by University of Chicago Credit: University of ChicagoSometimes our bodies need a boost. Millions of Americans rely on pacemakers—small devices that regulate the electrical impulses of the heart in order to keep it beating smoothly. But to reduce complications, researchers would like to make these devices even smaller and less intrusive. A team of researchers with...
by Emily Dieckman, University of Arizona An artist’s rendering shows how a new pacemaker, designed by a UArizona-led team of researchers, is able to envelop the heart. The wireless, battery-free pacemaker could be implanted with a less invasive procedure than currently possible and would cause patients less pain. Credit: Philipp Gutruff Atrial fibrillation—a form of...
By Nick Lavars February 08, 2022 A new kind of pacemaker could change the way heart failure is treated, by adjusting heartbeats in response to breathing Depositphotos While modern pacemakers have proven an invaluable and lifesaving medical tool, the way they regulate the pace of the heart differs from the varying beat of the organ...
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IMAGE: TOP AND BOTTOM VIEW OF THE RETAINER CONTAINING THE ELECTRODES FOR INTRAORAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION. CREDIT: DR. HANGUE PARK, TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING Even the mundane act of swallowing requires a well-coordinated dance of more than 30 muscles of the mouth. The loss of function of even one of these, due to disease...
Jon Fingas·Associate EditorSun, June 27, 2021, 2:08 PM·1 min read It’s not just the iPhone 12 that could play havoc with pacemakers. MacRumors notes that Apple has listed the products whose magnets could interfere with pacemakers and other medical devices. The iPhone 12 and MagSafe accessories are just the starts of the products you should...
Sophia Antipolis, France – 1 Sept 2020: Fainting affects one in two people during their lifetime. Those with recurrent episodes are often afraid to socialise or go to work. Today researchers report the first effective therapy. The late breaking research is presented at ESC Congress 2020.1 Fainting is caused by a fall in blood pressure...
A new “pacemaker” for the brain developed by engineers from the University of California, Berkeley, may help prevent debilitating seizures and tremors in patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s and epilepsy. Wireless Pacemaker For The Brain The device known as WAND, which stands for wireless artefact-free neuromodulation device, works by monitoring the brain‘s electrical activity and delivering electrical stimulation once it detects something is off. The device called WAND offers hope for patients with neurological conditions who suffer from...
A pacemaker-like device has been invented to combat the obesity epidemic vBloc is inserted under the skin and attached to the Vagus nerves in the stomach It blocks communication between the stomach and brain to suppress appetite Experts say this could help control the rapidly rising obesity rates in the US A new pacemaker-like device...
