Sentences with phrase «prosthesis restored»
In studies of cell lines from more than 20 Friedreich's patients, the molecular prosthesis restored expression of the frataxin protein.
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In mice containing transplanted human cells carrying about 310 GAA repeats, the prosthesis restored expression of a signaling protein to nearly normal.
Not exact matches
Sliman Bensmaia at the University of Chicago, Illinois, has restored a sense of touch in macaques by routing signals from a prosthesis directly to the brain.
For the first time, a person who lost his hand has had a near - natural sense of touch restored thanks to a prosthesis that delivers electrical signals straight to individual nerves.
Components of the prosthesis work together to restore the natural movement of the ankle joint, according to Dr. Deland.
The flesh - colored prosthesis did not restore Fiorentini's hearing.
This MIT Tech Review article outlines work on a «memory prosthesis,» which could help restore brain function for those with Alzheimer's, stroke, or other types of brain injury.
While these prostheses can restore the function of the heart for a while, they are associated with adverse comorbidity and wear down and need to be replaced during invasive and expensive surgeries.
The company is also involved in experimental projects in neural engineering, such as blink prostheses to treat facial paralysis and neural / myoelectric implants to restore a sense of touch and improve control of prosthetic hands.
February 7, 2017 UChicago receives $ 2.4 million NIH grant to build visual prosthesis The University of Chicago Medicine has been awarded a $ 2.4 million, five - year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a system of wireless brain implants that might restore partial vision to people who have lost their sight.
Using the potentials of microsystem technology, neural prostheses to restore vision become