At the Cybathlon, May the Best Brain-Computer Interface Win

Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise.

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Woman Gets 15 Years to Life in Actress’s Death From Silicone Shots

Cindyana Santangelo had an embolism after receiving injections of silicone oil into her buttocks by Libby Adame, the second fatal augmentation procedure connected to her.

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Vision Restored Using Prosthetic Retinal Implant

The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read.

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For Some Patients, the ‘Inner Voice’ May Soon Be Audible

In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying.

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New Implant Offers Hope for Easing Rheumatoid Arthritis

The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease.

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Sybil Shainwald, Lawyer Who Fought for Women’s Health, Dies at 96

After taking part in a landmark case against the manufacturers of the synthetic hormone DES, she represented many other victims of harmful drugs and devices.

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Paul Oreffice, a Combative Chief of Dow Chemical, Dies at 97

He led the company as it flourished in the ’70s and ’80s while confronting veterans and environmentalists over its toxic products like Agent Orange and dioxin.

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