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Paralyzed Patients Move Vicariously Through Mind-Controlled Robot

Paralyzed Patients Move Vicariously Through Mind-Controlled Robot

The cutting-edge brain-computer interface didn't require neural implants like previous systems, but simply a special cap fitted with electrodes. More »

A Video Game Designed to Treat Depression Worked Better Than Counseling

A Video Game Designed to Treat Depression Worked Better Than Counseling

SPARX uses the form of a videogame to help depressive teenagers treat themselves. More »

The New 7-Question Test That Can Diagnose Autism in Minutes

The New 7-Question Test That Can Diagnose Autism in Minutes

The method could reduce the amount of time needed to diagnose the developmental condition by 95 percent. More »

LEGO Robots Help Grow Bones

LEGO Robots Help Grow Bones

Sometimes, the best solution is the one that you steal from your little cousins. More »

Babalung Neonatal Monitor Could Save Preemies in Developing Countries

Babalung Neonatal Monitor Could Save Preemies in Developing Countries

A new device promises to keep babies breathing during episodes of apnea. More »

The Humble Cervical Collar Gets an Overhaul

The Humble Cervical Collar Gets an Overhaul

Finally, some new gear for people with severe head and neck injuries. More »

Wanted: Coach, Companion, Robot

Wanted: Coach, Companion, Robot

USC's stroke rehab robot prods patients to do exercises. More »

Plasma Flashlight Torches Bacteria

Plasma Flashlight Torches Bacteria

The handheld device could help promote sterilization in remote locations. More »

'Cyberplasm' Micro-Robot Takes Inspiration From Parasitic Fish

'Cyberplasm' Micro-Robot Takes Inspiration From Parasitic Fish

This disease-hunting bot is based on the sea lamprey. More »

The Computer Monitor That Can Tell If You're Slouching

The Computer Monitor That Can Tell If You're Slouching

A sensor embedded in Phillips' new monitor helps you keep track of your posture, which is only a little creepy. More »

Google's Self-Driving Car for Blind People

Google's Self-Driving Car for Blind People

Self-driving cars aren't fundamentally about helping the vision impaired, but they sure would be useful. More »

Healing Wounds With Osmotec, a Novel Anti-Microbial Dressing

Healing Wounds With Osmotec, a Novel Anti-Microbial Dressing

It's better than standard gauze and even more effective than more costly variants. It's Osmotec, an environmentally-friendly dressing option. More »

Jessica Lloyd-Jones's Beautiful Anatomical Neon-Gas Sculptures

Jessica Lloyd-Jones's Beautiful Anatomical Neon-Gas Sculptures

Created at the Urban Glass art center in New York, Lloyd-Jones's human organs hold inert gases that are influenced by electrical current. More »

The Incredible Success of a Heart Monitor Made for the iPhone

The Incredible Success of a Heart Monitor Made for the iPhone

Since its debut last year, the iPhone ECG has proven its worth by diagnosing previously asymptomatic patients and college athletes. More »

Memories Are Shown to Reside in Just a Small Number of Brain Cells

Memories Are Shown to Reside in Just a Small Number of Brain Cells

The discovery from the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics could one day lead to treatments for post traumatic stress disorder. More »

How the NCIIA Encourages Young Inventors to Fix Health Problems

How the NCIIA Encourages Young Inventors to Fix Health Problems

Phil Weilerstein's National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance was established in the '90s to support innovation among students. More »

Introducing Brilliance, a Cheap Phototherapy System for Infants

Introducing Brilliance, a Cheap Phototherapy System for Infants

Phototherapy, a remarkably effective way to solve infantile jaundice, can be improved with blue LEDs instead of fluorescent bulbs. More »

Building a Better Punch Biopsy Tool for Diagnosing Skin Cancer

Building a Better Punch Biopsy Tool for Diagnosing Skin Cancer

A team of students at John Hopkins University have developed an integrated system that makes it cheaper and easier to take samples. More »

A Blood Test Without Bleeding

A Blood Test Without Bleeding

Speaking at TED2012, TED fellow Myshkin Ingawale discussed the development of his prick-free blood hemoglobin measurement device, which was created after 32 attempts. More »

A Heart-Powered Pacemaker

A Heart-Powered Pacemaker

University of Michigan researchers have built a device that powers a standard implantable pacemaker using the body's own heartbeat vibrations to generate an electric voltage. More »

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