implants

The experimental device, known as MAGENTA, forces muscles to contract, simulating natural movement. 

Multiple clinical trial participants who have severe spinal injuries were able to stand, walk, and perform specific activities after just one day of using an implant surgically embedded in their spines.

Two of the implanted valves lasted a full year as the animals matured into adult sheep, demonstrating that it might be possible to treat children with valve replacements that grow along with them.

The effects of the therapy in a small group of  patients were long-lasting, researchers say, adding to evidence that the approach works for treatment-resistant depression.

Researchers have implanted electronics masquerading as neurons in the brains of mice.

Sensors made from biodegrading materials may soon provide a safe, cost-effective alternative to current technology, a study shows.

A new technology allows for charging up tiny electronics from a distance, perhaps powering devices deeply embedded within tissue.

Researchers describe a major component of biodegradable implants.

Scientists use a frontal-lobe implant to improve thinking skills in primates.

A light-powered retinal implant restores vision in rats.

Forget stamps: one bioengineer amasses broken artificial joints to learn why they failed and how to build better ones.

Dutch company Orthometals recycles and melts down implants left behind after cremation.