Spine

03.15.16

Medicine

Researchers develop a polymer sponge to repair broken backs

It automatically grows into the correct size and shape once implanted.

By A. Tarantola, 03.15.16

01.09.16

EyeForcer wants to force your kids to sit up straight

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Wearables

EyeForcer wants to force your kids to sit up straight

Face-worn wearable will shut off an Android device if they slouch.

By D. Cooper, 01.09.16

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01.26.15

Flexible fiber implants treat your brain without hurting it

Brain implants are limited right now -- they typically measure just one thing at a time, and their...

By J. Fingas, 01.26.15

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01.11.15

Flexible spinal cord implants will let paralyzed people walk

Doctors dream of helping the paralzyed walk through implants that stimulate their spinal cords, bu...

By J. Fingas, 01.11.15

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08.25.14

Boy gets the first 3D-printed vertebra implant

3D-printed implants just got one of their biggest real-world tests to date. Peking University Thir...

By J. Fingas, 08.25.14

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07.16.14

Experimental stem cell treatment causes woman to grow parts of a nose on her spine

Stem cells are seen as one of modern medicine's most promising magic bullets, but that doesn't mea...

By D. Cooper, 07.16.14

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12.06.10

Electronic neural bridge helps paralyzed mice walk again, human application might prove tricky

It's only been a week since we heard about age reversal in mice, yet already we've got another big a...

By Vlad Savov, 12.06.10

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11.25.10

Active Book microchip provides hope for exercising paralyzed limbs

Scientists have been experimenting with muscles and technology to solve both human and robotic mobi...

By B. Bowers, 11.25.10

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11.20.06

SpineAssist robot tours spinal canal with camera in tow

While ridiculously small robots crawling around in our bodies seems quite painful (and in some cases...

By D. Murph, 11.20.06

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Spine

Researchers develop a polymer sponge to repair broken backs

EyeForcer wants to force your kids to sit up straight

Flexible fiber implants treat your brain without hurting it

Flexible spinal cord implants will let paralyzed people walk

Boy gets the first 3D-printed vertebra implant

Experimental stem cell treatment causes woman to grow parts of a nose on her spine

Electronic neural bridge helps paralyzed mice walk again, human application might prove tricky

Active Book microchip provides hope for exercising paralyzed limbs

SpineAssist robot tours spinal canal with camera in tow

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