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Light Sensitive Molecule for Noninvasive Optogenetics
Optogenetics
“MIT engineers have now developed the first light-sensitive molecule that enables neurons to be silenced noninvasively, using a light source [MORE]
Artificial Retina
Electrode to Record Retinal Activity
Retinas are comprised of several different cell layers, each with a particular purpose such as detecting [MORE]
Stretchy Hydrogel for Tissue Engineering
Stretchy Hydrogels Spur Tissue Engineering
Materials scientists at Tohoku University (Miyagi, Japan) have fabricated the first stretchable electrode-hydrogel hybrid, aimed at [MORE]
Wirelessly Powering Electroceutical Devices for Pain Relief
Medical Chip for Power Transfer
As an alternative to large batteries which need to be replaced, as with pacemakers, Stanford engineers [MORE]
Bioprinting Vascular Networks
Artificial Vascular Networks
Before bioprinting can turn the dream of lab-made human organs into reality, the problem of creating capillaries in [MORE]
GE’s Research on Neural Implants
Wireless Brain Implants for Paralysis
Neural implants that allow paralyzed people to “think’ their way to movement have been in the [MORE]
A Pathology Lab at Home
Cue Deep Health Tracker
Next spring, Cue (San Diego, CA) expects to begin general marketing of its “deep health tracker” which [MORE]
3-D View of NMDA Receptor
Crystal Structure of NMDA
Like Rosalind Franklin’s image of the DNA molecule, an x-ray crystallographic picture of the NMDA receptor 9N-methyl-D-aspaeate) [MORE]
Wi-Vi Movement Tracking
Wi Vi
“Wi-Vi’ means wireless vision, and videos with this piece show how it can be used to monitor an [MORE]
Bruise Trousers
Bruise Trousers
In developing sporting equipment for Paralympic athletes, a group of engineering students at Imperial College London created lycra trousers [MORE]
Ultrasound Pain Therapy via Wearable Device
Wearable Ultrasound for Pain Control
There’s more business hype than technical details in this piece, but it identifies an ultrasound device [MORE]
Muscle-Mimic Bioengineering
Regenerating Damaged Skeletal Muscle
Researchers at the Regenerative Biomaterials Lab of the University of Arkansas have developed means for holding living [MORE]
Telepsychiatry Cuts Wait Times from Days to Hours
Mercy Health Telehealth Center
Psychiatrists are in the shortest supply of all medical doctors; and only Rhode Island has a sufficient [MORE]
Disruptive Innovations in Healthcare
Future of Healthcare
In a quick summary chart, this piece from Becker’s Hospital Review lists ten disruptive forces in healthcare and [MORE]