Brain implants are allowing people to generate speech using thoughts, studies show
Scientists have been working on technologies that can turn a person's thoughts into spoken words. Two new reports show how far the field has come.
Source: NPR Health and Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jon Hamilton Source Type: news

Oliver Anthony Dominates iTunes Chart As ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’ Hype Boosts His Other Songs
Largely unknown just a few weeks ago, country singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” is topping charts thanks to a wave of social media attention championed by right-wing fans—and the sales and streaming boosts are spreading to his other songs, some of which are similarly…#oliveranthonys #itunes #mennorthofrichmond #iwanttogohome #aintgottadollar #usspotify #dojacats #painttownred #farmville #virginia
Source: Reuters: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Brain implants give a voice to people who cannot speak
Scientists use electrodes and AI programs to turn thoughts into speech via a lifelike avatar
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - August 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Watch a person unable to speak for years ‘talk’ using a new brain implant
When it comes to talking, our brain does the heavy lifting. It subconsciously directs the complex coordination of lips, tongue, throat, and jaws we need to pronounce words. And it keeps directing, even in people with paralysis or who are unable to turn these commands into speech. Now, scientists have harnessed this phenomenon to create brain implants that transform this neural activity into text with unprecedented speed and accuracy. In two new studies—both reported today in Nature —the devices enabled two people to “speak” for the first time in more than a decade. The implants produced speech from brain...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 23, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Brain chip helps voiceless patient communicate at 62 words per minute
Using brain implants, machine learning and a predictive model, researchers decoded a woman’s attempts to speak at a rate that begins to approach natural conversation.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Daniel Gilbert Source Type: news

Ultrasound-guided magnetic seeds localize breast lesions
Ultrasound-guided localization with magnetic seeds can localize nonpalpabl...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AI model distinguishes luminal, nonluminal breast cancers AI model helps improve breast ultrasound interpretation CAD improves radiologists' breast ultrasound reading performance AI shows perfect performance in invasive lobular carcinoma SBI: Supplemental screening key to finding interval breast cancers
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 23, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Vascular Mapping for Abdominal-Based Breast Reconstruction Vascular Mapping for Abdominal-Based Breast Reconstruction
Find out how vascular mapping can help in the surgical planning for abdominal-based breast reconstruction.ePlasty
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Solar panels to surround Dulles Airport will deliver power to 37,000 homes
Travelers taking off and landing at Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital will soon see an array of 200,000 solar panels laid out near the runways — the largest renewable energy project ever built at a U.S. airport. Dominion Energy and the Metropolitan Washington Airports…#dominionenergy #dominion #virginia #farmland #henry #pittsylvania #clarke #shenandoah #bevmckay #clarkecounty
Source: Reuters: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

EXCLUSIVE: BA.2.86 Covid variant IS spreading in the US: Virginia resident who traveled from Japan becomes second US patient to be infected with mutant strain - as experts say case is just the tip of the iceberg
The patient was in Virginia and had recently traveled to Japan, scientists said. It takes the US cases tally to two, with the other in Michigan, and the global tally to seven infections in four countries.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Meet America ’s Best Employers By State 2023
When Milton Hershey founded his eponymous company in 1894, his mission went beyond affordable chocolate; he also set out to do good. He supported the local Pennsylvania community through a range of philanthropic projects, including the creation of gardens, a theater and a sports arena. Most…#miltonhershey #pennsylvania #chrisscalia #hersheycompany #virginia #statista #amazon #costco #homedepot #marriott
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Delphinus raises $12M in growth capital
Delphinus Medical Technologies has raised $12 million in growth capita...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Delphinus completes New York SoftVue 3D install Delphinus Medical appoints new CCO Delphinus installs SoftVue at Ala. medical center Delphinus raises $30M to commercialize SoftVue system Karmanos Cancer Institute installs Delphinus' 3D breast ultrasound
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 22, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Histolix Appoints Jane Elizabeth Brock, MBBS, Ph.D. to Board of Directors
Direct-to-Digital Read Pathology Pioneer Welcomes Veteran Breast Health Clinician and Professor to Renowned Team of Pathology Leaders SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Histolix, a leading developer of direct-to-digital read pathology solutions, today announced the...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PER Source Type: news

Joy as rescue dog who spent 638 days in shelter is adopted: " Never gave up "
A rescue dog who spent almost two years at an animal shelter in Virginia has finally been adopted. In a heartwarming video posted to Facebook, the Stanley Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center in Christiansburg confirmed long-term resident Ice Tea, or Ice for short, had found a forever…#virginia #christiansburg #icetea #ice #aspca #kellystanley #stanley
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Conference realignment will mean longer trips and greater costs for traveling college football fans
POND GAP, W.Va. -- In seven decades of following West Virginia , little has gotten in the way when Terry Keenan wants to see his beloved Mountaineers. College sports and the traveling fan are on course for a big reset in 2024. TV money has lured Southern Cal, UCLA, Oregon and Washington to the Big…#gap #wva #westvirginia #terrykeenan #southerncal #ucla #oregon #arizona #arizonastate #colorado
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UPS strike threat isn ’t over: Teamsters will announce today whether UPS workers approve a new contract
On Tuesday, the Teamsters union will announce if their 340,000 members at UPS have ratified a new contract or if they rejected it, reviving the risk of a crippling nationwide strike. A strike at the package delivery company could be only days, maybe even hours, away if a majority members vote no.…#teamsters #hollywood #generalmotors #ford #stellantis #seanobrien #jenniferhancock #richmond #virginia #teamstersmobilize
Source: Reuters: Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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