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Baylor College of Medicine’s Orthotics and Prosthetics Program

A prosthetic wrist and hand being fitted to a patient.
Policywise

Next-gen prosthetics: Ethically pioneering ideas and futuristic opportunities

March 1, 2024 Baylor College of Medicine’s Orthotics and Prosthetics Program,  Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy,  ethics,  Interdisciplinary Consortium on Advanced Motion Performance Lab (iCAMP),  limbs,  prosthetic technology,  prosthetics,  Technology,  University of Washington’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

We can all name a TV show or movie character who has a prosthetic limb: Imperator Furiosa’s arm from “Mad Max: Fury Road,” Bucky Barnes’

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

two distinct neuronal populations in separate compartments of a microfluidic device. On the left, neurons express the 4R tau form (pink), which is associated with toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease, while on the right there are neurons from healthy individuals expressing normal tau (blue). In the central microgroove region of the device, neurons extend axons between the compartments. From the Labs: Tau travels between neurons

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