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Tiny Nerve-Cooling Implant Relieves Pain in Rats
The device can chill nerves as small as a few millimeters across, but more testing and modifications are necessary before it could relieve pain in humans.
Tiny Nerve-Cooling Implant Relieves Pain in Rats
Tiny Nerve-Cooling Implant Relieves Pain in Rats

The device can chill nerves as small as a few millimeters across, but more testing and modifications are necessary before it could relieve pain in humans.

The device can chill nerves as small as a few millimeters across, but more testing and modifications are necessary before it could relieve pain in humans.

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A doctor checking a patient’s blood sugar levels using a glucometer on their ring finger.
An Implantable Device for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
Elina Kadriu | Apr 18, 2023 | 3 min read
Engineering of a novel device to treat T1D, featuring local immunosuppression and a vascularized cell reservoir to prolong islet cell survival.
A microneedle patch on a fingertip
Opinion: An Alternative to Injection
Carmine D’Amico and Hélder Santos | Sep 9, 2021 | 3 min read
Research on microneedle patches for vaccine delivery has grown in popularity in recent years, due to their exceptional compliance and low invasiveness.
Time for a Change: Evidence-Based Approaches for the Biological Safety Assessment of Medical Devices
Time for a Change: Evidence-Based Approaches for the Biological Safety Assessment of Medical Devices
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
In this webinar, Ron Brown discusses the problems with current medical device biological safety assessment approaches and suggests that evidence-based strategies could be the solution. 
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Special Straw May Be Reliable Cure for Hiccups: Study
Annie Melchor | Jun 21, 2021 | 2 min read
The device helps control diaphragm contractions, preventing hiccup-causing muscle spasms.
Researchers from All Over the World Pitch In to Fight COVID-19
The Scientist Staff | Jul 7, 2020 | 2 min read
Scientists are lending their expertise—whatever it may be—to help develop tests, medical devices, and other tools to try to save lives during the pandemic.
Translational Research for Neural Implants
Translational Research for Neural Implants 
The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read
John Donoghue and Vasiliki (Vasso) Giagka will discuss the latest bioengineering advances for implantable devices that treat neurological disorders.
Colombian Engineers’ Ventilators to Be Tested in COVID Patients
Katarina Zimmer | Jul 7, 2020 | 5 min read
In just a few months, researchers have constructed low-cost ventilators that can keep sedated pigs alive. Getting them to work safely and reliably in people is the next challenge.
Blood-Cleaning Machine Quickly Eliminates Carbon Monoxide in Rats
Ruth Williams | Oct 9, 2019 | 4 min read
A device that illuminates and oxygenates blood outside of the body before pumping it back in removes the gas by freeing hemoglobin from CO.
New Hearing Device Isolates Voices
Jef Akst | May 16, 2019 | 2 min read
An experimental hearing aid differentiates speakers and monitors the wearer’s brain activity to amplify the one she is trying to listen to.
Image of the Day: Broken Needles
Carolyn Wilke | Jan 17, 2019 | 1 min read
A long-acting contraceptive patch with microscopic needles releases a drug slowly over time.
Extracting Exosomes to Detect Signs of Cancer in Urine
Ruth Williams | Apr 1, 2018 | 3 min read
A new device uses anchored nanowires to capture extracellular vesicles from pee for microRNA analysis.
Infographic: Capturing Exosomes From Fluids
Ruth Williams | Mar 31, 2018 | 1 min read
A microfluidic device collects microRNAs for analysis.
Opinion: No, FDA Didn’t Really Approve 23andMe’s BRCA Test
Cecile Janssens | Mar 19, 2018 | 3 min read
Rather, the breast cancer mutation screen was classified as a type of medical device with obligations for the company to reduce risks to customers.
The Child Hatchery, 1896
Catherine Offord | Mar 1, 2018 | 3 min read
The incubator exhibitions of the late 19th and early 20th centuries publicized the care of premature babies.
Next Generation: Ingestible Device Powered by Stomach Acid
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 9, 2017 | 3 min read
An ingestible, electronic capsule can harvest energy from stomach acid for up to a week in a pig model system.
Next Generation: Biocompatible Microdevices
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 6, 2017 | 3 min read
A new fabrication strategy enables scientists to manufacture fully biocompatible, implantable medical devices. 
Feds Demand More Clinical Trial Reporting
Kerry Grens | Sep 19, 2016 | 2 min read
Expanded US Health and Human Services rules will require the results of more human studies to be made public.
New Gecko-Inspired Adhesive
Jef Akst | Apr 6, 2016 | 2 min read
Flexible patches of silicone that stick to skin and conduct electricity could serve as the basis for a new, reusable electrode for medical applications.
Disclosure of Problematic Scopes Delayed: Report
Kerry Grens | Jan 14, 2016 | 1 min read
The US Senate has found hospitals, a device maker, and federal regulators dragged their feet on reporting contaminated endoscopes.
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