For people living with chronic inflammatory diseases, the immune system can feel like a switch that is stuck in the ‘on’ ...
Light is quietly becoming the new language of brain technology. Instead of thick wires and skull-penetrating electrodes, a ...
For millions suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), managing flare-ups often ...
A "metal foam" that has a similar elasticity to bone could mean a new generation of biomedical implants that would avoid bone rejection that often results from more rigid implant materials, such as ...
Scientists have created a groundbreaking, fully implantable neurostimulator made entirely of soft hydrogel to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Unlike traditional rigid and wired implants, this ...
Among other things, brain implants are capable of stimulating specific neurons, and of delivering medication to specific regions. An experimental new implant could overcome a common limitation of ...
The first flexible retinal implant could restore some vision to people with certain forms of visual impairment. Conditions such as age-related macular degeneration occur when some of the ...