Leadless pacemakers do not need wires or battery packs. Smaller than a AA battery, they are implanted in the top and bottom ...

Last year, scientists at Northwestern University announced a transient pacemaker that dissolves when no longer needed. They've now improved the device, and incorporated it into a linked suite of ...

Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) has issued a notice to customers related to a previous recall of its Accolade pacemakers.

Dr. Jeremy Ruskin answers the question: 'Can I Get An MRI With A Pacemaker?' — -- Question: Is it true that I can never get an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging scan) again once I have a pacemaker?

Dr. Myerburg answers the question: 'Use Electronic Devices With A Pacemaker?' — -- Question: Can I still use certain electronic devices, such as cell phones, microwaves and iPods, if I were to ...

Scientists have designed a temporary, battery-free pacemaker that can be broken down by the patient’s body when its work is done, the latest advance in the emerging field of bioelectronics. In a paper ...

A prototype for a leadless pacemaker that converts the heart's oscillations into voltage generated 10.9% of the energy needed to stimulate one heartbeat in a laboratory benchtop experiment. If the ...

The world’s very first fully implanted pacemaker, in 1958, lasted three hours before the batteries failed. It was replaced by one that lasted two days. Ultimately, Arne Larsson – surgical guinea pig – ...

It's a problem nobody wants to talk about, suffering in silence and embarrassment. Of the 25 million Americans living with incontinence, 80% are women. But a pacemaker for the bladder may be the ...

Metabolism does more than fuel embryos—it sets their developmental rhythm. EMBL researchers found that a sugar molecule, FBP, ...