Our sense of smell helps us find our way through the world and plays a key role in perception, flavor, and emotion, yet it is notoriously hard to recreate digitally. Losing it is linked to many neurological diseases and infections.
Wearable Scent Device Brings Smell to Digital Experiences Read More »
Rebuilding strength in the muscles used for speaking often depends on exercises that patients with voice disorders must practice largely on their own. Speech pathologists can prescribe muscle-strengthening routines, but they may see patients for only 30 minutes a week
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Hearing problems often go undetected until they become more serious, in part because current diagnostic tools can struggle to measure the faint signals produced by a healthy inner ear. Researchers at Binghamton University are developing a new ear‑canal probe that
Spider‑Inspired Ear Probe Could Improve Early Detection of Hearing Problems Read More »
Laser surgery for growths on the vocal folds often requires general anesthesia because standard optical fibers cannot reach deep or angled areas of the larynx. This limitation leaves many patients without safe treatment options, especially those with heart conditions or
Steerable Optical Fiber Could Transform Laser Surgery for the Voice Box Read More »
A soft, flexible wearable device developed at the University of Cambridge is offering a new noninvasive way for stroke survivors to recover natural speech by decoding neuromuscular signals from the throat. Many people who experience post stroke speech impairments retain
“Revoice” Wearable Helps Stroke Survivors Regain Natural Speech Read More »
A miniature bioprinter developed by researchers at McGill University is offering a new way to reconstruct vocal cord tissue during surgery. Designed to deliver healing hydrogels directly to damaged vocal folds, the device measures just 2.7 millimeters across, making it
Artificial intelligence may not be a classic “gizmo,” but it’s become an undeniable, rapidly evolving force in healthcare. From streamlining clinical workflows to flagging anomalies in imaging, algorithms are working their way into nearly every corner of medicine. The jury’s
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Scientists from Helmholtz Munich, the Technical University of Munich, and the Medical University of Vienna have created a new endoscopy capsule that could dramatically improve early detection of esophageal cancer. This type of cancer is often deadly when diagnosed late,
New Imaging Capsule Detects Esophageal Cancer Earlier and More Accurately Read More »
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have adapted optical coherence tomography (OCT)—a technology commonly used in eye care—to visualize fluid levels and microstructures in the human inner ear. In a proof-of-concept study involving 19 patients undergoing ear
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If you’ve ever had a sinus infection that refused to budge—despite antibiotics, nasal sprays, or enough steam inhalation to fog a greenhouse—you’re not alone. Chronic sinusitis affects millions and is notoriously hard to treat, especially when thick mucus and bacterial
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