Patterns of brain activity can be used to forecast seizure risk in epilepsy patients several days in advance, according to a new analysis of data obtained from clinically approved brain implants by neuroscientists at UC San ...
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(HealthDay)—An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) implant that offers an alternative to traditional ACL reconstruction has received marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration—the first approval for ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Middle-ear implants that stimulate auditory nerves via the round window can improve hearing for many years. In most cases, these electronic hearing aids can be implanted and used without any problems. Complications are limited ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Have you ever run into a work colleague at the supermarket and failed to recognize them? Blame your brilliant, lazy brain.
Dec 14, 2020
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Restoration of vision in blind people through a brain implant is on the verge of becoming reality. Recent discoveries at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN) show that newly developed high-resolution implants ...
Dec 3, 2020
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A hybrid implant coating made from antibacterial silver and an antibiotic will protect patients from infection in the future. The antibiotic is tailored to the patient's unique requirements for even better protection. The ...
Nov 2, 2020
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Bone disease is becoming increasingly prevalent due to population aging, among other factors, and the use of dental and orthopedic implants to treat bone disease has been on the rise. The history of implants can be traced ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Cochlear implants are a groundbreaking technology that has changed the lives of many people living with severe to profound hearing loss.
Oct 19, 2020
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A multidisciplinary team of researchers at McMaster University has discovered a structural feature of human bone that has never been studied before under a microscope, bringing scientists closer to advancing bone implants ...
Oct 19, 2020
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A bioceramic implant has proved to stimulate regeneration of natural skull bone, so that even large cranial defects can be repaired in a way that has not been possible before. The research, led from the University of Gothenburg, ...
Oct 13, 2020
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