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Researchers have successfully implanted a "smart" tooth implant using a gentler form of surgery inside the mouths of rats.

Bioengineered Tooth Implant That Grows Into Gum, Fuses With Nerves Performing Well in Animal Tests

By Noor Al-Sibai

In Washington, projection of power is everything — and some cosmetic surgeons are providing it artificially to their political clientele.

Health & Medicine

Male Politicians Are Getting Wild Plastic Surgery Procedures

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk has been accused by his number-one nemesis, "212" rapper Azealia Banks, of having a "botched penis implant."

Prosthetics and Devices

Let’s Talk About Botched Weiner Implants

By Noor Al-Sibai

Like something out of "Little Shop of Horrors," scientists have managed to grow human-like "replacement teeth" in a lab.

Scientists Grow Living “Replacement Teeth” for Dental Implants

By Noor Al-Sibai

Chinese scientists have developed an implantable battery that ingeniously uses oxygen already inside the human body.

Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Test Battery Powered by the Body’s Oxygen

By Sharon Adarlo

Preying upon male insecurity, one urologist's seemingly-miraculous penis enlargement implant may be too good to be true.

Prosthetics and Devices

Terrible Things Are Happening to Men Who Got Penis Enlargement

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of researchers has come up with an implantable fuel cell that can manage type 1 diabetes — and make use of glucose in the body to power itself instead of relying on an external power source.

Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Create “Tea Bag” Implant That Manages Diabetes, Powered by the Body’s Excess Sugar

By Victor Tangermann

A two year study has restored the vision of 20 people who were significantly visually impaired by using a synthetic cornea implant made out of pig skin.

Prosthetics and Devices

Experimental Synthetic Cornea Restores Vision for 20 Patients

By Noor Al-Sibai

Brazilian Military Faces Stiff Questions About Purchase of Penis Implants

Prosthetics and Devices

Brazilian Military Faces Stiff Questions About Purchase of Penis Implants

By Noor Al-Sibai

Transhumanist Winter Mraz has modified her body with a number of implants, including a pair of LEDs that light up under a magnet.

Prosthetics and Devices

This Transhumanist Implanted Magnet-Triggered LEDs Under Her Skin

By Kristin Houser

The FDA just announced a recall of Allergan breast implants, linking the manufacturer to hundreds of cases of a rare cancer.

Most People With This Rare Cancer Got a Specific Breast Implant

By Dan Robitzski

Many of today's medical implants communicate via Bluetooth, which makes them vulnerable to hacking, but a new system could change that.

This Tech Could Secure Medical Implants Against Hackers

By Kristin Houser

A gummy-like robot could help fight disease from within our bodies

These Gummy-Like Robots Could Keep Us Healthy From Within

Regulators are doing little to stop medical implants from injuring and killing thousands of people across the globe, according to a new report.

Report Reveals How Faulty Medical Implants Are Killing Patients

By Kristin Houser

Electrical Stimulation Can Effectively Restore Movement in Paralyzed Limbs

Health & Medicine

Electrical Stimulation Can Effectively Restore Movement in Paralyzed Limbs

By Kristin Houser

Researchers Develop Bendable Batteries That Could Make Implants and Wearables Safer

Science & Energy

Researchers Develop Bendable Batteries That Could Make Implants and Wearables Safer