CEO of Neuralink rival on the future of brain computer tech
Imagine moving a computer mouse with only your thoughts. You think it, and it's done. It may be science fiction, but it's ...
From AI to Musk’s brain chips, the FDA’s device unit faces rapid change
The new director at the FDA overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty approvals as she ushers in ...
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Olfactory cortical outputs recruit and shape distinct brain-wide spatiotemporal networks
This important study partially fills the gap in the knowledge of olfaction at the level of the Anterior Olfactory Nucleus (AON) and Piriform Cortex with functional magnetic resonance imaging, ...
Musk’s brain chips to AI, how tech is challenging healthcare regulators
Christina JewettThere are now artificial intelligence programs that scan MRIs for signs of cancer, Apple AirPods that work as ...
This company makes a 2mm implant it says can restore vision in blind people
The experimental eye implant then takes the light and converts it to electrical stimulation that triggers the eye’s natural ...
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Gold Radiators Zap Bacteria on Implants
By heating up small nanorods of gold with near-infrared light (NIR), the bacteria are killed, and the surface of the implant becomes sterile. The researchers are now presenting a new study that ...
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How scientists are zapping the brain to help treat drug and alcohol addiction
Scientists have embarked on a radical experiment to use “zapping” to reset cells inside the brain to try and help people addicted to drugs or alcohol. Doctors at West Virginia University’s ...
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Neuralink Competitor Restores Vision in Blind Patients With Eye Implant
In September, Neuralink received a "breakthrough device" designation from the Food and Drug Administration for its "Blindsight" brain implant, which Elon Musk claims — without evidence — will ...
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Accelerated innervation of biofabricated skeletal muscle implants containing a neurotrophic factor delivery system
After collecting the electrophysiological data, tissue samples, including the nerve, the implant, and the adjacent host muscle tissue, were harvested and processed for histological and ...
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TPG’s Exactech Goes Bankrupt After Lawsuits Over Recalled Implant Devices
Despite strong performance, the company faces “unsustainable liabilities” associated with litigation over knee and hip implant recalls which the business initiated between 2021 and 2022, Darin Johnson ...
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Solvent-Free 3D Printing Material Enables Bio Implants
Some materials used to make temporary medical implants today are not degradable and require multiple surgeries to not only implant them, but also remove them. Through her research, Segal aims to ...
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Poor sleep in middle age could affect the brain in a surprising way, study finds
In a new study led by University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), poor sleep was linked to faster brain aging in middle-aged adults. While previous studies have focused on older adults ...