Eye disease treatment | Synthetic Speech | Nanoparticle robots

Delayed treatment safe for some people with diabetic eye disease; speech using brain signals; and nanoparticle robots sweep away biofilms

May 7, 2019 Edition Delayed treatment safe for some people with diabetic eye disease People with diabetic macular edema but good vision didn't benefit from starting treatment before vision loss developed. Scientists create speech using brain signals Scientists used brain signals recorded from patients with epilepsy to program a computer to mimic natural speech. Nanoparticle robots sweep away biofilms Researchers developed microrobots that destroy and remove biofilms. After further development, the technology could be used for teeth, implants, and medical devices. Popular Stories Eating red meat daily triples heart disease-related chemical Supportive parenting can reduce child's anxiety Drug helps people with rare chronic immune disorders How ketamine relieves symptoms of depression Gene therapy reverses rare immune disorder Connect with Us Facebook RSS Feed Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612