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FDA Approves First Retinal Implant for Adults With Rare Genetic Eye Disease
February 14, 2013 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, the first implanted device to treat adult patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The device, ... > full story -
Fighting Disease Deep Inside the Brain
February 17, 2013 — Mini, ultra-flexible electrodes could improve treatment of Parkinson's and other health ... > full story -
The Quest for a Better Bionic Hand: Implantable Interfaces Connect a Hand Prosthesis to the Nerves
February 17, 2013 — New implantable interfaces connect a hand prosthesis to the nerves, making for smarter prosthetics that feel and function more like the real ... > full story -
'Bionic Proteins': Nano-Machines Recreate Protein Activities
February 17, 2013 — Physicists have developed nano-machines which recreate principal activities of proteins. They present the first versatile and modular example of a fully artificial protein-mimetic model system. These ... > full story -
Brain Prostheses Create a Sense of Touch: Infrared Signaling Could Create Sense of Touch in Artificial Limbs
February 17, 2013 — Infrared sensing might be built into a whole-body prosthesis for paraplegics so patients wearing the "exoskeleton" could have sensory information about where their limbs are and how objects feel when ... > full story -
Clinical Trial of Medication to Treat NF2 Tumors Starting Soon
February 12, 2013 — Researchers are recruiting patients for a Phase II clinical trial to test a medication that may slow the progression of Neurofibromatosis Type-2, commonly referred to as ... > full story -
Noisy Classroom Simulation Aids Comprehension in Hearing-Impaired Children
February 11, 2013 — Training the brain to filter out background noise and thus understand spoken words could help the academic performance and quality of life for children who struggle to hear, but there's been little ... > full story -
Scientists Prevent Development of Deafness in Animals Engineered to Have Usher Syndrome
February 8, 2013 — Most cases of congenital deafness are due to a mutation in a gene that is required for normal development of the sensory hair cells in the inner ear that are responsible for detecting sound. To cure ... > full story -
Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts Alone to Control Robot Arm, Touch Friend's Hand, After Seven Years
February 8, 2013 — Researchers have described how an electrode array on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. ... > full story -
Reflex Control Could Improve Walking After Incomplete Spinal Injuries
February 5, 2013 — A training regimen to adjust the body's motor reflexes may help improve mobility for some people with incomplete spinal cord injuries, according to a new ... > full story
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