Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT have been working with international partners to develop a technology platform to help relieve the symptoms of muscle tremors. Tiny biocompatible electrodes ...
May 2, 2023
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West Virginia University engineers are taking a major step into "bioelectronic medicine," a cutting-edge approach that uses electric current as a treatment for pain and disease, with the development of MouseFlex. The device ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an increasingly common treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, but the procedure still carries significant risks. A new probe that performs two types of spectroscopy ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Wearable medical devices are an important part of the future of medicine and a key focus of researchers around the world. They open the door for long-term continuous monitoring of patients outside of the medical setting to ...
Oct 12, 2022
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A novel sacral neuromodulation system (SNM; SacralStim), which has an electrode with six contact points (CPs), shows benefit in the treatment of refractory overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study recently published ...
Aug 30, 2022
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The inner ear is a complex and highly individualized structure. So it should be no surprise that a one-size-fits-all approach to cochlear implants doesn't produce the best results for listeners.
Jun 17, 2022
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Being able to see without eyes sounds like a miracle, but in the not-too-distant future, a new brain chip could allow the blind and visually impaired to perceive images again. Ph.D. student Adedayo Omisakin worked on wireless ...
May 5, 2022
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Stimulating a specific part of the auditory cortex immediately improved speech perception over background noise in an epilepsy patient, according to new research in JNeurosci.
Mar 28, 2022
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A team of psychologists and neuroscientists at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology led by assistant professor of psychology Sepideh Sadaghiani and graduate student Maximillian Egan published a study ...
Sep 3, 2021
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A research group from Aarhus University has developed a special biocompatible electrode for electrical muscle stimulation that the group has integrated and 3D-printed onto medical support stockings.
May 28, 2021
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