SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS Elon Musk’s brain-chip venture, Neuralink, announced that it has earned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “breakthrough device” designation for its experimental vision-restoring implant, Blindsight. Image credit: Steve Jurvetson via Flickr, CC BY 2.0This significant milestone marks a key step forward for Neuralink as it continues to develop cutting-edge brain-chip...
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STRETCHY WEARABLE DEVICE TURNS BODY HEAT INTO POWER
SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024POSTED BY U. WASHINGTON(Credit: Getty Images) TAGS WEARABLE DEVICESUNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONResearchers have developed a stretchable, wearable device that can light up an LED using only the warmth of your skin. One of the drawbacks of fitness trackers and other wearable devices is that their batteries eventually run out of juice. But what...
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World-first ADHD headband treats symptoms in 20 minutes per day
By Bronwyn ThompsonSeptember 18, 2024 The 20-minute-a-day treatment aims to improve ADHD executive functionNeurode An innovative start-up is out to change how attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is managed, bypassing the traditional route of medication to instead use non-invasive light electrical brain stimulation delivered by a headband worn for just 20 minutes a day. Neurode, an Australian...
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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Software for Apple AirPods Pro
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authorization for the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software designed for use with compatible versions of Apple’s AirPods Pro.Earlier in the week, Apple announced that its AirPods Pro 2 could be “transformed” into a personalized hearing aid through an upcoming software update....
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FDA Clears the Omnipod 5 System for Type 2 Diabetes
Medscape Medical News > FDA Approvals Miriam E. Tucker August 26, 2024 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Omnipod 5 for use by people aged 18 and older with type 2 diabetes, a first for any automated insulin delivery (AID) system. The Omnipod 5 system (Insulet) comprises a tubeless plastic “pod”...
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Mobile App Shows Promise in Managing Fibromyalgia Symptoms
TOPLINE:A smartphone app that delivers acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a type of cognitive behavioral therapy, improves overall well-being and reduces the severity of pain, fatigue, sleep issues, and depression to a greater extent than daily symptom tracking in patients with fibromyalgia. METHODOLOGY:Researchers conducted the phase 3 PROSPER-FM trial at 25 community sites in the...
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Smart mouthguard allows users to control devices with their tongue and teeth
September 12, 2024 by Ingrid Fadelli , Tech Xplore Exploded-view schematic of electronic components, a tactile sensor array, a 3D-printed mouthguard, and encapsulation structures. Credit: Hou et al.Recent technological advances have enabled the development of a wide range of electronic devices designed to improve people’s quality of life and assist them in completing their everyday...
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Artificial pancreas shows promise in people with type 1 diabetes on kidney dialysis
September 12, 2024 by King’s College London Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAutomated insulin delivery systems have, for the first time, been tested for people with type-one diabetes and end-stage kidney disease. The results found that they were safe and able to offer improvements in managing the patient’s blood glucose. An automated insulin delivery system (also known...
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Study reveals how, when and where non-invasive brain stimulation influences neuronal activity and cognition
September 12, 2024 by Monash University Overall response time modulations in humans and in monkeys. Credit: Brain (2024). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awae273Brain stimulation using electrodes placed on the head has a great potential to be used in clinical practice to treat depression, anxiety and even addiction. Yet despite its widespread use in clinics and online availability for...
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3D organoid culture method can generate large numbers of muscle cells in vitro
September 12, 2024 by Alice McCarthy, Harvard University Microscopy image of a skeletal muscle organoid. The green cells are in vitro-derived satellite cells. Credit: Feodor PriceHarvard stem cell biologists have pioneered a groundbreaking 3D organoid culture method for generating large numbers of adult skeletal muscle satellite cells, also known as muscle stem cells, in vitro....