About three years before he retired, David Campbell noticed something weird happening as he typed. Whenever he tried to hit a letter, say "a," he'd get "aaa," like the keyboard was jamming or his finger was triple-tapping ...
Jan 7, 2024
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Medical technology innovations achieved by integrating science and medicine have improved the quality of life for patients. Especially noteworthy is the emergence of electronic devices implanted in the body, such as in the ...
Jan 4, 2024
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Living with diabetes, Carlton "PeeWee" Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of a deck of playing cards to pump insulin into his bloodstream.
Jan 2, 2024
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Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart, potentially keeping him alive for several years, or do nothing and almost certainly die within ...
Jan 1, 2024
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When you eat a large meal, your stomach sends signals to your brain that create a feeling of fullness, which helps you realize it's time to stop eating. A stomach full of liquid can also send these messages, which is why ...
Dec 22, 2023
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A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed the first dual-color optoelectronic neural probe.
Dec 20, 2023
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Brian Suffoletto, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, views interactions with patients in the Emergency Department as valuable opportunities to identify specific risks and then facilitate positive behavior changes ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Almost all sexually-experienced women of reproductive age have used contraception, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Researchers have shed light on why brain implants are tricky to engineer and often lose their functionality once surgically placed into brain tissue.
Dec 14, 2023
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the way we diagnose and treat illness. It could be particularly helpful for depression because it could make more accurate diagnoses and determine which treatments are ...
Dec 14, 2023
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