News tagged with prosthesis design
Bioengineering of nerve-muscle connection could improve hand use for wounded soldiers
Modern tissue engineering developed at the University of Michigan could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch for injured patients.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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Solar-panel-like retinal prosthesis could better restore sight to blind
(Phys.org) -- Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people ...
May 13, 2012 |
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New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure
Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 19, 2012 |
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ORNL technology could mean improved prosthesis fitting, design
(PhysOrg.com) -- Soldiers returning from war who have lost a leg could lead a more active lifestyle with the help of a technology being developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers.
Dec 29, 2011 |
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New 'bionic' leg gives amputees a natural gait
A new lower-limb prosthetic developed at Vanderbilt University allows amputees to walk without the leg-dragging gait characteristic of conventional artificial legs.
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Hips take walking in stride; ankles put best foot forward in run
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of-its-kind study comparing human walking and running motions – and whether the hips, knees or ankles are the most important power sources for these motions – researchers at North Carolina ...
May 25, 2011 |
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UCLA's first hand transplant patient adapting well to new hand
Six-and-a-half weeks after receiving the first hand transplant in the western United States, Emily Fennell is becoming so accustomed to her new right hand that she barely remembers when she didn't have one.
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Ryerson students invent breakthrough brain-controlled prosthetic arm
Two Ryerson University undergraduate biomedical engineering students are changing the world of medical prosthetics with a newly developed prosthetic arm that is controlled by brain signals. The Artificial ...
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Erectile ills often just a symptom
Erectile dysfunction is a common topic today - at least for TV advertisers. The three main drugs - Viagra, Cialis, Levitra - each has a "signature" image.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Study examines how brain corrects perceptual errors
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research provides the first evidence that sensory recalibration — the brain's automatic correcting of errors in our sensory or perceptual systems — can occur instantly.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Mummies' false toes helped ancient Egyptians walk
Two artificial big toes – one found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy – may have been the world's earliest functional prosthetic body parts, says the scientist who tested replicas ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 14, 2011 |
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