For people who are having irregular heartbeats, a pacemaker is usually the recommended device to solve this health problem. As its name suggests, it regulates the heartbeat's pace to maintain the ...

A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients this year, following successful animal trials. “Currently, all ...

In the UK alone, around 900,000 people are living with heart failure and almost 1.4 million have survived a heart attack. After such an event, pacemakers are often fitted to either speed up the heart ...

A new study published in the Journal of Physiology on November 14, 2019, reports the development of a radically different type of cardiac pacemaker which could change the prognosis of patients with ...

The new cardiac patch technology is more than just a pacemaker, researchers from Harvard University describe in a new study published in Nature Nanotechnology. This innovative, high-tech new option ...

Researchers at Imperial College in London are working on a bionic-powered pacemaker that harnesses energy from the beating of the heart. The contraption keeps a tiny battery charged, which kicks in ...

One of the recent announcements from network executives introducing new fall television viewing was the return of The Bionic Woman http://www.nbc.com/fall_preview ...

Please can you give a brief introduction to the history of bionic devices? Bionic devices are implants which replace biological functions which have been lost due to nerve damage. They use electrical ...

A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart's naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients this year. A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the ...

Using brain circuits made in silicon, scientists have alleviated symptoms of heart failure by reinstating the body's natural heart rhythm. This study holds great potential for designing more effective ...

A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart's naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients this year, following successful animal trials. Manaaki Manawa has ...