The wire-free pacemaker could benefit patients recovering from cardiac surgery, without the need for added…
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The wireless device is biodegradable and might be a safer alternative to temporary pacemakers.
The infection landed her in the hospital for over two weeks, though she has since fully recovered.
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A lot of our faves on Star Trek: Discovery have been through some weird, weird stuff in three seasons, but few have…
Perhaps one of the profound yet underappreciated aspects of being alive is the ability to reach out with your hand…
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Last week’s Star Trek: Discovery included a very major revelation for Captain Pike—a divisive one, depending on how…
There are certainly many, many things to celebrate on Game of Thrones. The grandiose directing, sharp writing,…
A nine-year-old dachshund suffering from an unusually large brain tumor just got a new lease on life thanks to the…
Italian anthropologists have documented a remarkable case in which a Medieval-era Italian male not only managed to…
Prosthetic hands have gotten increasingly sophisticated. Many can recreate the complex shape and detail of joints…
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After realizing they had an unfair advantage during Nerf battles over a competitor who was missing a hand, the…
An ongoing reexamination of an ancient Egyptian wooden toe is shedding new light on how the remarkable wooden…
Researchers from Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed an innovative robotic sleeve that…
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC have developed a system that’s enabling a man with…
After losing his left arm to cancer in 2008, Jonny Matheny’s life changed radically. The self-styled West Virginia…
Shirley Anderson of Indiana was in great need of a prosthesis.
When I asked Johnny Matheny if I could shake his hand, I was admittedly a little nervous. The soft-spoken Floridian…
Last week, bioengineering’s most advanced prosthetics were shown off at the world’s largest orthopedics event in…
The world’s largest orthopedics event is happening right now in Leipzig, Germany. From prosthetic legs that enable…
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