When the pacemaker wires were later removed, Armstrong suffered internal bleeding — an outcome more common than many patients ...

The tiny device developed by Professors John Rogers, Igor Efimov, and Yonggang Huang can be inserted with a syringe, and then dissolve after it’s no longer needed.

Northwestern engineers unveiled what they say is the smallest pacemaker in the world in a study published in the journal Nature.

Developed by engineers from Northwestern University, the pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice and could help save babies born with heart defects.

Because the human heart requires only a small amount of electrical stimulation, researchers were able to shrink their ...

Scientists have developed the world's smallest pacemaker, a light-controlled heartbeat regulator that is smaller than a grain ...

The mini pacemaker device does not have a separate battery. Instead its body functions as a simple type of battery called a ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed a pacemaker so tiny that it can fit inside the tip of a syringe — and be non ...

Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...

A revolutionary trial for a brain-pacemaker implant is seeking to become a potential new treatment for alcohol and drug ...