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Researchers demonstrate key to success of nerve transfer technique in bionic reconstruction
Modern prostheses offer patients who have had a hand amputated much greater capability in everyday life than was possible with previous prosthetic reconstructive techniques...
10 days ago - News Medical
New research finds cost-effective implant options for hip replacement surgery
New research led by the Hip Implant Prosthesis Study team at the University of Bristol Medical School has shown that small-head cemented metal-on-plastic hip replacements are...
1 month ago - News Medical
Prosthetic Arm That Decodes Phantom Limb Movements Developed
Researchers have created algorithms capable of recognizing muscle activity generated by mobilization of the phantom limb and reproduction of the detected movement by the...
1 month ago - Medindia Health
A prosthetic arm that decodes phantom limb movements
About 75 percent of amputees exhibit mobility of their phantom limb. Using this information, researchers have developed a prototype capable of detecting these movements and...
1 month ago - ScienceDaily
Practical concepts with the Argus II retinal prosthesis
There are revolutionary advances in surgery - radical shifts that change the trajectory of a field - and evolutionary changes, or more incremental advances. The introduction of...
2 monthes ago - Healio
Medicare hospital outpatient rate set for Argus II
The Medicare hospital outpatient rate for the Argus II retinal prosthesis system has been set at $152,500 by CMS, Second Sight Medical Products announced in a press...
2 monthes ago - Healio
Researchers successfully implant biomimetic hybrid prosthesis imitating bone structure
For the first time ever, a research team from the small innovative enterprise Biomimetix, implementing several NUST MISIS developments, has successfully implanted a biomimetic...
3 monthes ago - News Medical
Heraeus Medical announces new all-in-one bone cement and vacuum system
Heraeus Medical recently announced its PALACOS R&R+G pro All-in-One Fixation System. The new system allows for integration of PALACOS bone cement into a ready-to-mix closed...
3 monthes ago - Healio
B-ONE Ortho receives FDA 510 clearance for total hip system
B-ONE Ortho Corp. announced it has received 510 clearance from the FDA for its b-ONE total hip system, which is the first device from the company. According to a company press...
3 monthes ago - Healio
Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch Common in TAVR, Survival Suffers
An STS/ACC TVT Registry analysis gives the largest review of this complication, but experts suggest that more details are needed to compare risks between balloon-expandable and...
3 monthes ago - Medscape - 2 articles
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Athletes who are at higher risk for sports-related concussions should build neck strength to prevent such injuries, finds a new study.
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Significant drop in China's air pollution level increases their citizen's life expectancy, finds a new study.
Farmers Exposed to High Levels of Pesticide More Likely to Have Poor Sense...
High pesticide exposure among farmers can be associated with a poor sense of smell in later life, reveals a new study.
New Wearable Sensor Can Help Detect Hidden Anxiety, Depression in Kids
Newly developed wearable sensor can help detect hidden anxiety and depression in young children, reveals a new study.
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A way to selectively suppress the immune reaction of the body against the donor organ by modulating the protein coronin 1 has been discovered.
Medical Detection Dogs Benefit Diabetes Patients
Alert dogs can help Type 1 patients regulate their blood sugars in a non-invasive way and avoid the risks of hypoglycaemic episodes and hyperglycaemia, found new study.