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Miniature Implanted Devices Could Treat Epilepsy, Glaucoma
Published in Drug Week, August 24th, 2007
Findings will be detailed in three research papers being presented at the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society's Sciences and Technologies for Health conference from Aug. 23-26 in Lyon, France.
One research project focuses on a tiny transmitter three times the width of a human hair to be implanted below the scalp to detect the signs of an epileptic seizure before it occurs. The system will record neural signals relayed by...
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Source: Drug Week (2007-08-24)
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