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KAIST research team develops sweat-resistant wearable robot sensor

02/02/2024

In a significant technological breakthrough, a research team from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) has unveiled a groundbreaking electromyography (EMG) sensor that promises to revolutionize the field of wearable robots.
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Electrotherapy without surgery is possible

28/08/2023

Researchers at Lund University and Gothenburg University have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes that can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems.
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Alex Dolce, Florida Atlantic University

Study unravels interplay between sleep, chronic pain and spinal cord stimulation

02/02/2023

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine, in collaboration with Albany Medical Center, conducted a study to better understand the effect of spinal cord stimulation on chronic pain and sleep.
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Breathe again: Diaphragm stimulation after prolonged mechanical ventilation

24/10/2022

For the past two years, the Greifswald University Medical Center has been collaborating in an international study in which a therapy using electrostimulation of the diaphragm is designed to wean patients off artificial respiration. The innovative system aims to achieve faster independence from the ventilator.
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