Advanced Neuromodulation takes stake in Cyberonics
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CHICAGO, Aug 20  - Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (ANSI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it took a 14.9 percent equity stake in Cyberonics Inc. (CYBX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , expressing interest in combining the two companies, ...
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Soon you'll be able to run your kid's toy train, flip on the tube or channel surf without lifting a finger. A new Japanese technology developed by Hitachi lets you control electronic devices translates brain activity into electrical signals.
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NEW YORK, August 20 (New Ratings)  Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc (ANSI.NAS) has acquired a 14.9% equity stake in Cyberonics Inc (CYBX), while initiating talks for combining the two companies.
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Electrical stimulation of areas deep within the brain could lead to improved memory, research suggests.
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A device that reads brain waves may give paralyzed patients a way to control prosthetic limbs without needing brain implants, medical investigators say.
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Scientists unveil what they say could be the next generation of implants designed to offer hearing to the profoundly deaf.
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Scientists develop an electronic device to test for serious head injuries.
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Researchers have made analog electronics out of carbon nanotubes.
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Superdense arrays of silicon electrodes will bring scientists closer to an artificial retina that approximates normal vision.
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Advanced Neuromodulation Systems  ANSI.O on Friday said it took an equity stake in Cyberonics  Inc. CYBX.O and initiated discussions about combining the two  companies.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Deep brain stimulation -- a surgical procedure to reduce Parkinson's symptoms -- is more effective for patients with advanced disease than medication and may have fewer side effects than drugs do.
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Nanowires put more power in smaller packages, researcher reports.
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For decades, computer performance has been driven largely by the increasing numbers of ever-smaller transistors squeezed into the machines&#39; silicon brains.
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A new implantable device can extract stem cells for therapeutic transplant or program cancer cells to die.
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The F.D.A. might permit an implantable electrical device for the treatment of epilepsy to also be marketed as a therapy for chronic depression.
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Plus: Scientists create technicolor neuron 'Brainbow'. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Medical device maker Cyberonics Inc. said Thursday that it filed additional data with the Food and Drug Administration for its VNS therapy system designed to treat depression.