‘My body is contraception-free’: Vicky Pattison reveals she has removed her implant ‘for the foreseeable future’ – but insists she is not trying for a baby By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 15:27 GMT, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 15:38 GMT, 18 February 2021 Vicky Pattison has revealed she is ‘contraception free’ after having her … Read more
Scientists have developed a new implant to treat the age-related decline in vision that often leads to reading glasses. The implant is inserted into the centre of the cornea — the clear dome-shaped, outermost layer of the eye — to plump it up and improve focus for near vision. It is made of synthetic collagen, … Read more
An implant shaped like a butterfly could help millions of men with enlarged prostates. The metal device, roughly the size of a 10p coin, works by forcing swollen prostate tissue away from the walls of the urethra — the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. This reduces pressure on the … Read more
Brain implant that monitors neural activity can forecast epilepsy seizures several days in advance – allowing patients to avoid triggers Device sits on the skull and underneath the scalp and connects to an electrode Researchers studied ten years of brain activity data from 18 patients Fund their seizures were often preceded with unusual brain activity By Joe Pinkstone For … Read more
3D-printed implants that link human brains to computers and stimulate the spinal cord could be used to treat people with paralysis Researchers built a prototype of the brain chip and tested it on animals It was effective at detecting and relaying electrical signals from a computer Also functions correctly on surface of the brain, peripheral nerves … Read more
Elon Musk has long envisioned a system that merges humans with computers and after nearly five years of work, the world is set to see that dream become a reality. Musk’s secretive Neuralink startup plans to demonstrate a working ‘device’ at 6pm ET, Friday, claiming it will show off its brain chip that aims to … Read more
Revolutionary new implants that are put together like pieces of Lego could help broken bones heal faster Revolutionary new implants that are put together like pieces of Lego could help broken bones heal faster. Scientists in the U.S. have created tiny hollow ‘bricks’ that surgeons would piece together into whatever size and shape they needed … Read more
Dissolving implant in the eye the size of a grain of sand could help save the sight of glaucoma patients For those who find administering eye drops difficult, a new glaucoma implant The slow releasing Durysta implant treats glaucoma with Bimatoprost Bimatoprost is usually taken in eye drops, one in ten fail to administer correctly By Fiona Macrae … Read more