Intelligent Machines AR Is Making Its Way into the OR Doctors may soon be able to augment their view of your body, but it will be some time before it’s commonplace. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-05-11T13:50:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines The Tiny Robots Revolutionizing Eye Surgery Machines that are capable of making precise operations inside the human eye will make it possible to perform entirely new procedures. by Simon Parkin 2017-01-19T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines The Recipe for the Perfect Robot Surgeon Alphabet and Johnson & Johnson say dexterous robots equipped with artificial intelligence will make surgeons more productive. by Tom Simonite 2016-10-14T09:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Nimble-Fingered Robot Outperforms the Best Human Surgeons A surgical robot was able to repair pigs’ bowels more accurately than human doctors. by Will Knight 2016-05-04T15:03:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Researchers Identify States of Unconsciousness with EEG Data Brain wave patterns show a clear transition to a coma-like state in patients under general anesthesia. by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-03-05T15:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life A Quick Post-Surgical Wake-Up Call Researchers find that giving rats the common stimulant Ritalin can revive them during general anesthesia. by Courtney Humphries 2011-09-21T08:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Injecting Stem Cells into the Heart Could Stop Chronic Chest Pain Early research suggests that the treatment works by promoting blood vessel growth. by Karen Weintraub 2011-07-11T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Nerves Light Up to Warn Surgeons Away Tagging nerves with fluorescent markers could help surgeons avoid harming them. by Courtney Humphries 2011-02-14T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Surgery Dramatically Lowers Blood Pressure New treatment may be a way to control hypertension when drugs don’t work. by Karen Weintraub 2010-11-17T09:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life New Endoscope Sees What Lies Beneath An infrared-based endoscope scans tissue below the surface. by Jennifer Chu 2009-12-03T00:00:00-05:00
