Patient Care
Findings to Aid Use of Prosthetic or Paralyzed Limbs
A finding that owl monkeys can use brain signals, detected by implanted electrodes, to control a robot arm to reach for food could form the basis for a brain-machine interface that would allow patients to control the movement of prosthetic or paralyzed limbs. More...30 Nov -0001
Study Suggests Blood Marker for Heart Disease
A study of more than 300 patients found that sphingolipid levels were highly correlated with the incidence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD), suggesting that a simple, inexpensive blood test could predict the presence and extent of CAD. More...30 Nov -0001
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Resorbable Bovine Collagen Membrane
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Alliance for Cleaner Air in Medical Centers
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