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AI Implant Allows Stroke Survivor to Communicate in Both Spanish, English
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- May 29, 2024
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A bilingual brain implant has allowed a stroke survivor to communicate in both Spanish and English, scientists report.
Turning to an AI method known as a neural network, researchers trained the patient's implant to decode words based on the brain activity produced when...
Few People Get Infected Heart Devices Removed, Despite Benefit
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 8, 2022
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When implanted heart devices get infected, doctors recommend surgery to remove them, but many patients ignore that advice, a new study reveals.
Computer Helps 'Locked-In' ALS Patients Communicate, Shop Online
- Dennis Thompson
- March 30, 2022
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A handful of "locked-in" amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients can now work a laptop computer using their brain waves, thanks to an implant lodged in a major vein inside their skull.
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Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too
- Adam Meyer HealthDay Reporter
- January 24, 2022
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A brain implant that helps control severe epilepsy in adults may do the same for children who suffer from unrelenting seizures, new research suggests.
Could Cochlear Implants Cause Harm to Hearing Over Time?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- December 8, 2021
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People who get cochlear implants to treat severe hearing loss may develop new bone growth in the ear -- and it may lessen any hearing they have left, a new study hints.
The researchers found that among 100-plus adults with cochlear implants, two-thirds showed evidence of...
Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
- Robert Preidt
- December 1, 2021
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People who are prescribed opioid painkillers after receiving a heart pacemaker or defibrillator may be at risk for opioid abuse -- and the higher the initial dose, the greater the risk, according to a new study.
"The significance of this study is to make other electrophy...
Coming Soon: A Wearable Device to Predict Epileptic Seizures
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 17, 2021
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Claire Wiedmaier experiences epileptic seizures so bad that she's broken teeth while in their grip.
"I have some fake teeth. I broke my two bottom front teeth," said Wiedmaier, 23, of Ankeny, Iowa, who these days can expect to have at least four seizures a month.
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Could Nose Cartilage Help Repair Worn-Out Knees?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 2, 2021
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When people have knee arthritis, cartilage cushioning the joint progressively breaks down. Now an early study hints at a possible solution: replacing it with cartilage from the nose.
Researchers tested the approach in just two patients with knee arthritis, and said much ...
FDA Approves First Nerve-Stimulation Device to Aid Stroke Recovery
- Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell
- August 27, 2021
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A first-of-a-kind nerve stimulation treatment for people who have problems moving their arms after a stroke has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"People who have lost mobility in their hands and arms due to ischemic stroke are often limited in thei...
Could Electrode 'Pulses' Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- August 26, 2021
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A new approach to spinal cord stimulation may drastically reduce chronic back pain, a small pilot study suggests.
The study, of 20 patients with stubborn low back pain, tested the effects of implanting electrodes near the spinal cord to stimulate it with "ultra-low" freq...
Smart Phones, Watches Can Mess With Implanted Pacemakers
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- August 26, 2021
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Do you have an implanted defibrillator or pacemaker? Try keeping your smart watch or smart phone a few inches away from them.
New research from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finds that your phone or watch could interfere with implanted heart devices.
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