Neuralink Plans to Test Whether Its Brain Implant Can Control a Robotic Arm
Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink announced on Tuesday that it is launching a study to test its implant for a new use: allowing a person to control a robotic….
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Horrifying medical device malfunction: Abdominal implant erupts from leg
On May 7, 2011, Georgia resident Tonya Brand noticed a pain on the inside of her right thigh. As the pain grew worse in the 4- to 5-inch area of….
Graphene-chip implant in UK trial could transform brain tumour surgery | Cancer research
A revolutionary device designed to transform the surgical treatment of brain tumours is set to have its first clinical trial in what scientists say could be a major medical breakthrough…..
A Neuralink Rival Says Its Eye Implant Restored Vision in Blind People
One of these, called the Argus II, was approved for commercial use in Europe in 2011 and in the US in 2013. That implant involved larger electrodes that were placed….
An Ultrathin Graphene Brain Implant Was Just Tested in a Person
In 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at the University of Manchester in England achieved a breakthrough when they isolated graphene for the first time. A flat form of carbon….
This Brain Implant Lets People Control Amazon Alexa With Their Minds
“It’s pretty exciting and freeing to keep my independence,” Mark says. “Some days can be more challenging, especially depending how I’m feeling, but the layout of the Amazon tablet makes….
Cases of ‘breast implant illness’ causing a spike in the number of women seeking removal surgery
Researchers say the condition is not medically recognised but needs further investigation as the numbers having procedures to remove implants grows. ADVERTISEMENT Australia has seen a rapid increase in breast….
Elon Musk says Neuralink will test brain implant on second patient in ‘next week or so’ | Technology
The wires attaching the first Neuralink patient’s brain to the implant in his skull have become “more or less very stable” after detaching months ago, the company announced on Wednesday…..
British teen receives world’s first epilepsy device implant
It took seven hours for neurosurgeons at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital to fit this brain implant. ADVERTISEMENT A British teenager with severe epilepsy has become the first child in….