In an extraordinary display of tech-meets-biology, Swiss and French neuroscientists have given a paraplegic man the ability to walk again with the help of an AI-empowered brain-machine interface. Sounds like a sci-fi blockbuster, right? But for Gert-Jan Oskam, this is a reality. How It Works: Oskam, who had been paralyzed...
Prosthetics startup Unlimited Tomorrow, which manufactures bionic arms with 3D printers, is collaborating with Singularity Group to raise $1 million to help Ukrainians wounded in the conflict access its products. The initiative aims to deliver prosthetic arms to 100 amputee victims in Ukraine at $10,000 per piece. * Unlimited Tomorrow...
Telerobotics company Endiatx has developed a prototype of a tiny robotic drone dubbed PillBot that can travel inside the body after being swallowed to help diagnose diseases like stomach ulcers, gastritis, and cancers in VR. The company has already tested the new tech with live humans and cadavers during its...
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new dissolvable implant that relieves pain, providing an alternative to opioids and other highly addictive medications. Shaped like a transparent rubber band, the small and flexible device can relieve pain on demand without the use of drugs. How It Works: The biocompatible and...
Doctors were astonished when a new drug called dostarlimab caused a complete remission of rectal cancer in every single patient in a new trial. Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline, the trial was small, with only 18 patients, and needs to be replicated, but the initial results were “unheard-of.” The trial participants underwent...
Scientists from a company called 3DBio Therapeutics have successfully transplanted a 3D-printed ear made from the patient’s own cells, marking a first in the field of tissue engineering. The company said that the ear would even continue to grow and generate new cartilage tissue. * A rare congenital disease termed...
