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Titanium particles are common around dental implants

Titanium micro-particles in the oral mucosa around dental implants are common. This is shown in a new study from the…

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Engineer develops new security protocol to protect miniaturized wireless medical implants from cyberthreats

A brain implant designed to help control seizures is hijacked. A pacemaker receives fake signals, disrupting its rhythm. A hacker…

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Dental implants still functional after forty years

Dental implants used to replace single teeth continue to function well after several decades, according to a study from the…

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Stronger, safer, smarter: Pioneering Zinc-based dissolvable implants for bone repair

Monash research could transform how broken bones are treated, with the development of a special zinc-based dissolvable material that could…

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Progress and challenges in brain implants

In a paper recently published in the leading journal The Lancet Digital Health, a scientific team led by Stanisa Raspopovic…

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World

WIRED’s 2024 Year-in-Review Quiz: From AI Slop to Human Brain Implants

2024 was another year defined by generative AI, with software features put into the hands of millions of people worldwide…

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Tech

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Alex Smith was 11 years old when he lost his right arm in 2003. A drunk driver operating a boat…

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Scientists transform blood into regenerative materials, paving the way for personalized, blood-based, 3D-printed implants

Scientists have created a new ‘biocooperative’ material based on blood, which has shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way…

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