brain research and diagnosis is magnetoencephalography (MEG). But the MEG systems are so expensive that not all EU countries have one today. A group of Swedish researchers ...

Neuroscience created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Changes in the gut bacteria protect against stroke

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg demonstrate that an altered gut microbiota in humans is associated with symptomatic atherosclerosis and stroke. ...

Medical research created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Thought-controlled prosthesis is changing the lives of amputees

The world's first implantable robotic arm controlled by thoughts is being developed by Chalmers researcher Max Ortiz Catalan. The first operations on patients will take place this winter.

Medical research created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0