A tiny device can be inserted using a syringe and then safely dissolves once it is no longer needed. Engineers at ...

I have seen a lot of progress in health care since I moved to Lufkin in 1992. We’ve always been sophisticated for a town our ...

While 2023 and into 2024 might have been some of the most challenging times for Marinette’s Dan Buyarski and his health, ...

Tiny droplets are powering big ideas in science. Researchers have developed a miniature, soft, and flexible lithium-ion ...

A heavy electrical charge delivered by a taser could cause a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator to malfunction, researchers ...

A rice-sized, dissolvable pacemaker powered by light may revolutionize post-heart surgery care, especially for kids, while vanishing safely in the body.

A self-powered, bioresorbable temporary pacemaker the size of a grain of rice has been developed by an international team of researchers. The device, which could potentially prevent lethal ...

Pacemaker that dissolves inside the body without requiring risky removal surgeries Light-sensitive devices delivered via needles—no scars, no wires Eliminating the need for extensive surgery ...

“We have developed what is, to our knowledge, the world’s smallest pacemaker,” said John A. Rogers, PhD, professor of Neurological Surgery, Dermatology, and in the McCormick School of ...

After surgery, the infants typically need a pacemaker for about a week while their hearts heal. Some adults also need temporary pacemakers, such as after an aortic valve replacement or bypass ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A dissolvable pacemaker that’s smaller than a grain of rice and powered by light could become an invaluable tool for saving the ...